Best dog food for huskies (2018’s top 5)

The following list mentions and expands on some of the most important criteria that must be present in any dog food formula you feed your Siberian Husky in order for it to indeed be a good dog food for your Husky.

Energy Dense Food: Because Siberian Huskies are such small sized dogs with enormous amounts of energy stored inside of them, energy dense dog foods suit them much better than dog foods that require them to eat larger volumes in order to get the same calories in.

In case you"re wondering what an energy dense food exactly is, it"s any food that contains a large amount of calories in a small volume. Or, you could think about energy dense food as any food that contains significantly more calories than other food per pound of weight.

Energy dense foods will ensure that your Husky is able to eat as little volume as possible (dogs their size can only eat so much before they feel full) while still getting all the calories they need in order to stay functional and energetic throughout the rest of the day.

Anyone who has ever tried to have their Husky continue eating their food after feeling full knows first hand how hard (sometimes even impossible) this is, especially given the stubborn personality that Huskies tend to have to them.

Believe it or not, these tiny little beings actually need a high amount of calories in a day"s time in order to meet their nutritional requirements, with the minimum number of calories a Siberian Husky requires a day being 1000 calories, ranging all the way up to 1500-1600 calories a day for Siberian Huskies that engage in high levels of exercise throughout the day.

Not to mention the fact that Siberian Huskies have a fairly high metabolism, one that requires them to eat a high number of calories in order to offset the amount of calories their bodies burn in return.

So, getting a dog as small as a Husky to eat dog enormous volumes of dog food that contains that much calories in a day"s time is going to be a very tough job for you to do if the dog food you"re giving them isn"t energy dense dog food that requires them to only eat a small amount before they get their caloric needs for the meal.

The Right Amount Of Proteins, Carbohydrates And Fats: Ideally, the dog food you choose to make the cornerstone of your Siberian Husky"s diet should be mostly made up of protein, with levels between 18 to 22 being ideal in most cases, something which is true for all of our top 5 picks above that are all protein-based dog foods.

However, keep in mind that not all protein is created alike, and the best kind of protein your Siberian Husky can get is meat-based protein, so keep an eye on the ingredients list of any dog food formula you get for your Husky and try to only buy one that has one or more meat based proteins in the first 2 to 3 spots on the ingredients list.

Your Siberian Husky"s dog food should also contain significant amounts of dietary fats, although not too much, or else you"ll risk having your Husky gain a lot of weight in no time.

The best dog foods for Siberian Huskies are formulas that contain between 5 to 8 dietary fats.

If you ensure that any dog food you pick for your Siberian Husky contains such adequate amounts of protein and dietary fats, then you"re already halfway through.

Grains VS Grain Free: Some people prefer to feed their dogs grain free dog food, but there"s no reason for you to go out of your way and grab a bag of grain free dog food for your Siberian Husky unless they"re allergic to grains, have sensitive stomachs or sensitive skins that get easily agitated when grains are consumed.

For example, feeding your Boxer grain free dog food is a must, given the notorious allergy problems that Bulldogs suffer from whenever they eat any dog food that contains grains, but the same is not true for Huskies so you do have the option of feeding them high quality dog food that does contain grains just fine.

If, for whatever reason, you only feel okay giving your Siberian Husky grain free dog food, then that"s perfectly fine as well. Either way will be more than fine as long as the dog food formula contains adequate amounts of meat-based protein and adequate amounts of dietary fat.