Does my 1-year-old French Bulldog need high calcium dog food?

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! Beer (LOVE his name!) needs a puppy formulated food until he is 12 months of age. Brands of food I recommend include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. I hope this helps.

If he is eating a good quality food, he shouldn't need vitamin supplementation. If you want though, you can give him Pet Tabs daily. As stated, feed a good quality diet. Stay away from store or discount brands which tend to have low quality ingredients and fillers. Regular veterinary care and vaccinations are important. Parasite prevention is also important. He should get a monthly preventative against heartworm, intestinal parasites, fleas and ticks. You can discuss options with your vet. Keep him lean and active and love him to pieces!

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!

It is never recommended to give puppies multi vitamins and calcium supplements. This will affect Fang's growth adversely, and it is not needed. A good quality puppy food will provide all the nutrients he needs. I also advise again feeding him Orijen. It's grain free, and vets are seeing a link between dogs developing dilated cardiomyopathy who are on grain free diets. The FDA is now investigating that link. Grain free food is a fad, grains are actually good for dogs. I'd feed him a puppy food from brands such as Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, or Iams. I hope this helps!

The AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) recommend a minimum of 22% of protein, 1.2% calcium, and 1% phosphorus for growth. If you feed Louie a puppy food such as Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, or Iams, those brands will provide the needed levels of protein, calcium, and phosphorus.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Lino. I typically use a hydrolyzed prescription diet in the case of food allergies. Royal Canin options would be their Hydrolyzed or Ultimino formulas. Purina ProPlan Veterinary Diets HA is another great option. In these diets, the protein source is chopped into tiny pieces that are too small for the body's immune system to recognize and react to it. I have had great success with all three. I hope this information helps!