Dog food is plant or animal material intended for consumption by dogs or other canines. Special dog foods given as a reward, and not as a staple, are known as dog treats.Some people make their own dog food or feed their dogs meals made from ingredients purchased in grocery or health-food stores; many others rely on commercially manufactured dog food.There are many different recommendations on what diet is best for dogs. Some people argue that dogs have thrived off of leftovers and scraps from their human owners for thousands of years and that commercial dog foods (which have only been available for the past century) contain poor-quality meats, additives, and other ingredients dogs should not ingest, or that commercial dog food is not nutritionally sufficient for their dogs.

Results of dog food poll, and comparison of some dry dog food ingredients

There has been so much bad press over the dog food sold in shops in recent years that it is scary to think about what damage it can be doing. And of course then you have dog food comparison experts weighing in with their opinions on commercial dog food vs. wellness dog food, but the majority of them usually conflict, and that can confuse you more!

Mouseprint.org looks at the test data behind Purina's claim that eating Purina Puppy Chow followed by Purina Dog Chow over a lifetime can extend your dog's life by up to two healthy years. It turns out that no comparison test was ever done among leading brands of dog food.

A potential customer wanted to know the comparison of his current dog food Royal Canin compared with Life's Abundance. Compared to all the other brands Royal Canin isn't terrible. If you use Royal Canin, take a look, it may change your dog's life.

"It's a dog eat dog world" doesn't quite cut the explanation of Dr. Oliver Cury who draws comparisons to an HG Wells novel where one branch of humans raise another for food.