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The products at the top end of the market are getting better all the time.

by Nancy Kerns

For some reason, many dog owners are biased against buying canned food and feeding it to their dogs. Is it the odor of “potted meat”? The gelatinous, gloppy texture of some canned foods? The generic brown color and unidentifiable ingredients? The cost?

Good quality canned foods usually contain far fewer artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives than dry foods. Even the lower-quality products may contain a higher percentage of whole meats than the kibbled version of the same foods.

Whatever it is, get over it. Canned foods (even the low-quality ones) tend to contain fresher, higher-quality ingredients than dry dog food. They almost always contain a higher percentage of meat than kibble (which is limited to a maximum of less than 50 percent meat by the limitations of the extruding equipment). …

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