Puppy Food Recommendations reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 175 Reddit reviews across 36 subreddits and 52 posts to rank the best Puppy Food Recommendations brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/goldenretrievers, r/Goldendoodles, r/dalmatians, r/DobermanPinscher, r/aww. Top-rated brands include Royal Canin (4.7/5), Purina Pro Plan (4.6/5), Fromm (4.6/5).
Stats
Reviews175
Subreddits36
Posts52
Brands78
Products22
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#1
Royal Canin
4.7
(25)
"My vet recommended royal canine as well so that is what we do."
"We switched her to Royal Canin’s low fat gastrointestinal formula and it’s been working really well!"
"I use Royal Canin Small Breed puppy."
"Royal Canin I luv for my pups."
"She recommended Royal Canin."
"Royal Canin for Pom puppy."
"Royal Canin extra small puppy food is excellent for poms."
"We’ve been using as regular food the Royal Canin dalmatian puppy."
"Would also recommend royal canin."
"We are on royal canin large breed puppy food, ours does great on it."
#2
Purina Pro Plan
4.6
(15)
"My golden started on purina pro plan from the breeder and I just kept him on it."
"I hear so many good things about PPP!"
"My girl got purina pro plan focus lager breed puppy."
"Some brands I personally like and have fed are Purina Pro Plan."
"Purina pro plan for sensitive skin and stomachs, the salmon and rice formula."
"I second purina pro plan!"
"All of the vets I’ve talked to recommend Purina Pro Plan. It’s pricey, but it makes a difference. And both of my pups LOVE it."
"We've been feeding our 11 month old Cockapoo Purina Pro Plan his whole life."
"My vet recommended Purina Pro Plan Large Breed Puppy."
"Purina pro plan is a good one."
#3
Fromm
4.6
(10)
"Fromm."
"Fromm is a very good company for processed food."
"My Poms eat Fromm."
"Our Aussie loooved Fromm Family Heartland Gold Puppy food!"
"Fromm large breed puppy, holistic large and giant puppy."
"Four year with Fromm and not one issue with my boi"
"I highly recommend Fromm’s grain free blends."
"I currently have a 6.5 month old female and she has been eating Fromm since I’ve gotten her."
"I’ve heard good things about Organix and Fromm"
"I like Fromm, rarely recalled, made in America, has grain versions."
#4
Hill's Science Diet
4.1
(8)
"Hill's Science Diet Large Breed Puppy."
"Hills science diet is also a good option."
"Hills science diet is great!"
"My dog seems to enjoy eating hills science diet."
"I use science diet sensitive stomach."
"This is the only food my pup can eat that doesn’t give her runny poop. I’ve tried Science Diet & Purina Pro... changed the protein, stopped treats, etc."
"We recommend Hills or Royal Canin... however I feed my dachshund wellness brand and he absolute loves it!"
"We feed our pup hills science diet."
#5
Orijen
4.7
(7)
"Some other great brands (in case your pup doesn’t take to it) are: Orijen, Stella & Chewy freeze dried raw, Honest Kitchen, Acana, Zignature, Canidae."
"I use Orijen large puppy."
"Orijen or Acana has been the best brand hands down for a pom."
"My puppy loves Orijen Amazing Grains, check out the ingredient list on it."
"Orijen (6 fish)"
"Orijen large breed puppy."
"I had my Welsh Springer spaniel on Orijen because it was Canadian and we liked the natural ingredients."
#6
NutriSource
5.0
(4)
"We do NutriSource and it has been great."
"I've had 0 issues with the nutrisource. Not one instance of diarrhea in 4 months."
"Nutrisource is the best!"
"Nutrisource! They are family owned, use high quality ingredients, are focused on health & nutrition, and has never had any recalls."
#7
Victor
4.8
(4)
"I think they offer a puppy formula as well."
"I have been using Victors hipro plus for 4 years now."
"Victor is the only thing I feed mine."
"Victor, Royal Canin, Hills, Fromm. Those are my recommendations for reasonably priced dog food."
#8
Purina
4.5
(4)
"Purina, Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, and Royal Canin are the only 5 WSAVA compliant brands of pet food."
"We’ve been giving our rescues Purina varieties for years and they are doing phenomenal medically."
"We have always had really good luck with Purina pro plan."
"Purina puppy chow is a great food for puppies in their first year."
#9
Purina Pro
4.5
(4)
"My vet recommended purina pro."
"We personally are on Lamb and Sweet potato by Nutro for my girls allergies, but my pup is on Purina Pro Puppy and loves it."
"Purina pro all lifes stages. Its great food for growing puppies and adult dogs."
"We feed ours purina pro. Helped with getting his stools solid."
#10
Wellness
4.3
(4)
"I feed my dachshund wellness brand and he absolute loves it! His coat is very shiny and the ingredient list is awesome!"
"My breeder has them on wellness puppy."
"Wellness brand or any that has probios in it."
"I have used wellness, royal canine now for puppy."
