Which Dog Food Brand is Best?

[IRescue452]

Royal Canin is really overpriced for being a lower quality food. Its about as good as Purina. Food brand doesn't make a dog fat though. It how many calories you feed them and how much exercise they get. A typical adult pug only needs about 450-500 calories a day to maintain its weight. The calories per cup should be listed on the dog food bag.

As for better brands, do you live in the US? Its hard to recommend brands if they aren't found in your country. Great brands are Innova Evo, Orijen, Before Grain, and Wellness. If you are looking to go a little cheaper I would suggest Taste of the Wild, unless your dog has any food allergies, or 4Health.

[pomtzu]

The best brand is only the opinion of what you call "the best brand" or who is pushing their favorite brand the most. As my vet says - wait long enough and every brand will get a bad rap at some time., Since Pugs tend to get chunky and lazy, it would be in your best interest to feed a diet that is geared to maintaining and keeping the weight at a good level, and every Pug I have encountered, dealt with food allergies too. Perhaps you would do good to at least start with a grain free food - especially no corn and no wheat. It's really up to you to educate yourself by reading ingredient labels, and not depending on who says what about which food. There will always be those people who will disagree with even the best advice.

I feed my Pom/mix little dog, a holistic food - Verus brand. It is relatively new on the market compared to other brands, but is only available thru select distributors, or on line. I feed him the grain free kibble and canned, and there has never been a recall on the Verus product either. He finds it to be very tasty - especially the canned beef & kiwi.

Good luck with finding the one you feel is right for your pooch!