My dog hates his food. What's the best food & how do I switch?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Goldendoodle | Male | neutered | 2 years and 4 months old | 35 lbs
I adopted my dog 4 months ago. He is a 2 year old goldendoodle. He hates his food!!! What is the best brand food for him? How do I change foods?
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Published on March 8th, 2018
Hello, congratulations on Keeper. There actually isn't a "best brand" in dog food and all of it is relative to what your pet needs. Most dogs are house pets now a days, this means their energy requirement does not need more than the caloric intake any adult commercial diet can provide as long as it is approved by AAFCO. You can find this stamp of approval on the back of any commercial diet. If his current diet does not satisfy him, you may try any other commercial adult maintenance diet until you find one that he likes the most and you can try a variety of wet vs dry food. Ideally, each diet change should be done over 3-4 days. Hope this helps and best of luck.
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Published on March 4th, 2020
There can be many reasons for finicky eating: https://www.petcoach.co/article/my-pet-is-a-finicky-eater/ My advice is to pick a high quality food and stick with it. The two brands that seem to be most palatable are Royal Canin and Purina ProPlan. Also, as long as your pet is healthy, its ok if he skips a couple meals. Dogs are smart and they often train humans to give them something else. Have him examined if illness or a medical cause is suspected. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.
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