Best-scoring dog foods

Best-scoring dog foods by kind of dog

A score is for one dog, so the best-scoring food depends on the dog. Pick the kind of dog nearest yours: each page lists the best-scoring foods among the 265 dog foods BowlWise scores, all sold in Canada, with the reasons.

Score them for your own dog

A small dog

Adult dog, moderately active, holding weight214 foods fit
Adult dog, moderately active, losing weight215 foods fit
Senior dog, calm, holding weight151 foods fit
Adult dog, very active, building muscle210 foods fit
Adult dog, very active, holding weight211 foods fit
Adult dog, moderately active, building muscle189 foods fit
Senior dog, moderately active, holding weight155 foods fit
Adult dog, calm, holding weight213 foods fit
Adult dog, calm, losing weight211 foods fit
Puppy, calm, holding weight164 foods fit
Senior dog, calm, building muscle154 foods fit
Senior dog, very active, building muscle147 foods fit
Senior dog, moderately active, losing weight153 foods fit
Adult dog, calm, building muscle209 foods fit
Puppy, moderately active, holding weight168 foods fit
Senior dog, very active, holding weight155 foods fit
Puppy, moderately active, losing weight168 foods fit
Puppy, very active, losing weight162 foods fit
Senior dog, calm, losing weight151 foods fit
Puppy, calm, losing weight166 foods fit
Puppy, moderately active, building muscle156 foods fit
Adult dog, very active, losing weight209 foods fit
Senior dog, moderately active, building muscle138 foods fit
Puppy, very active, holding weight168 foods fit
Puppy, very active, building muscle161 foods fit
Puppy, calm, building muscle167 foods fit
Senior dog, very active, losing weight137 foods fit

A medium dog

Adult dog, moderately active, holding weight198 foods fit
Adult dog, moderately active, losing weight199 foods fit
Senior dog, calm, holding weight144 foods fit
Adult dog, very active, building muscle196 foods fit
Adult dog, very active, holding weight196 foods fit
Adult dog, moderately active, building muscle182 foods fit
Senior dog, moderately active, holding weight148 foods fit
Adult dog, calm, holding weight197 foods fit
Adult dog, calm, losing weight197 foods fit
Puppy, calm, holding weight157 foods fit
Senior dog, calm, building muscle148 foods fit
Senior dog, very active, building muscle145 foods fit
Senior dog, moderately active, losing weight148 foods fit
Adult dog, calm, building muscle195 foods fit
Puppy, moderately active, holding weight161 foods fit
Senior dog, very active, holding weight148 foods fit
Puppy, moderately active, losing weight161 foods fit
Puppy, very active, losing weight161 foods fit
Senior dog, calm, losing weight144 foods fit
Puppy, calm, losing weight159 foods fit
Puppy, moderately active, building muscle151 foods fit
Adult dog, very active, losing weight196 foods fit
Senior dog, moderately active, building muscle137 foods fit
Puppy, very active, holding weight161 foods fit
Puppy, very active, building muscle161 foods fit
Puppy, calm, building muscle161 foods fit
Senior dog, very active, losing weight145 foods fit

A large dog

Adult dog, moderately active, holding weight207 foods fit
Adult dog, moderately active, losing weight208 foods fit
Senior dog, calm, holding weight147 foods fit
Adult dog, very active, building muscle204 foods fit
Adult dog, very active, holding weight204 foods fit
Adult dog, moderately active, building muscle185 foods fit
Senior dog, moderately active, holding weight151 foods fit
Adult dog, calm, holding weight206 foods fit
Adult dog, calm, losing weight204 foods fit
Puppy, calm, holding weight164 foods fit
Senior dog, calm, building muscle151 foods fit
Senior dog, very active, building muscle144 foods fit
Senior dog, moderately active, losing weight149 foods fit
Adult dog, calm, building muscle203 foods fit
Puppy, moderately active, holding weight168 foods fit
Senior dog, very active, holding weight151 foods fit
Puppy, moderately active, losing weight168 foods fit
Puppy, very active, losing weight162 foods fit
Senior dog, calm, losing weight147 foods fit
Puppy, calm, losing weight166 foods fit
Puppy, moderately active, building muscle157 foods fit
Adult dog, very active, losing weight202 foods fit
Senior dog, moderately active, building muscle136 foods fit
Puppy, very active, holding weight168 foods fit
Puppy, very active, building muscle162 foods fit
Puppy, calm, building muscle168 foods fit
Senior dog, very active, losing weight133 foods fit

Worked out on October 12, 2026.