What should a basset eat?
A. Most top basset breeders feed Purina ProPlan dog food, which can be purchased at most pet supply stores. ProPlan is generally not available in grocery stores. Most grocery-store brands of dog food contain corn as a primary ingredient. You should avoid feeding a basset these brands. Bassets do not seem to metabolize corn-based dog food well, thereby not receiving the intended nutritional value. Additionally, corn-based dog foods seem to increase the incidents of skin problems and yeast infections in bassets. Finally, bassets should never be fed processed people food as most of it contains far too much salt and other additives they don’t tolerate well.