#11
Eukanuba
4.3
(4)
"We like Eukanuba large breed puppy and our girl loves it."
"I've used Eukanuba large breed puppy and it's been good."
"Eukanuba is a good and affordable brand."
"The best easily obtainable food was eukanuba large breed puppy."
#12
Nutro
4.7
(3)
"Nutro for the win, my boy has a sensitive stomach and allergies and nutro really agrees with him"
"We use Nutro, and have used it for years with all our dogs. Never had any issues, and they are always shiny and healthy."
"Nutro for life for my two."
#13
Rawbble
4.3
(3)
"My iggy x chi does well with rawbble dog food."
"We have fed her Rawbble (beef and duck flavors) for most of that time."
"Giving her a combo of beef Rawbble and Stella and Chewy frozen beef patties. Expensive but she is off to a great start and no issues."
#14
Purina One
3.7
(3)
"How about Purina One? It’s good kibble."
"Purina one is good, my husky mix was pretty picky as a puppy."
"We’ve been feeding our dog Purina one."
#15
Purina Pro Plan Small Breed Puppy
5.0
(2)
"I feed my puppy Purina Pro Plan Small Breed puppy - kibble. She’s eating well and very healthy."
"I’ve fed my shih tzus Purina ProPlan! My current pup got the small breed puppy food and now she’s on the small breed adult."
#16
Nutro Chicken
5.0
(2)
"Mine has done well with Nutro chicken too. She’s almost 6 and never had any issues."
"My dal had good luck with Nutro brand chicken."
#17
Taste of the Wild
5.0
(2)
"We’re currently on Taste of the Wild with ancient grains."
"We have always fed our dobbie taste of the wild and he loves it."
#18
Orijen Puppy
5.0
(2)
"I use Orijen Puppy:) they don’t use filler!"
"Orijen puppy food !"
#19
Purina Pro Plan Puppy
5.0
(2)
"Purina Pro Plan puppy and follow directions on label or talk to your vet."
"Purina pro plan puppy!"
#20
Diamond Naturals
5.0
(2)
"I use Diamond Naturals puppy large breed lamb and rice and my dogs LOVE it."
"I switched him to diamond naturals skin and coat dry food it’s salmon and potato flavored."
#21
Farmina
5.0
(2)
"I feed farmina, they have TONS of selection choices for food based on your needs. Definitely pricier than most kibbles but the ingredients list is fantastic."
"Farmina is an amazing food from Italy where they have much higher standards for pet food production."
#22
Purina Pro Plan Large Breed Puppy
4.5
(2)
"Purina Pro Plan large breed puppy is what my seven month (65ish pound) F1B uses. It’s what the breeder used and it’s been best on his tummy too."
"Our vet told us to go with the pro plan large breed puppy food."
#23
Royal Canin Large Puppy
4.5
(2)
"Royal Canin Large Puppy"
"I fed my pup Royal Canin large puppy until about a month ago, we slowly changed over to Blue Buffalo Life Protection Chicken and Rice."
#24
Costco
4.5
(2)
"They switched him to the Costco sweet potato and salmon recipe and he's doing great!"
"My pups do well on Costco, or Blue Buffalo."
#25
Merrick
4.5
(2)
"Merrick Ancient Grains Puppy-good ingredients and her favorite by far."
"I feed mine Merrick."
#26
Blue Buffalo
4.0
(2)
"I use blue buffalos large breed puppy (life protection)."
"My dapples won’t eat anything but blue Buffalo"
#27
Hill's Science Diet Sensitive Skin and Stomach
4.0
(2)
"Science hills sensitive skin and stomach..helps my bully with his allergies too."
"My springer does amazingly well on Hill's Science Diet Sensitive Skin and Stomach."
#28
Canine Caviar Ocean Recipe with Quinoa
5.0
(1)
"Canine Caviar's ocean recipe with quinoa changed the game for my dog."
#29
Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice
5.0
(1)
"We've been loving Purina Pro Plan chicken and rice."
#30
Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy Lamb and Rice
5.0
(1)
"Diamond naturals large breed puppy lamb and rice! My GSD is going so well on it."
#31
Instinct Raw Boost
5.0
(1)
"I can't recommend Instinct Raw Boost enough!!!!"
#32
Purina Pro Plan Puppy Small Breed Chicken & Rice
5.0
(1)
"I fed her Purina Pro Plan Puppy Small Breed Chicken & Rice Formula. I recently transitioned her over to the adult version. She does great on it!"
#33
Hill's Science Diet Small Breed Puppy
5.0
(1)
"He had no problems transitioning to Science Diet and loves his new food."
#34
Wellness Puppy
5.0
(1)
"Wellness puppy. 6mo f1b mini. She loves it!"
