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…
- 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
- 4Health Dog Food Review (Dry)
- 4Health Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Acana Classics Dog Food Review | Canada (Dry)
- Acana Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Acana Singles Dog Food Review | Canada (Dry)
- Addiction Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Adirondack Dog Food Review (Dry)
- American Journey Dog Food Review (Dry)
- American Natural Premium Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Ancestry Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Apex Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Authority Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- AvoDerm Natural Dog Food Review (Dry)
- AvoDerm Natural Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- AvoDerm Natural Revolving Menu Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Beaverdam Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Bench and Field Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Blackwood Everyday Recipes Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Blackwood Grain Free and Sensitive Diet Recipes Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Blackwood Original Recipe Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Blue Buffalo Freedom Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Blue Buffalo Life Protection Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Boka Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Boreal Original Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Born Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Breakaway Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Canidae Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Canine Caviar Limited Ingredient Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Canine Naturals Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Canine Naturals Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Costco Kirkland Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Country Vet Naturals Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Dave’s Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Diamond Naturals Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Diamond Naturals Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Dog Power Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Dr. Gary’s Best Breed Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Dynamite Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Eagle Pack Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Earthborn Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Earthborn Holistic Venture Limited Ingredient Diets Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Elevate Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Evanger’s Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Evolve Classic Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Evolve Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Exclusive Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Extreme Dog Fuel Elite Nutrition Dog Food Review (Dry)
- FirstMate Dog Food Review (Dry)
- FirstMate Grain-Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Forza10 Legend Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Fromm Dog Food Review
- Fromm Family Classics Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Fromm Four Star Nutritionals Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Fromm Four Star Nutritionals Grain-Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Fromm Heartland Gold Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Go! Carnivore Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Go! Sensitivities Limited Ingredient Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Go! Skin + Coat Care Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Grandma Lucy’s Artisan Dog Food Review (Freeze-Dried)
- Grandma Lucy’s Valor Dog Food Review (Freeze-Dried)
- Grandma Mae’s Country Naturals Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Grandma Mae’s Country Naturals Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Great Life Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Harvest Blend Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Health Extension Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Health Extension Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Hill’s Healthy Advantage Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Food Review (Dry)
- Holistic Blend Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Holistic Blend Perfect Blend Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Holistic Select Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Holistic Select Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Honest Kitchen Whole Food Clusters Review (Dry)
- I and Love and You Lovingly Simple Dog Food Review (Dry)
- I and Love and You Naked Essentials Dog Food Review (Dry)
- I and Love and You Nude Dog Food Review (Dry)
- I and Love and You Stir and Boom Dog Food Review (Dehydrated)
- Iams ProActive Health Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Inception Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Instinct Be Natural Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Kasiks Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Kinetic Performance Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Kirkland Nature’s Domain Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Leonard Powell Signature Series Classics Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Leonard Powell Signature Series Exotics Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Life’s Abundance Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Lifetime Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Lotus Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Lotus Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Merrick Dog Food Review
- Muenster Ancient Grains Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Muenster Perfect Balance Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Native Performance Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Natural Planet Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Nature’s Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Nature’s Select Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Now Fresh Dog Food Review (Dry)
- NRG The Raw One Dog Food Review (Dehydrated)
- Nulo Freestyle Limited Plus Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Nutra Nuggets Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Nutram Sound Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Nutram Total Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Nutrience Infusion Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Nutrience Original Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Nutrisca Dog Food Review (Dry)
- NutriSource Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Nutro Dog Food Review
- Nutro Ultra Dog Food Review (Dry)
- NVC Dog Food Review (Dry)
- NVC Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Oven-Baked Tradition Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Party Animal Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Paw Tree Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Paw Tree Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- PC Nutrition First Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Performatrin Ultra Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pet Chef Express Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pet Pantry Dog Food Review (Dry)
- PetGuard Dog Food Review (Dry)
- PetKind Tripe Dog Food Review (Dry)
- PetWay Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pinnacle Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pride Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pro Pac Ultimates Grain-Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pro-Form Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pronature Holistic Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pronature Holistic Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pure Balance Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pure Balance Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pure Harmony Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Pureluxe Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- PureVita Dog Food Review (Dry)
- PureVita Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Purina Pro Plan Puppy Food Review (Dry)
- Q Holistic Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Rachael Ray Dog Food Review
- Rachael Ray Nutrish Dish Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Rachael Ray Nutrish Peak Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Rachael Ray Nutrish Zero Grain Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Real Meat Company Dog Food Review (Dehydrated)
- Redford Naturals Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Redpaw PowerEdge Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Redpaw X-Series Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Regal Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Royal Canin Breed Health Nutrition Puppy Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Royal Canin Size Health Nutrition Giant Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Royal Canin Size Health Nutrition Medium Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Royal Canin Size Health Nutrition Small Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Satori Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Simply Nourish Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Simply Nourish Limited Ingredient Diet Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Skoki Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Sojos Complete Dog Food Review (Freeze-Dried)
- Solid Gold Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Solimo Ultra Premium Dog Food Review (Dry)
- South Star Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Sport Dog Food Elite Series Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Sportmix Wholesomes Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Sportsman’s Pride Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Spot Farms Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dehydrated)
- Stella and Chewy’s Freeze Dried Dinners Dog Food Review (Freeze-Dried)
- Stella and Chewy’s Raw Blend Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Summit Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Supreme Source Grain-Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Taste of the Wild Ancient Grains Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Taste of the Wild Dog Food Review
- Taste of the Wild Prey Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Tender and True Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Tiki Dog Aloha Petites Dog Food Review (Dry)
- TLC Whole Life Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Triumph Wild Spirit Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Tuscan Natural Harvest Dog Food Review (Dry)
- VeRUS Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Victor Classic Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Wag Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Wegmans Nature Dog Food Review (Dry)
- WholeHearted Grain Free Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Wishbone Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Zach’s Quality Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Zignature Dog Food Review (Dry)
- Ziwi Peak Air Dried Dog Food Review (Dehydrated)
- Zoe Dog Food Review (Dry)