Small Breed Dog Food: 71 Recipes by Label
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If you are looking through small breed dog food, the word "small breed" shows up on plenty of bags. We keep our freeze-dried treats on hand as a single ingredient add-on, so before you treat "small breed" as a requirement, here is what the word actually means on a label and how many recipes in our library carry it.
What "Small Breed" means on a bag
The phrase "Small Breed" on a bag means the maker sized the kibble piece and the feeding chart for a smaller dog, sometimes across every life stage and sometimes for adults only. Piece size is usually the most visible difference between a small breed bag and a standard one from the same maker.
How many recipes carry this label
Our library holds 958 foods pulled from maker pages. Of those, 71 carry the "Small Breed" label in the recipe name today, by our own case-insensitive reading of each maker's product name. See all 71 in the comparison tool, filtered to just that label.
Recipes that carry the "Small Breed" label
Here are 15 of the 71, by brand and recipe name, each linking to its full record in our dog food library.
- Acana, Acana Wholesome Grains Small Breed Recipe Adult Dry
- Addiction Pet Foods, Viva LA Venison Grain Free Small Breed Recipe All Life Stages Dry
- Blue Buffalo, Blue Buffalo Basics Grain Free Adult Small Breed Lamb Potato Canned Recipe Adult Wet
- Canidae, Canidae Pure Farm TO Bowl Free Range Chicken Lentil Garbanzo Bean Small Breed Recipe Adult Dry
- Diamond Naturals, Diamond Naturals Small Breed Adult Chicken Rice Formula Adult Dry
- Eukanuba, Eukanuba Adult Small Breed Adult Dry
- Freshpet, Freshpet Vital Small Breed Beef Turkey And Lamb Recipe All Life Stages Fresh
- Fromm, Fromm Gold Small Breed Adult Adult Dry
- Grandma Mae's Country Naturals, Grandma Maes Country Naturals Small Breed Adult And Puppy Entree With Meat And Brown Rice All Life Stages Dry Kibble
- Iams, Iams Small Breed Adult Dry
- Nutro, Nutro Natural Choice Small Breed Chicken Brown Rice Adult Dry
- Open Farm, Open Farm Small Breed Chicken Turkey Ancient Grains Recipe All Life Stages Dry
- Purina ONE, Purina One Plus Small Breed Adult With Real Lamb Adult Dry
- Purina Pro Plan, Purina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Chicken Rice Formula Adult Dry
- Royal Canin, Royal Canin Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food Adult Dry
Protein and fat, as published
Among the 71 recipes, published protein ranges from 7 to 38, and published fat ranges from 6 to 21, as printed on each maker's own label. The spread is wide because "Small Breed" describes one label claim, not one formula, so two recipes carrying the same phrase can differ a great deal in what else is on the panel.
Comparing two of them
To compare two small breed dog food recipes side by side, start with the numbers each maker actually prints: published protein, fat and kcal content, plus the order ingredients are listed in. Our library by brand lists every recipe we have on file under its own maker, and our page on how we compare dog foods explains where each number in the tool comes from and what it does not tell you.
Reading the rest of the bag
The "Small Breed" phrase is one line on a busy label. The rest of the bag is worth a look too: the ingredient list in order, the life stage statement, and the published protein, fat and kcal figures near the feeding chart. Reading those four things together tells you more about a recipe than any single phrase on the front of the bag.
In the Treats aisle
Freeze-Dried Beef Heart, 100% beef heart, single ingredient, freeze-dried in small batches, sized at 1.5, 3 or 6 ounces from $15 to $25. Freeze-Dried Cheddar Cheese Bites, 100% cheddar cheese, single ingredient, freeze-dried in small batches, one size at $15.
How it ships
Our freeze-dried treats are made in Malvern, Pennsylvania and ship separately from us.
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Questions
Does "Small Breed" on a bag mean a dog needs that recipe?
No. It is the maker's own label choice, printed on the bag the maker chose to print it on. Plenty of recipes without the phrase publish similar numbers.
How did you count 71 recipes?
Our library holds 958 foods pulled from maker pages. We read each maker's own product name for the phrase "small breed," case-insensitive and hyphen tolerant, and counted a match wherever it appeared.
Where do the protein and fat numbers come from?
Every number in our library comes from the maker's own product page or the label itself, sourced the way we describe on our how we compare page.
Browse our full single ingredient lineup, filtered by protein, life stage and format, on our Explore page.
