Best Dog Foods for 2019

As dog owners, we love our furry companions and we want to give them the best. There are lots of premium dog food brands on the market today, hence it has become a tad difficult to pick one and go.

Note: Recently the FDA released a report naming a number of popular dog food brands that may be linked to heart disease in dogs.  So far, there has not been a recall of dog food from these brands.  The FDA is continuing to investigate. 

A few of the brands’ grain-free formulas are included here:  Taste of the Wild, Blue Buffalo, Orijen.  The entire list can be found in the FDA Report Here.

 

OUR TOP PICK:

Orijen

Orijen is a premium brand that prides itself on being designed to mimic the natural diet a dog follows.  Orijen provides nourishment to your dog just as nature intended.  Its advanced formulas use the freshest regional ingredients to cater to all dogs regardless of their age.

Nutritionally, Orijen follows a biologically appropriate point of view. Every Orijen dog food formula mirrors the type of diet dogs would follow were they still in the wild.  Orijen foods contain up to 90% meat; much more than other conventional premium brands. It also has crude protein content from 38%.

Prices range around $90 for a 25-pound bag of Dry Orijen original recipe.

P.S. We absolutely love the Tundra version and we’ve NEVER seen a recall for Orijen Dog food!

 

THE REST:

Canidae

Canidae utilizes premium protein and highly digestible carbohydrates in all its formulas and even the special formula for dogs with unique dietary needs. Canidae is a premium brand of dry dog food that offers a wide range of high-quality formulas. It offers formulas according to your dog’s life stage as well as grain-free and other limited ingredient formulas.

Canidae has nine grain-free formulas made with premium proteins like duck, fresh lamb, and wild boar and also includes a limited number of ingredients to reduce the risk of food allergies. Canidae also offers three special formulas for small dog breeds.

Canidae prices range from $64.99 for a 44-pound bag of Canidae Life Stages Dry Dog Food.

 

Taste of The Wild

Taste of the wild brand explores the affinity dogs have for natural flavor by basing most of their recipes around roasted meats. This brand uses real meat as the base ingredient in all their recipes though the sources of animal protein in most formulas aren’t limited to meat alone.

Taste of the wild brand has nine dry food and five wet food formulas all of which are grain-free and very rich in protein. This brand tries to avoid the risk of grains triggering food allergies or sensitivities in some dogs by avoiding the use of grains altogether.

You can buy a 28-pound bag of Taste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Formula Dry Food for $48.99.

 

Blue Buffalo

Blue Buffalo is a High-quality brand offering great recipes for both wet and dry dog foods. All Blue Buffalo formulas are made with natural ingredients. Blue Buffalo has four wet dog food product lines for you to choose from based on your dog’s needs and preferences. The wet feed has the advantage of being lower in carbohydrates than dry food and also more palatable for dogs, hence the higher price is justified.

Blue buffalo’s formulas are compiled without the use of by products, artificial additives or fillers. Blue Buffalo offers more choices than most brand on the market today.

You can get a 12-pack of Blue Buffalo Home-style Recipe Wet Food for as low as $37.