The Benefits of Wet Food for Dogs

Forthglade’s wet food recipes use high-quality animal protein sources to help support everyday health and wellbeing. Protein provides the building blocks the body uses every day. Muscles, skin, the immune system, hormones and many other tissues rely on a regular supply of amino acids from dietary protein. With a range of high-quality protein sources and recipe styles available, you can choose those that best support your dog’s health, needs and preferences. 

Perhaps the most common reason people choose wet food is that dogs simply love eating it.

Wet food is designed to be rewarding, as it is highly palatable, with smell, taste and texture all helping drive appetite and feeding motivation. For many dogs, wet food creates more enthusiasm around mealtimes, particularly for those that are fussy, easily bored with meals, or reluctant to eat dry food alone. For dogs experiencing age-related changes in appetite, wet food can also help encourage more consistent eating and maintain nutritional intake.

Its softer texture can be particularly helpful for senior dogs, smaller breeds and dogs with dental sensitivity, as wet food is often more comfortable to chew.

Forthglade’s wholegrain recipes combine high quality, single-source protein with brown rice, which provides an easy-to-digest source of carbohydrate alongside naturally occurring fibre, without overwhelming the recipe.

Carbohydrates help provide steady energy, whilst fibre helps support healthy digestion and stool quality. For active dogs in particular, carbohydrates can provide a useful energy source alongside protein and fats. Endurance-type dogs, such as sled dogs, are particularly efficient at using fat as fuel, whereas faster, sprint-based breeds like whippets and greyhounds often utilise carbohydrates more effectively during high-intensity exercise.