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What puppy food should I switch to for my puppy's health?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | French Bulldog | Male | unneutered | 4 months and 6 days old | 30 lbs

Hi I'm going to be switching my puppy to a new food and I would like to know what is a good puppy food to switch to? For his health and wellbeing thank you Diana

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Rebeccah Wood

Answered By Rebeccah Wood

Licensed Veterinary Technician, Registered Laboratory Animal Technologist

Published on August 16th, 2017

Hello and congratulations on your puppy! There are many great puppy food brands out there. I recommend that you go with a well-known brand that has a good track record of high-quality food that is well-tested. The brand you choose will depend on how you'd prefer to acquire it and how much money you'd like to spend. You can find quality food at all price points. On the lower price side, you've got brands that you can find at the grocery store, like Purina One. Middle-of-the-road brands can be found at big-box pet stores (e.g. Petco), and include Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, Wellness and Royal Canin. Higher end foods can also be found at the big-box stores, but smaller company brands may be easier to find at small, private pet stores, like Innova and Merrick. Whichever you choose, be sure to change Joey's diet slowly over a week's time to prevent stomach upset. Start by mixing 1 part of the old food with 3 parts of the new food, and increase the amount of the new food over the course of about 5-7 days. Good luck, and I hope Joey grows and thrives!
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  • Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

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    Published on May 14th, 2018

    Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Purina Puppy Chow is not a bad food but I prefer to have dogs on Science Diet, Royal Canin, Natural Balance or Purina One. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. Please take the time to mark this question as helpful or not as it helps us to improve on the quality of our answers to other pet owners. Thank you kindly!

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  • Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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    Published on April 9th, 2017

    Great question! The brands I personally like include Royal Canin, Hill's Science diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. Royal Canin has a GSD specific puppy food, so you may consider feeding Marshall that :-)

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