- 1). Look at the first five ingredients on each dog food label. They should include named whole meats and/or meat meals. This means, for example, "chicken" or "chicken meal" rather than "meat meal." The first ingredients should not be grains, which would mean that there is more grain than meat. The food also should not contain by-products.
- 2). Check the labels to see if the food is certified by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), which means that it is a complete and balanced diet.
- 3). Look for any corn, wheat or soy products. You will want to choose a food that has very little or none of these products. They often are added as cheap filler and are hard for dogs to digest.
- 4). Check to see if the food has ethoxyquin, BHA, BHT, propylene glycol or propyl gallate in it. These are undesirable artificial preservatives that could be toxic to your dog.
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