Terrier dogs

When looking for the best natural puppy food it's helpful to understand the different types of puppy food formulations. This knowledge will go a long way in helping you make the best choices for your dog's health.

There are three basic main categories: 1) dry, 2) wet and 3) semi-moist. Let us delve into these three main kinds of puppy food.

As suggested by the name, dry dog food has significantly low moisture content, roughly well under 15%. On the contrary, wet dog food (canned) contains much more moisture than kibble (with a typical moisture content of 65-75%) and is usually more visually inviting than kibble - to the human eye, anyway.

It might come quite as a surprise to us but dogs do not really care about how their food looks. They put more importance on the taste and smell.

But most dogs seem to consider canned food the ultimate in tastiness, after "people food," anyway. Semi-moist dog food typically is sold in pouches or bags, includes a fair amount of moisture (25 to 35%) and generally is gobbled up by dogs.

But when it comes to choosing among the three types of puppy food formulation (dry, wet and semi-moist), both dry puppy food (kibble) and wet puppy food (cans or tins) are the best choices for your puppy. With semi-moist the same cannot be said though.

Unfortunately, although many dogs love it, most semi-moist dog foods are loaded with artificial chemicals, dyes and other additives. It's just part of the manufacturing process that enables the "half-way between dry and wet" nature of semi-moist puppy food. I simply cannot recommend feeding this type of food to your dog for that one simple reason.

Try to avoid the cheapest, highly discounted puppy foods. You got to wonder why they are priced that way and that surely does not sound good. The cheapest deal for sure will not provide you with the best natural puppy food.