#35
Organix
4.0
(1)
"I’ve heard good things about Organix and Fromm"
#36
Stella and Chewy's Meal Mixers
4.0
(1)
"I occasionally add Stella and Chewy's meal mixers to my pup's"
#37
Fromm Large Breed Puppy and Adult
4.0
(1)
"I fed mine Fromm’s large breed puppy and now the large breed adult"
#38
Blue Buffalo Wilderness
4.0
(1)
"I use Blue Buffalo wilderness currently"
#39
Purina Pro Plan Focus
4.0
(1)
"We feed our doberman Purina ProPlan focus. No issues so far."
#40
Dakota High Prairie Puppy
4.0
(1)
"I'm currently giving Dakota high prarie puppy formula."
#41
Nutro Large Breed Puppy Lamb Rice
4.0
(1)
"I liked this brand Nutro Large Breed Puppy Lamb Rice Recipe."
#42
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Large Breed
4.0
(1)
"I give my Golden Wilderness Blue Buffalo Large Breed"
#43
Canidae Grain Free
4.0
(1)
"I'm a huge fan of Canidae Grain Free"
#44
Blue Buffalo Life Protection
4.0
(1)
"We feed our pup Blue Buffalo Life Protection."
#45
Arden Grange Fish and Potato
4.0
(1)
"We would recommend Arden grange fish and potato they do both wet and dry."
#46
Prodog Raw Complete Working Dog Diet
4.0
(1)
"If you choose to go raw in the UK we use Prodog raw complete working dog diet no offal range to keep purines low."
#47
Blue Mountain
4.0
(1)
"I used Blue Mountain kibble for my pups."
#48
Hill’s Science Diet
4.0
(1)
"Hills science diet. Keep it simple."
#49
Hill’s Prescription Diet
4.0
(1)
"We ended up with Hill’s prescription diet food through our vet."
#50
Acana
4.0
(1)
"My dogs tolerate Acana quite well."
#51
Iams
4.0
(1)
"Both great choices, Iams Large Breed puppy as well."
#52
Just Food For Dogs
4.0
(1)
"My dog eats Just Food For Dogs fresh frozen food."
#53
Whole Earth Farms
4.0
(1)
"Take a look at Whole Earth Farms."
#54
Hill’s
4.0
(1)
"Our vet recommended either hills science or iams eukanuba."
#55
Wellness Core
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend a high quality wet canned food diet."
#56
Instinct
4.0
(1)
"There are good brands like Wellness Core 95% (i.e. 95% meat) or Instinct (also 95% meat)."
#57
Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Stomach Puppy
4.0
(1)
"We went back to sensitive stomach puppy and now I’m mixing in the sport development puppy."
#58
Purina Pro Plan Sport Development Puppy
4.0
(1)
"I’m mixing in the sport development puppy."
#59
Purina Pro Plan Salmon Formula
4.0
(1)
"We did the salmon formula for stomach issues."
#60
Open Farm Chicken and Salmon with Ancient Grains
4.0
(1)
"Open farm chicken and salmon with ancient grains for puppies."
#61
Fromm Heartland Gold Puppy
4.0
(1)
"Fromm has some great puppy formulas."
#62
Fromm Heartland
4.0
(1)
"We use Fromm Heartland."
#63
Canine Caviar Lamb
4.0
(1)
"We use the Canine Caviar Lamb one."
#64
Open Farm Salmon Formula
4.0
(1)
"Open Farms Salmon formula is great."
#65
Go Solutions
4.0
(1)
"Go Solutions is the one I use for mine!"
#66
Nutrience Sub Zero Prairie Red
4.0
(1)
"We are using Nutrience Sub Zero Prairie Red with great success."
#67
Acana Pacifica
4.0
(1)
"I switched my pup to Acana Pacifica to get her off chicken."
#68
Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach
4.0
(1)
"Purina Pro Plan sensitive skin and stomach for puppies should have a canned food."
#69
Merrick Kitchen Comforts Healthy Grains
4.0
(1)
"My pup eats this brand, I do their poultry and grain free version."
#70
Purina Pro Plan Sport 30/20 Chicken and Rice
4.0
(1)
"My dog has done well on pro plan sport 30/20 chicken and rice."
#71
Purina Lamb and Rice Formula
4.0
(1)
"My current really like their lamb and rice formula."
#72
Farmina Ancient Grains Lamb Recipe
4.0
(1)
"Farmina ancient grains lamb recipe!"
#73
Annamaet Ohana
4.0
(1)
"The company is Annamaet and the puppy kibble with fish is called Ohana."
#74
Hill's
4.0
(1)
"Both are also WSAVA approved."
#75
TLC
4.0
(1)
"I would give TLC a try."
#76
Purina Pro Plan Large Breed Puppy Sensitive Skin and Stomach Salmon and Rice
3.0
(1)
"My dobie liked it, however she had horrible gas from eating it."
#77
Purina Puppy Chow
3.0
(1)
"At least start on the Purina Puppy Chow and slowly transition to something higher quality"
#78
4Health
3.0
(1)
"We use the Tractor Supply in-house brand 4Health Puppy."
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