Is dry food, wet food, or a combination of both best for dogs?

It depends on your dog and what your dog's needs are. For the most part, most dogs benefit from a dry food-only diet, but you may want to spoil your pet a little bit and give them a bit of canned food, which is just fine and offers a mixed diet. Some dogs as they get older benefit from having the added water content that’s in canned food, or maybe they've had dental work done and they’ve had a lot of teeth removed, so they benefit from having some soft food. So it depends on your dog and your dog’s needs.

The choice between dry, wet, or a combination of both depends on what works best for you and your dog. Typically, a dog's diet is mostly made up of hard kibble, with wet food occasionally added as a treat or to encourage eating. Dogs don't require wet food to survive, as a balanced kibble will provide all they need.