Are there other good dog food brands besides Royal Canin, Purina?

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  Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

  Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

  Published on February 16th, 2018

  This answer will vary greatly based on the individual vet preference. I have always fed my dogs Purina ProPlan, because I like the options based on my individual dogs. They also use high-quality ingredients, and quality control is excellent. The specific variation of ProPlan depends on the individual pet, their age, and their activity level. This is my favorite for normal, adult dogs: https://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=31232

  

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  Answered By Jessica Keay, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on October 9th, 2018

  Personally I recommend Purina Pro Plan, Royal Canin, or Hills Science Diet. I personally feed my dogs Purina Pro Plan. The reason for choosing these foods over other brands are numerous, including the fact that these companies have actual board certified veterinary nutritionists on staff formulating their diets, these companies are the only ones that do actual studies/feeding trials with their diets to ensure that they do provide adequate and optimal nutrition (while all diets that are sold in stores are requierd to meet certain nutritional requirements within the diet, it does not mean the diets are safe and effective, just that they contain the correct amount of protein, etc.), and these companies do extensive quality control/safety screening of their foods. Basically they spend much more of their money on ensuring their food is the best for a dog versus spending their money on extensive marketing to convince pet owners that their food is best!

  

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  Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

  Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

  Published on August 15th, 2018

  Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center! As you have probably noticed there are plenty of diets in the market. I personally prefer the Science Diet and Royal canin products. This is based on the quality of the ingredients used, palatability and also the fact that they practice evidence based nutrition and have extensive research on their diets. Good luck and have a good night!

  

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