Exploring Trending Dog Foods and Treats Your Pup Will Love
Whether they require senior dog food or puppy food, one thing is certain about canines – they love to eat. As their human companion, you care about the kinds of food you feed your pup. High-quality dog food delivers the nutrients they need to maintain bone and joint health, aid with digestion, strengthen the immune system and more. Yet even the most nutrient-packed option catered specifically to your dog’s diet won’t matter if they won’t gobble it up.
Form is just as important as ingredients, which is why Tractor Supply proudly offers a complete range of dog food, including fresh, frozen, raw and freeze-dried varieties, as well as toppers. Our complete selection also offers specially formulated options to meet specific health needs, such as grain-free dog food. If you’re not sure where to begin, consider what’s trending in our selection that will have your dogs eagerly waiting by their bowls.
Maximize Nutrition: Frozen and Fresh Dog Food
If your pup prefers wet dog food to kibble, you can give their health and wellness a boost by choosing fresh and frozen dog food. These options are sold frozen so you can defrost portions at your dog’s pace, and they tend to contain fewer preservatives and involve less processing. Dogs get more nutritional value from fresh and whole ingredients, such as meat, fruits and veggies – and you get the convenience of having their meals ready to go in your fridge or freezer.
In addition to being easy on the digestive system, frozen dog food may contain the wellness benefits your companion needs, such as ingredients to support a healthy coat and skin. Once you scoop out the right amount of dog food for each meal, simply refrigerate or re-freeze according to the packaging instructions to ensure lasting freshness.
Bring Out Their Natural Carnivore: Raw Dog Food
Let’s not forget that much like their common ancestors, dogs are inclined to a carnivorous diet. It’s why some pet owners prefer to give their pups the raw food they crave, which may feature whole or ground bones, organ and muscle meat, raw eggs and fresh fruits and veggies. A raw diet can deliver a host of benefits to your canine, with many dog owners reporting better skin, a softer, shinier coat and improved dental health, plus more energy for walks and playtime. Although some pet owners make raw dog food themselves, you can find freeze-dried or dehydrated selections in our inventory.
Raw and Ready-to-Eat: Freeze-Dried Dog Food
Dry dog food provides bite-size portions that canines love, and you’ll love that freeze-dried options can preserve nutrition. This dog kibble is flash frozen at very low temperatures and then exposed to low pressure and heat, helping maintain nutrition and a great taste.
Interested in a raw diet? Freeze-dried dog food often contains mostly raw ingredients. Easy to prep with a long shelf life, freeze-dried can be the obvious choice for busy pet owners. Don’t just give your pup freeze-dried food at meals – freeze-dried dog treats make an ideal replacement when training or just showing them love.
Less Processing and More Convenience: Air-Dried and Dehydrated Dog Food
Like freeze-dried variations, air-dried and dehydrated dog food forms take away common elements of processing to make a big difference in taste and nutrition. Air-dried food uses no heat to retain more vitamins, minerals and other key nutrients. Fresh, raw ingredients enter a drying chamber, and evaporation draws out the moisture. You’ll appreciate that air-dried dog food uses fewer preservatives, and your dog may find it easier to digest than kibble.
This alternative dog food also removes moisture, instead using warm air to optimize the nutritional value of every ingredient – and every bite your dog takes. What’s more, it protects their immune systems by removing pathogens and microorganisms that might cause sickness.
With minimal processing, dehydrated dog food is a cinch to prepare – just add water and stir as needed. Keep in mind it can take dehydrated food anywhere from a few minutes to half an hour to be ready for your dog to feast, depending on the type. Often saving more space in your pantry over other options, dehydrated food can sit safely on the shelf for long periods of time.
Ready-to-Serve at Room Temp: Shelf-Stable Fresh Dog Food
Sometimes, you can’t beat the convenience of shelf-stable dog food, which is ready to serve right out of the package, with no prep time involved. The biggest concern for pet owners is shelf-stable food spoiling, but these options can stay fresh unopened for up to two years before going bad. As it sounds, shelf-stable dog food is easy to store in the pantry alongside dog treats, but you might need to store it in the fridge after opening if the package instructs you to do so.
Make Meals More Appetizing with Dog Food Toppers
Some dogs might be full of energy and excitement until it’s time to eat. They’ll beg for table scraps and go wild for treats but are reluctant to eat up the nutritious feed you’ve invested in. If your pup needs additional motivation to chow down their breakfast, lunch or dinner, our dog food toppers offer a delicious supplement that gets their heads in the bowl.
Often, toppers are intended only to enhance meals – not replace them. However, some options contain the nutrients necessary to provide a balanced diet, such as AAFCO-formulated toppers that meet standards for dogs at different life stages. Other choices are vitamin-enriched or free of preservatives and other ingredients to meet your pup’s special diet. Make dinner time easier without changing their diet significantly with toppers, available in wet and dry forms.
Round out their Nutrition with Occasional Treats
Everyone deserves a treat here and there between meals, especially your canine companion who brings so much love and joy. You don’t have to sacrifice quality just because it’s an indulgence, as many dog treats and chews have health features to support dental care, relieve anxiety or enhance overall wellness. You can supplement a particular diet, such as raw, with dog treats to match, including bones and rawhide.
Feed Your Dog Right with Wet and Dry Food from Tractor Supply
Mealtime doesn’t have to be a hassle when you give your dogs the delicious, nutritious food that gets tails wagging and tongues licking their chops. Whether you need gluten-free dog food or natural dog food, you benefit from a range of easy-to-serve alternatives that pack nutrients and minimize processing, giving you peace of mind about what goes in the bowl.
From puppy to adult dog food, we’re here to help give your canine the nutrition they need For Life Out Here. Visit your local Tractor Supply store today or shop online.