Can dogs eat dry and wet food together? How do they digest it?

Well, technically, a dog can eat a whole bunch of things on the same day! But the better question is SHOULD they eat all of those things. I prefer my patients to be an a commercial dog food for 90% of their caloric intake. This ensures that they are taking in a balanced diet. When you start to add chicken or vegetables to their diet and feed less of the dog food, they may not be taking in the correct amount of vitamins and minerals that their bodies need. It is also very easy to feed too many calories if you add these foods to their normal dog food. If you would prefer to feed a homemade diet (for either part of Soska's meals or all the time), I recommend using BalanceIT to make a balanced diet that contains added nutrients. https://secure.balanceit.com/

The brand doesn't matter but is always a good practice to change food gradually. Abrupt changes to Leo's diet could result in gastrointestinal disturbances that lead to vomiting and/or diarrhea. Take a look at this website that will give you some tips to how to gradually switch to the new food: https://www.hillspet.com/dog-care/nutrition-feeding/effects-of-changing-new-dogs-food

Hello there! Yes, it is perfectly fine to feed the foods separately just be mindful of portion control as Daisy is still a growing puppy. I would recommend half of the recommended amounts of each of the foods. Beagles are a breed that we tend to see frequently struggling with obesity, so being mindful of this at an early age is great for Daisy's long term health. Hopefully this helps! I would be more than happy to consult with you regarding any additional questions you may have!

It's fine to mix together wet food and dry food for Buddy. Each brand of food has a different daily recommended allotment, so read the instructions on his food to know how much to feed him. Best of luck.

If this canned food is proper dog food then there should be no problem for your dog to digest it. Dogs do not need pate'd food to be able to digest the food. Just make sure that you calculate the added canned food into her total daily intake, like you do with her treats.

Yes, dogs can do very well on dry food only. It isn't that dry food is the most ideal food, simply that for most pet owners, it is the most convenient food to store, and the most affordable. There are some people that choose to feed raw dog food, or even cook all their dogs meals. In general, there are many options, what matters is that our dogs are feed a nutritionally balanced diet. If people choose to prepare their own food for their dogs, they should follow recipes from veterinarians, and not just recipes on blogs. I hope this information answers your question.

A dog's digestive system is completely different to a human's digestive system. While the anatomy is the same, the physiological processes are different, meaning they process food differently. That's why certain food are toxic to them and they can never have certain ones such as chocolate, garlic, onions, grapes, and raisins among many others. A dog food is specially formulated to contain all the nutrients they need in that one bag; therefore, additional or different foods are not needed. Their system is much more sensitive than a humans in regards to changing foods, which is why it's not recommended to switch flavors. Dogs are perfectly fine with one flavor of food for their entire lives, and that one bag of food will give them all the nutrients they need to be healthy on a daily basis. Dogs are not humans, they are different creatures with different physiological processes, and therefore cannot handle different foods on a daily basis like we can. Their taste buds are also different than humans. They only have 1,706 taste buds compared to humans who have 9,000. All these flavors are essentially a marketing gimmick aimed at the owners who buy the food. We as humans like to think that our dogs love having "beef stew" flavored dog food for dinner, when in reality they don't care. We are talking about an animal that often likes eating their own poop! I hope this helps you understand why it's not recommended to continually switch flavors of dog food :-)