NOURISH THEIR NEW INSTINCTS

Your energetic and curious puppy needs a diet that can keep up with their lively spirit and nourish their natural instincts. ORIJEN puppy foods are designed to meet these needs with 85% quality animal ingredients, including poultry, fish, and fresh eggs. Two-thirds of these ingredients are fresh or raw, providing your puppy with all the essential nutrients to support their healthy growth and development.

The first year of a puppy’s life is when they lay the foundations for their future health. Puppies grow fast and therefore have an increased requirement for energy or calories. All puppies burn calories at an incredible rate, so the right balance of high-calorie, muscle-building foods is essential. Their diet must support the needs of growing muscle mass without allowing them to put too much weight on young bones.

Puppy FAQs

WHAT IS THE BEST DIET FOR A PUPPY?

What puppies eat has a direct impact on their growth towards adulthood. ORIJEN Puppy food is made using the highest quality ingredients, sourcing the best poultry and eggs, whole fish, fruits, vegetables and botanicals.

But it doesn’t end there. These ingredients are received into purpose-built kitchens with commercial scale coolers to store fresh ingredients without the need for artificial preservatives. Proprietary cooking processes are used to retain the maximum nutrients, including steam cooking with no water added and specialised drying techniques.

ORIJEN has developed three premium dry puppy foods that are perfect for your pup depending on their breed and size:

ORIJEN Small Breed Puppy, suitable for toy and small breeds (weighing under 10kg at maturity), packs protein-rich nutrition in a smaller bite.

ORIJEN Puppy provides a concentrated source of richly nourishing protein to fully support your puppy’s rapid growth and development.

ORIJEN Puppy Large, suitable for the growth of all large size dogs (weighing more than 30kg at maturity), is rich in protein to support muscle mass, yet calorie limited to promote healthy weight and reduce stress on developing bones and joints.

ORIJEN Puppy foods have a high Nutritional Rating of at least 82% on the AllAboutDogFood.co.uk website.

WHAT SHOULD OWNERS LOOK FOR IN DRY PUPPY FOOD?

With so many different types of dog food on the market, knowing what to feed a puppy can often feel overwhelming. That’s why we’ve listed a few key factors to look out for:

Does your puppy’s food contain at least 50% animal ingredients?

Does the recipe include fresh meat, meaning it is made from fresh meat preserved by refrigeration only, without artificial preservatives to lock in their natural goodness?

Is this meat in whole prey portions – a nourishing balance of meat, organs and bones – to mirror the natural diet?

Does the food include a variety of meats from different animals?

HOW DO I INTRODUCE MY PUPPY TO A NEW DRY FOOD?

Dogs are often fed the same food for a long period of time, which means a sudden food change makes it difficult for their digestive systems to adapt. That’s why It’s important to introduce new food gradually. Going slowly will give your puppy time to adjust to their new food and will also reduce the chances of digestive upset. Start by mixing 25 percent new food with 75 percent old food. Slowly increase the new food proportionately over the next 10-14 days until you are feeding 100 percent new food. Click here for full details on how to transition your puppy.

HOW MUCH SHOULD I FEED MY PUPPY?

It is recommended to start with the feeding portions as suggested on the pet food packaging and dividing this into the required number of meals throughout the day. Weighing your puppy’s daily feeding allowance allows you to monitor their intake.

It’s also important for your puppy to have a constant supply of fresh, clean water, no matter how cold or hot the weather is. Even a few hours without water can make dogs unwell, so keep the bowl topped up.