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What's the best dog food for my 4-month-old Toy Poodle puppy?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Toy Poodle | Female | unspayed | 4 months and 5 days old | 4 lbs

could you tell me what is the best dogfood for toy poodle 4mo ?

2 Answers

Most Helpful Answer

Answered By Justin Plunk, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 20th, 2018

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

Any of the following brands can be fed so long as it is puppy food for small dogs. The food needs to be slowly transition over 7-10 days introducing the new food in about 20% increment every other day. For detail, contact your veterinarian on how to transition the food. Recommended brands are Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina Pro Plan, and Iams. Choose one, and stick with it until about one year of age. After that, transition to an adult formula for small breeds from the same brand. Void feeding anything other than the dogs food and a few treats made specifically for dogs.

Hopes this helps!

1Pet Parents found this answer helpful

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Answered By Dr. Paula Simons
Veterinarian
Published on March 29th, 2022
Any dog food that is AAFCO rated for growing puppies should be appropriate. I am partial to Purina Pro Plan, Hill's Science Diet, or Royal Canin as these are backed by research and are high quality for puppies.
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