The following is a list of 4-star dog food brands… each containing not less than one dry puppy food.
To qualify, each puppy food must meet AAFCO nutritional profiles for either growth or all life stages.
Or it must be recommended for puppies by the manufacturer.
If you know of a puppy food you feel we should have included here, please share your own suggestions in our Comments section.
Or if you’re looking for some suggestions yourself, be sure to look through our readers’ Comments to find more good ideas.
More Quality Puppy Foods
For even more ideas, you may want to check out one of our other puppy food lists or articles we’ve created…
- How to Recognize the Best Puppy Foods
- Best 4-Star Wet Puppy Foods
- Best 5-Star Wet Puppy Foods
- Best 5-Star Dry Puppy Foods
How to Find the Best 4-Star
Dry Puppy Foods
The following is a list of 4-star dry dog food brands that have been shown to contain at least one puppy food. Within each brand, look for products that include the word “puppy” in their names.
In addition, many other products are designed for all life stages — a category that also includes puppies.
Best 4-Star Dry Puppy Foods
- Acana Classics | Canada (Dry)
- Acana Heritage Dog Food (Dry)
- Addiction Dog Food (Dry)
- Adirondack Dog Food (Dry)
- Ancestry Dog Food (Dry)
- Annamaet Dog Food (Dry)
- Apex Dog Food (Dry)
- Authority Grain Free Dog Food (Dry)
- AvoDerm Natural Dog Food (Dry)
- AvoDerm Natural Grain Free Dog Food (Dry)
- AvoDerm Natural Revolving Menu (Dry)
- Beaverdam Dog Food (Dry)
- Berkley and Jensen Dog Food (Dry)
- Black Gold Explorer Grain Free (Dry)
- Blackwood Everyday Recipes (Dry)
- Blackwood Grain Free and Sensitive Diet Recipes (Dry)
- Blackwood Original Recipe (Dry)
- Blue Buffalo Life Protection (Dry)
- Blue Buffalo Wilderness (Dry)
- Blue Buffalo Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe (Dry)
- BOGO Bowl Dog Food (Dry)
- Boka Dog Food (Dry)
- Boreal Original Grain Free (Dry)
- Born Free Dog Food (Dry)
- Breakaway Dog Food (Dry)
- By Nature Active Defense Balanced Diet (Dry)
- Canidae Grain Free Pure (Dry)
- Canine Caviar Limited Ingredient (Dry)
- Canine Naturals Dog Food (Dry)
- Canine Naturals Grain Free (Dry)
- CaniSource Grand Cru Dog Food (Dehydrated)
- Carna4 Dog Food (Dry)
- Castor and Pollux Organix Grain-Free (Dry)
- Castor and Pollux Pristine Grain Free (Dry)
- Chicken Soup for the Soul (Dry)
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Grain Free (Dry)
- Country Vet Naturals Dog Food (Dry)
- Dave’s Dog Food (Dry)
- Diamond Naturals (Dry)
- Doc’s Choice Dog Food (Dry)
- Dog for Dog Dogsfood (Dry)
- Dog Power Dog Food (Dry)
- Dr. Gary’s Best Breed Dog Food (Dry)
- Dr. Harvey’s Oracle Dog Food (Freeze-Dried)
- Dynamite Dog Food (Dry)
- Eagle Pack Dog Food (Dry)
- Earthborn Holistic Grain Free (Dry)
- Elevate Dog Food (Dry)
- Eukanuba Premium Performance (Dry)
- Evanger’s Dog Food (Dry)
- Evolve Grain Free Dog Food (Dry)
- Exclusive Dog Food (Dry)
- Extreme Dog Fuel Elite Nutrition (Dry)
- FirstMate Dog Food (Dry)
- FirstMate Grain-Free Dog Food (Dry)
- Forza10 Legend (Dry)
- Fromm Family Classics (Dry)
- Fromm Four Star Nutritionals (Dry)
- Fromm Four Star Nutritionals Grain-Free (Dry)
- Fromm Gold Dog Food (Dry)
- Fromm Heartland Gold (Dry)
- Go! Daily Defence (Dry)
- Good Natured Dog Food (Dry)
- Grandma Lucy’s Artisan (Freeze-Dried)
- Grandma Lucy’s Valor (Freeze-Dried)
- Grandma Mae’s Country Naturals (Dry)
- Grandma Mae’s Country Naturals Grain Free (Dry)
- Harvest Blend Dog Food (Dry)
- Health Extension Dog Food (Dry)
- Health Extension Grain Free (Dry)
- Hi-Tek Naturals (Dry)
- Hill’s Science Diet Puppy (Dry)
- Holistic Blend Dog Food (Dry)
- Holistic Blend Perfect Blend (Dry)
- Holistic Select Dog Food (Dry)
- Holistic Select Grain Free (Dry)
