What to feed puppy?

Ok she is part pug and rat terrier and is 6 weeks old, this is my first puppy and not sure what to feed her. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Look for foods that list a specific meat or meal meal as the first few ingredients on the bag - such as "chicken", "chicken meal", "lamb", etc. NO byproducts!! And nothing generic like "meat" or "meat meal". Also, no preservatives or long lists of words that are 26 letters long and you can't pronounce. Avoid corn and other grains.

Some good brands to look for are: Innova, Canidae, Timberwolf Organics, Natural Balance, Blue Buffalo, Chicken Soup for the Dogs Lover's Soul, Eagle Pack, California Natural.

If you can buy it in a regular grocery store - RUN AWAY! Don't buy it. If you can buy it in a pet store chain - like PetCo or PetsMart - be very careful. Natural Balance at PetCo and Blue BUffalo at PetsMart are about the only ones I would ever consider.

Most of the foods can be found at groomer shops or specialty pet shops. You can locate local stores online.

I personally think the best way to go is to feed raw meat and bones. If this is something you would consider, I will post more. If not, I will save myself the typing.

If you go with kibble, you may want to choose a few different foods and rotate them every few months or so. That gives the dog a variety of proteins and lessens the chances of developing allergies.

Of course, every dog is different and what works for some may not work for others.

 

Nutro is also a good food that petco carries, here is thelist of their ingredients

Nutro natural puppy food, this is dry, they also have it in canned
Natural Ingredients
Chicken meal, brown rice, rice bran, lamb meal, poultry fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, natural source of linoleic acid), sunflower oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, source of linoleic acid), flaxseed (natural source of alpha linolenic acid), natural flavors, beet pulp, alfalfa (natural source of chlorophyll), salmon meal (natural source of DHA), oatmeal, tomato pomace (natural source of lycopene), fish oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, natural source of DHA), cranberry, dried egg product, kelp (natural source of iodine), taurine, bacillus licheniformis fermentation extract, bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, l-carnitine, glucosamine hydrochloride, chondroitin sulfate, garlic (natural source of selenium), marigold extract (natural source of lutein), lycopene.

 

That's just "Nutro", right? Nutro Max is less good, isn't it?

 

Jimiya, yes I believe Nutromax is of a less quality food, Nutro may be the same company and just nutro is may be the better quality food I am not sure, but here is nutromax puppy ingred and look at the difference

Ingredients
Chicken meal, corn gluten meal, wheat flour, poultry fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of natural vitamin E), ground rice, rice bran, dried beet pulp (sugar removed), whole wheat, lamb meal, natural flavors, potassium chloride, brewers dried yeast, lecithin, choline chloride, dried buttermilk, dried egg product, dried kelp (source of iodine), magnesium oxide, vitamin E suplement, iron sulfate, biotin, ascorbic acid (source of vitamin C), iron oxide, zinc oxide, manganous oxide, niacin, calcium pantothenate, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement (source of vitamin B2), vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), sodium selenite, thiamine mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, copper oxide, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), calcium iodate, folic acid.