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What are the best dry food brands to start my new Shih-con puppy on?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 22 days old

I have a shih-con pup that has been getting feed Purina Puppy Chow. I get her in the next three weeks and need to know a good brand of dry food I need to get her started on?

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 14th, 2018

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Purina Puppy Chow is not a bad food but I prefer to have dogs on Science Diet, Royal Canin, Natural Balance or Purina One. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. Please take the time to mark this question as helpful or not as it helps us to improve on the quality of our answers to other pet owners. Thank you kindly!

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