Best food for jack russell terrier puppy?

What breed she is makes no difference, and you only need dry food.

Here's a website:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/

Pick a good one. A food with 4 stars or more is a good food. Feed according to the instructions on the bag. It's OK to feed slightly LESS, but not more, so measure carefully.

The only tip I will offer is please get some obedience training and plan to spend LOTS of time working with her. That's a high-energy breed, and smart, too ... she will need to burn a lot of energy and be kept very busy ... and she will need plenty of mental stimulation, too. Otherwise she will become destructive and develop bad habits.

JRTs are a lot of fun, and they have a ton of "personality" ... so enjoy your pup, and thank you for adopting!

Miniature Jack Russell Terrier Puppies

try wellness puppy food wet or dry or both. jrt are very hyper little dogs that will get into anything and being a puppy you will want to be on your guard 24 seven for the the pups first year. pupyst chew on everything anything thay can get there mouths on and in. to potty train you need to take out every two hours you need to feed the pup at least 6 times a day when the pup is done eating take him out when he wakes up from a nap take him out when the pup is done playing which maybe never take him out. basically take the pup out for potty every two hours or less depending on the age of the dog. the same goes for at night. i would start to crait train as soon as possable like right away. if the pup is 7 weeks old then that's perfect age to start traing . the pup will need three sets of puppy shots you should talk to a vet to schedule an appt. if you have not done so.

The best food for her is whichever high quality dog food she does best on!

Not all pet food is made equally. A lot of it is full of corn, by-products, dyes, unhealthy preservatives, filler grains and all sorts of nasty stuff. A lot of pet food companies are perfectly happy to the dump cheap leftovers and things that aren't safe for human consumption (from human food processing plants) into their foods. Will it kill your dog? No, it has to be nutritionally complete and safe to even be marketed. Is it healthy? Not by a long shot.

Corn is a low quality ingredient you never want to see in your pet food. Corn and low quality grains are two of the biggest culprits when it comes to food allergies in our pets.

Thankfully, there are some excellent dog foods being made these days that include organic, human grade ingredients rather than trash not fit for human consumption.

Examples of low quality foods to avoid: Anything you can find in a grocery store will be low end, Purina, Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, Royal Canin, Pedigree, Kibbles n' Bits, Beneful, Ol'Roy.

Examples of high quality foods to look for: Innova, Wellness, Solid Gold, Canidae All Life Stages, Fromm Four Star, Merrick, GO Natural, Nature's Variety Prairie, Nature's Logic, Artemis Fresh Mix, Timberwolf Organics.

Although the high quality foods are more expensive, you're getting what you're paying for. Less filler material means more concentrated nutrients... this means you typically need to feed far less of the high quality food than you would of the low quality one. Which also means less poop!

Before following your vet's food recommendation, keep in mind that vets get /very/ little nutritional training during their schooling. Besides that, what training they /do/ get is usually sponsored or taught by the crappy pet food companies! They also often get paid to sell some of their products at their clinics (Science Diet, Royal Canin etc.)

A great option is to go with an entirely grainless diet. Many of the high quality foods now put out grainless formulas. Some good grainless diets include: Innova EVO, Wellness CORE, Blue Wilderness, Nature's Variety Instinct, Orijen, Horizon Legacy, Merrick Before Grain, Canidae Grain Free All Life Stages, Fromm Surf & Turf, Now! and Sold Gold Barking At The Moon, Taste of the Wild.

Some pretty decent foods can even be found in common pet stores. Petsmart carries Blue Buffalo products (such as the excellent grain free diet Blue Wilderness). Petco carries Wellness, Solid Gold, Natural Balance, Eagle Pack Holistic, Blue Buffalo, Castor & Pollux Organix, Pinnacle, and Halo. If you can't find a food, most of the high quality food brands have websites with store locators on them.

Another option, if you can't find anywhere around you that sells good foods, is to order your pet food online. Here's an excellent place to do so: http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/

Remember that foods should be switched gradually (mixing new slowly in with the old over about a two week period), especially when switching to a higher quality one, so as not to upset tummies.

Another option for feeding dogs is to feed raw. This is something that should be thoroughly researched before being attempted:

http://www.barfworld.com/

http://www.rawfed.com/

http://www.rawlearning.com/

http://www.wysong.net/controversies/rawmeat.shtml

Also remember that freefeeding (leaving food down) is the fast lane to canine obesity. Make sure to have scheduled feeding times based on the feeding instructions on your dog's food.

More on dog food:

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=main (Learn how to determine the quality of your dog's food.)

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/ (Dog food reviews. Four stars is a decent food, five stars is a great food, and six stars is an excellent food.)

Darksong~