Hill's Science Diet Dry Dog Food

Hill's Science Diet dry dog food is the deepest part of the brand's canine range, and it is what most people are after when they search for Hills dog food. PeekAPaw stocks 40 dry recipes, sorted three ways: by life stage (puppy, adult, 7+ and 11+), by body size, and by a specific need such as Perfect Weight, Sensitive Stomach & Skin, Healthy Mobility, Oral Care or Perfect Digestion.

The size naming trips people up, so it is worth being precise. Small Paws and Small & Mini are the same line under an old name and a new one — Hill's has been moving its small-breed recipes across to Small & Mini, and defines that group as dogs 11 kg or under as adults. Small Bites is a different thing: a standard recipe shaped into a smaller kibble, which is why Hill's labels the Adult Small Bites bag Medium Breed. So a 6 kg terrier wants Small & Mini or Small Paws, while a 20 kg dog that bolts its food or has a small mouth wants Small Bites. Buying the wrong one is a common mistake.

Large Breed is its own set — nine recipes here, running from Large Breed Puppy through Adult, Light, Healthy Mobility, Sensitive Stomach & Skin, Perfect Weight and the 6+ Senior. If your dog will finish growing over about 25 kg, start there rather than with the plain Adult bag.

Bag sizes vary by recipe; the plain Adult chicken recipe comes in 3kg, 7.5kg and 12kg, so it is worth buying the size you will get through in about six weeks rather than the biggest one. If you are switching from another brand, blend the new food in over roughly a week. Where your dog also eats wet food, the wet range carries the same Perfect Weight and Sensitive Stomach & Skin lines, so the two can be fed together.

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