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At what age can puppies start eating dry food? Do I need to soften it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | unspayed | 10 months and 29 days old | 59 lbs

Iam sorry i need more accurate answer at what age exactly should i put dry food for new born puppies and what if i can only get dry food for them.

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on November 13th, 2017

No worries. Dry food can be introduced as early as 3-4 weeks, as long as it is softened.Then by 6 weeks of age your pet can be on dry kibble only (no softening needed) if desired. Your pet Soska doesn’t need to be in any softened food at her age. I hope this helps. Take care!

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