Standard Poodle Diet and Nutrition Help
Updated Oct 3, 2011
I'm asked, all the time, what dog foods I recommend for Standard Poodles. While there are new foods coming on the market all the time, I've made a list of kibbles I prefer for this breed. These are my opinion only... I'm watching for certain ingredients. Please feed a food that does not have Citric Acid used as a fat preservative.
Other things to be aware of when reading labels are:
*Avoid fat as being one of the first 4 ingredients
*Specific Meat and Meat Meal need to be the first couple of ingredients
*No corn or corn by-products
*No by-products or by-product meal
*At least 3% fiber
*Avoid Brewers yeast
*Avoid Soybean products
*Avoid Alfalfa
*Avoid Wheat
*Going Low Carb is better for them
*Choose a holistic food or human grade ingredient food
Personally, I prefer a good, lots of variety, raw diet. I know that it's not always possible so these are dry kibbles I find better than most on the market. Formulas change, from time to time, and it's important that you check every so often. (Last I looked, these were ok!)
Keep in mind that a low carb diet is better for them, but while young avoid the 40% + protein.
Also... I feel a dog should have variety in their cooked kibbles as well, so switching up every 4-6 months, (gradually- within 2 weeks time) is a good thing.
They'll be happy to have their taste buds awakened too!
*With increased kidney issues, among all breeds of dogs... adding moisture to kibble is being reccommended. Water or broth... and a heaping spoonful of a great canned food would be smart to mix in.
Dry Kibble:
Horizon - (grain free) out of Canada. They use pea flour rather than potato. Really like this food.
Orijen’s - (grain free) really good food also out of CAN
Acana - grain free, nice protein and fiber levels
Addiction - very nice line, some grain free
Solid Gold’s Barking at the Moon - (grain free/high protein)
Petcurerean - 'Go Natural' (grain free/high protein/low fiber)
Petcurerean - 'Now' (grain free but better fiber content)
Canidae - they now have 4 grain free formulas!
Merreck 'Before Grain' - Ocean Blue preferred
Taste of the Wild - (grain free) 4 varieties- easy to switch up
Nature’s Logic - (4 varieties)
Nature’s Variety- YEA!! They have changed their formulas- no Citric Acid in their Instinct line of Grain Free! Giving A+!
Back to Basics - Grain free Pork formula is wonderful
Great Life’s - regular line - Buffalo, lamb, chicken… they are low in grains OR their Rubicon- (grain free/no potato)
Artemis - Fresh Mix Maximal (grain free)
Evanger’s - Pheasant and Brown Rice (grains but good formula, different protein source)
Ziwi Peak - Pricey but my dogs love it and they don't need to eat much. Great traveling food for raw feeders in a pinch too.
Canned dog foods:
A favorite: WERUVA.... I purchase the grain free varieties.
Also Evangers, Taste Of The Wild and Merrick put out super canned products.
Canidae has new 4 formulas that are grain free and are getting rave reviews.
For canned tripe:
ZiWi Peak and Tripett
