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What dog food is best for my active 8-month-old female Yorkie puppy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | unspayed | 8 months and 6 days old | 5 lbs

Hi! I have an 8 month old active female yorkie. Currently she is fed gentle giants dog food and wondering what is the best dog food for her. Thanks.

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on August 28th, 2019

Brands of food I recommend include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. Ivy still needs a puppy food, so I would feed her a puppy formulation from one of those brands. I hope this helps!

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