What's the best food for my French Bulldog puppy's healthy growth?

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! He is so handsome!!! In my opinion these are the Purina Pro Plan products for puppies, Hill's Science Diet puppy foods and the Royal Canin maxi puppy diet. They are all of great quality and also highly palatable making them perfect for your Frenchie. Good luck and have a great day!

Any high quality puppy food will be good. There is no one "best" food. Choose a food that is easy for you to get, is readily eaten and does not cause any gastrointestinal upset. Stay away from store or discount brands as these typically contain low quality ingredients and more fillers. Premium diets include Canidae, Acana, Orijen or Royal Canin. The website www.dogfoodadvisor.com is an excellent resource for comparing diets.

Great question! Brands I recommend include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. If the dog is less than 12 months old, she needs a puppy food. If she is older than 12 months, she needs an adult food. I hope this helps!

Hill Science diet is considered one of the top brands of dog food as they conduct many trials and research to assure an excellent quality food. Recalls are also extremely uncommon which is another sign of a quality company. I hope this is helpful and please feel free to post any additional questions.

I'm not sure what kind of food Luska is on right now, but as long as you are feeding a properly formulated commercial dog food, there is no need for her to have any additional calcium - in fact, adding supplemental calcium has been shown to cause a number of orthopedic problems, so it's not recommended to do this. As far as brands go, my favorites are Royal Canin and Purina ProPlan, but any properly balanced adult dog food from any of the major companies (Purina, Iams, Pedigree, etc.) would be fine.

Beau is a real cutie! Yes, I agree you should switch food. There are better brands with higher quality ingredients. Science Diet, Purina ProPlan and Eukanuba are all great diets. My favorite brand (and what I feed my own dogs) is Royal Canin. For Beau, I would recommend this food: https://www.royalcanin.com/us/dogs/products/retail-products/pug-puppy-dry-dog-food Beau does not need canned food but you can give it as a treat or mix it in with his kibble every day. Pick a high quality, canned puppy food. Canned food does tend to have more calories than dry food so watch his weight closely. Here is also a link about feeding puppies: https://www.petcoach.co/article/feeding-puppies-what-when-how/ I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

I'm glad to hear that Roo is healthy aside from this soft stool. Yes, it's absolutely fine to switch her to a standard grain-containing diet. The FDA has issued warnings about grain-free diets and a concerning link to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), so switching is a great idea. I prefer brands like Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, Royal Canin, Iams, or Eukanuba, as these companies employ veterinary nutritionists and conduct proper testing on their diets. Since Roo is only 6 months old, be sure to look for a puppy food, as these are formulated for growth. When she's about one year old, you can switch her to an adult food. One of the most important things to remember is that anytime you switch her diet - even just opening a new bag of food - it's best to mix the old and new foods together gradually over 5-7 days. Sudden diet changes can trigger some vomiting and/or diarrhea, which is the last thing anyone needs! I hope that everything goes well!