What is the best brand of dog food for my westie puppy?
Much of the foods that have been recommended to you so I will not feed my dogs they range for poor to medium quality, some have food colouring and other ingredients that could potentially causing cancer, some have next to no meat, some have ingredients that dogs are often highly allergic to, some may contain euthanized pets, or rotting road kills that were picked up off the side of the road. Some contain peanuts shells often refered in an ingredient list as cellulose fiber, learning what ingredient terms means is important in choosing a good dog, learning what ingredients are dog for dog or bad for dogs is also advantageous. So I am going to give you a list of sites to read so you know what to look for in a good food. A vet is not always the best person to recommend a food, their nutrition course was put together by some of the worst dog food companies when it comes to quality ingredients example Hills who makes Science Diet, they use some of the cheapest ingredients possible and have
The breeder will have started the puppy on a food, so first, ask her what she is feeding the puppy. You will need to buy some even if you plan to switch brands. Eukanuba has recently redsigned their small breed kibble, also Solid Gold and Bil Jac would be good foods for a westie. But, talk to the breeder first. She may even have a starter bag of food to go with your puppy for youl. Best wishes!
Steer away from the corn, wheat, soy, beet pulp and by product laden store brands such as Science Diet, IAMS/Eukanuba,Purina, Pedigree they are low quality foods..Particualrly stay away from Beneful, Kibbles n’Bits, Alpo, etc they are poor quality foods. Corn, wheat, soy are all allergens. They are also hard to digest. They don’t give dogs proper nutrition either. Soy & corn are also implicated in recent studies as one cause of unexplained seizures in dogs. Beet pulp adds nothing but bulk and unnecassary sugars. Remember dogs are carnivores…meat eaters not grain eaters. It takes up to 3 times more of grain laden foods for a dog to get proper nutrition then it does of a good quality meat based ( meat as at least the first 2-3 ingredients) food. Some real good choices: Canidae, Innova, Solid Gold, Percise, Premium Edge, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul, Wellness, California Natural, Blue Buffalo just to name a few.
