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What's the best high-quality food for my upcoming Dalmatian puppy?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Dalmatian | Male | unneutered | 30 days old | 8 lbs

What is the best food for a Dalmatian puppy? I was told to get high quality food for him just not sure which one? I don’t have him yet but I want to be prepared

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Kevin Sanada, DVM

Answered By Kevin Sanada, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 15th, 2018

It's best to get him a food that is meant for large breed puppies. The brands that put the most research into these particular products are Hills and Royal Canin.

There is a lot of misleading information on the front of many brands of dog food, but the most important thing on that bag is a tiny bit of writing under the guaranteed analysis called the AAFCO statement. This statement tells you what actual research went into making the product. Below is a link to an article that will help explain this more and give some other info about feeding your dog:

https://www.petcoach.co/article/what-to-look-for-when-choosing-your-pet-s-food/

I hope that helps and all is well with your pup.
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