The 10 Best Dry Dog Foods for Happy and Healthy Dogs

For anyone looking for something besides the usual flavors, Taste of the Wild has you covered. This brand specializes in using protein sources that are closer to what wolves hunt in the wilderness, hence the name. It also happens to be quite high in protein. This makes it a good choice for active dogs.

Other ingredients include sweet potatoes, peas, eggs, dried chicory root and raspberries. The range of ingredients provides antioxidants for immune system support and omega fatty acids for a healthy coat and skin. Taste of the Wild includes a blend of probiotics specially formulated for dogs, added after cooking to ensure its quality.

For owners careful about what they feed their dogs, a limited ingredient dry food is ideal. This particular formula uses deboned turkey as its protein source and potato as its source of carbohydrates.

Blue Buffalo includes vitamins and minerals in this food in the form of a kibble they call LifeSource Bits. Essentially, your dog is getting chewable vitamins in its dinner.

Chicken is the most widely available source of protein, but it isn’t for every dog. If your dog is sensitive to poultry, Whole Earth Farms has created a dry food completely free of poultry. Pork, beef and lamb are the sources of protein. This dry food also includes some ingredients not found in other foods, such as dried blueberries, rosemary and several probiotics.

Wellness is among the brands that add probiotics to their dry dog food. It fits with the Wellness focus on providing complete nutrition for the overall health of your dog.

This is the food for dogs that love chicken. Deboned chicken, chicken meal and chicken fat are combined with potatoes, peas and tapioca for a balance of protein and fat. Among the unexpected ingredients in BLUE Freedom are flaxseed, barley grass and dried kelp. Flaxseed is an excellent source of omega fatty acids. This food also includes probiotics in its recipe.

CRAVE is another high-protein dry dog food widely available in stores. Much like Taste of the Wild, the food formula is inspired by the diet of wolves in the wilderness.

This dry dog food is grain-free and a good budget option for dogs with food sensitivities. Every pet owner has faced some sort of potty disaster. It’s never a pleasant thing. When that happens, your dog can benefit from the addition of sweet potato and pumpkin to their diet. These ingredients help settle your dog’s digestive system as they get back to normal.

Of all the foods reviewed, this particular kind of Nature’s Recipe is the one you will be most likely to find at your local superstore. Unlike its shelfmates, you won’t find corn, wheat or soy in it. It is widely available at major retailers and online.

Rachel Ray Nutrish is another brand that is often available in superstores, similar to Nature’s Recipe. Salmon is the source of protein and more easily digested. Salmon and menhaden fish meal are rich sources of amino acids and omega-3 fatty acids. The carbohydrates come from pea starch and tapioca, both of which are easy to digest.

While the carbohydrates mainly come from brown rice, the sweet potato adds its own dose of nutritious carbohydrates with healthy fiber.