Choosing food for your new boxer puppy can be confusing! While you may be able to glean helpful advice from a rescuer, breeder, or veterinarian, there are many differing opinions as to what food is best for your puppy and what you can do with it. may receive conflicting advice. We asked our 800,000-member boxer community on facebook the following question: “What food did you feed your boxer puppy?” We received hundreds of responses and summarize the top answers below.
Be sure to consult your veterinarian before making any health changes to your boxer puppy’s diet. iHeartDogs is reader powered so some of the links below may be affiliate links where we get a small commission at no extra cost to you.
The 20 best foods for Boxer puppies
I feed my baby Diamond puppy food. He loves it and he’s super healthy. I have been a boxer for 65 years. I never feed Pedigree, make a boxer full of temperament! And Beneful causes pancreatitis in boxers.
Author: Kay H.
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I have 4 pairs of shorts. The two cubs had been rough-fed quite a bit from the start. Best thing I’ve ever done. Just supplement at first when puppies. My 8 and 7 year olds have been raw for 6 years. A 4-year-old child has never been introduced to solid foods and an 18-month-old child switches to solids at 10 weeks.
Author: Tiffany C.
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Our boy is almost 10 years old and he has been eaten genealogy all his life. He has never been sick for a day!
Author: Rhonda J.
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We give our boxer Green buffalo!
Author: Maria F.
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I have three pairs of shorts, and I always give them genealogy solid food with a can of Pedigree soft food and half a cup of water twice a day and I have never had a problem.
Author: Amanda B.
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Professional Plan Purina. One of the better foods to feed
Author: JoAnn H.
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We have two 8 month old boxers and we always feed them Purina Pro Plan for Puppies. That’s what our breeders feed them. Their adults also feed Purina Pro Plan.
Author: jodi S.
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The girl I love The taste of wild roast lamb Frozen green beans are added. When her stomach is uncomfortable, she eats boiled chicken/rice. Also she loves all vegetables and fruits. She lived 13 years and 10 months
Author: Cheryl C.
Prefer: 5
by Victor is what I am feeding me at the moment. It’s a phase all and I have a 2.5 year old and 6 month old. old. When I just got one, I used Purina Pro Plan. I will come back to it when my little one is old enough.
Author: Mariane C.
Prefer: first
Whatever you do, add FRESH food to it! Cook some ground meat, add vegetables – broccoli, green beans, add blueberries or cranberries (mashed or cooked). Sardines (domestic), eggs, pumpkin or yams. It’s never too early to start giving them a healthy diet. Kibble’s choice is pointless – fresh, fresh, fresh. I’ve had fighters live to 12 and 14.5 years because I fed them properly.
Author: Shari Z.
Prefer: 9
Our boxer was sick and skinny from feeding her Purina food when she was a puppy. When I researched what could be going on, I found that the brand had virtually no nutritional value for dogs (along with many others). So I researched the best dog food brands and found Acana brand – the one with healthy grains – (because no grains can also make boxers sick) and since the change of food she has been healthy and strong for the past 9 years! It was the best decision I’ve ever made, and it’s not on the advice of a vet but on my own research. Because the vet told me the purina was fine – but it didn’t give her enough nutrients. Acana not cheap but it’s well worth it. They have a puppy formula.
Author: Nicole N.
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Our boxer has food intolerance so much xxx we started raw feeding and it was the best thing we’ve ever done, it’s so healthy, looks young, doesn’t age, stays the same fresh spirit until 2 weeks before it leaves us xxx I know roughage can be hard on puppies but they are the companies that make roughage with all the nutrients they need and i’m sure they’ll have this for puppies too xxx I’m in the good group for rough feeding here I’ I’ll tag you there so you can get tips they’re really helpful xxx
Author: Susan H.
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Scientific diet is what we always feed our Boxers. Keep his belly happy. He is 11 years old now and still does very well with the same foods.
Author: Natasha S.
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Our boxers have been eaten I am s her whole life. From mixed puppy food to adult food. She is super strong and weighs 65 lbs. Her vet is happy, we are happy and Molly is happy and loves life.
Author: James R.
Prefer: 8
If your budget allows, ORIJEN. ($100 – $125 for 25LB) Our boxer is almost 13 years old, eat it ORIJEN and have never had any skin problems and only had mild allergies during Florida pollen season. Except for the bad hip, she’s still very healthy.
Author: Jason F.
Prefer: 4
We use Rachel Ray’s Bright Nutrition Puppy for our 7 month old Male Boxer. I don’t think it makes him any smarter, but he doesn’t have any problems with it and is healthy.
Author: Kevin R.
Prefer: 2
scientific diet has always worked well for my Boxers and I’ve tried almost every brand over the years. Beautiful coat and excellent weight control.
Author: Kristin S.
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My puppy is 9 years old and used Nutro Ultra puppy, adults, and now the elderly. The vet said she was healthy. Blood test to prove it
Author: John H.
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We have had several boxers over the years. we do Iams, large variety. The boxers we had before 3 of them got cancer. Once we change the food to I am sWe didn’t have any problems. Our vet says donating a boxer is one of the best ways to stay healthy. We also give him meat with his food sometimes. Not always so.
Author: Tiffany H.
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Royal Canin for boxer dogs and they are adult Royal Canin. Best food!
Author: Melodies A.
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As always, be sure to consult your veterinarian before making any health changes to your boxer’s food. iHeartDogs is reader powered so some of the links above may be affiliate links where we get a small commission at no extra cost to you.
