Feeding a puppy requires an understanding of their nutritional needs as they are in a critical growth phase of their life. Choosing a high-quality puppy food is one of the most important choices you can make to ensure your companion grows up healthy and strong.
Understanding Puppy Nutrition
Feeding a puppy requires an understanding of their unique nutritional needs, which differ significantly from those of adult dogs. Puppies are in a critical growth phase, needing a diet rich in essential nutrients that promote healthy development, rapid growth and high energy levels. High-quality puppy food contains quality protein sources, balanced fats, wholesome grains and essential vitamins and minerals. Owners should avoid puppy foods that contain artificial additives.
When it comes to choosing a high-quality puppy food, understanding dog food labels and ingredients is critical. Corn, wheat, soy and meat by-products should be avoided as they offer little nutritional value. Search for puppy foods that list a meat protein meal first. Meat protein meals such as chicken meal, beef meal or pork meal are meat proteins with the water content already removed. This is important, because dog food ingredients are listed by their weight before processing. Compared to meat protein meals, meat proteins retain their natural moisture, meaning they consist of 75% water or more. During the production process, all that water is removed which makes the actual meat remaining substantially less. This means if meat protein is listed as the number one ingredient, it’s actually the fourth or fifth after production. When puppy food lists meat protein meals as the first ingredient, that won’t change after production.
Choosing the Best Puppy Food for Your Puppy
Our Native® Puppy formula is a high-quality puppy food that is specifically designed to meet the nutritional needs of growing puppies. With the most bio-available ingredients, Native Puppy promotes optimal nutrient absorption, empowering your dog to thrive, grow and develop in a healthy, balanced way.
Native’s high protein puppy food is a chicken meal and rice formula that contains 28% protein and 15% fat. Native Puppy provides plenty of benefits, including:
- Top-quality real meat protein meals with no meat by-products.
- Quality fat sources that contain no corn, wheat or soy, only wholesome grains.
- Concentrated energy provided by chicken meat proteins and fats that deliver nutrient-dense calories to maintain weight and stamina.
- Antioxidant-rich nutrients that deliver a healthy immune system and glossy skin and coat.
- Chelated minerals, including all vitamins and minerals required for optimal health in a readily available form.
- Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids that are essential for normal immune activity, skin coat and nail health.
- Prebiotics for digestive health and immune support.
Native’s high performance puppy food is made in the USA, rated five stars by Dog Food Advisor and is marked as complete and balanced by AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) standards for growth and reproduction.
When you choose the best puppy food, you give your puppy the best start in life. It can be hard to meet the specific requirements of growing puppies, so a high-quality puppy food formula like Native Puppy is essential. Native Puppy is specifically formulated for puppies, crafted with high-quality ingredients that provide essential nutrients for optimal growth and development. With Native Dog Food, you can confidently provide your puppy with the nourishment they need to thrive and reinforce good eating habits from the start. Learn more about active puppies in other Native resources.