- Honest Kitchen Dog Food (Dehydrated)
- Horizon Amicus Dog Food (Dry)
- Horizon Complete (Dry)
- Horizon Pulsar Dog Food (Dry)
- I and Love and You In the Raw (Dehydrated)
- I and Love and You Lovingly Simple (Dry)
- Instinct Be Natural (Dry)
- Instinct Ultimate Protein (Dry)
- Kinetic Performance Dog Food (Dry)
- Kirkland Dog Food (Dry)
- Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain (Dry)
- Leonard Powell Signature Series Classics (Dry)
- Leonard Powell Signature Series Exotics (Dry)
- Life’s Abundance (Dry)
- Lotus Dog Food (Dry)
- Lotus Grain Free Dog Food (Dry)
- Loyall Life Grain Free Dog Food (Dry)
- Millies Wolfheart Dog Food (Dry)
- Native Performance Dog Food (Dry)
- Natural Planet Dog Food (Dry)
- Natural Planet Organics (Dry)
- Nature’s Select Dog Food (Dry)
- Nature’s Variety Prairie (Dry)
- Now Fresh Dog Food (Dry)
- NRG Maxim (Dehydrated)
- Nulo Freestyle Limited Plus (Dry)
- Nutram Sound Dog Food (Dry)
- Nutreco Lifetime Dog Food (Dry)
- Nutri Life Dog Food (Dry)
- Nutri Life Grain Free (Dry)
- Nutrience Infusion Dog Food (Dry)
- Nutrience Natural (Dry)
- Nutrience Original (Dry)
- Nutrisca Dog Food (Dry)
- NutriSource Dog Food (Dry)
- NutriSource Grain Free (Dry)
- Nutro Max (Dry)
- Nutro Ultra (Dry)
- NVC Dog Food (Dry)
- NVC Grain Free Dog Food (Dry)
- Open Farm Dog Food (Dry)
- Oven-Baked Tradition Grain Free (Dry)
- Party Animal Dog Food (Dry)
- Paw Tree Grain Free Dog Food (Dry)
- PC Nutrition First Dog Food (Dry)
- Perfect Balance Dog Food (Dry)
- Perfectly Natural Dog (Dry)
- Performatrin Ultra (Dry)
- Pet Chef Express (Dry)
- Pet Pantry Dog Food (Dry)
- PetGuard Dog Food (Dry)
- PetKind Tripe Dog Food (Dry)
- PetWay Dog Food (Dry)
- Pinnacle Grain Free (Dry)
- Precise Holistic Complete (Dry)
- Precise Holistic Complete Grain Free (Dry)
- Precise Naturals Dog Food (Dry)
- Precise Naturals Grain Free (Dry)
- Premium Edge Dog Food (Dry)
- Pro Pac Dog Food (Dry)
- Pro Pac Ultimates (Dry)
- Pro-Form Dog Food (Dry)
- Pronature Holistic (Dry)
- Pronature Holistic Grain Free (Dry)
- Pure Balance Dog Food (Dry)
- Pure Balance Grain Free (Dry)
- Pure Harmony Dog Food (Dry)
- PureVita Grain Free Dog Food (Dry)
- Q Holistic Dog Food (Dry)
- Rachael Ray Nutrish Peak (Dry)
- Rachael Ray Nutrish Zero Grain (Dry)
- Redford Naturals Dog Food (Dry)
- Redpaw PowerEdge Dog Food (Dry)
- Redpaw X-Series Dog Food (Dry)
- Regal Dog Food (Dry)
- Satori Dog Food (Dry)
- Simply Nourish Dog Food (Dry)
- Simply Nourish Grain Free (Dry)
- Simply Nourish Limited Ingredient Diet (Dry)
- Simply Wild Dog Food (Dry)
- Skoki Dog Food (Dry)
- Sojos Complete (Freeze-Dried)
- Solid Gold Dog Food (Dry)
- Solid Gold Grain Free (Dry)
- Source Dog Food (Dry)
- South Star Grain Free (Dry)
- Sport Dog Food Active Series (Dry)
- Sport Dog Food Elite Series (Dry)
- Sportsman’s Pride (Dry)
- Spot Farms Grain Free (Dehydrated)
- Spot Farms Whole Grain (Dehydrated)
- Summit Dog Food (Dry)
- Supreme Source Grain-Free Dog Food (Dry)
- Taste of the Wild (Dry)
- Tender and True Dog Food (Dry)
- Tiki Dog Aloha Petites (Dry)
- TLC Whole Life Dog Food (Dry)
- Triumph Grain Free Dog Food (Dry)
- Tuscan Natural Harvest (Dry)
- Under the Sun Grain Free (Dry)
- Victor Dog Food (Dry)
- Victor Select Dog Food (Dry)
- Wag Dog Food (Dry)
- Wegmans Nature Dog Food (Dry)
- Wellness Complete Health (Dry)
- Wellness Complete Health Grain Free (Dry)
- Whole Earth Farms (Dry)
- Whole Earth Farms Grain Free (Dry)
- WholeHearted Grain Free (Dry)
- Wild Calling! Western Plains Stampede (Dry)
- Wishbone Dog Food (Dry)
- Zach’s Quality Dog Food (Dry)
- Ziwi Peak Air Dried Dog Food (Dehydrated)
- Zoe Dog Food (Dry)
- Zoic Dog Food (Dry)
- Zuke’s Ascent Adventure Tender Blend (Dry)
- Zuke’s Ascent Grain Free Crunchy Blend (Dry)
