The 8 Best Wet Dog Foods, According to More Than 400 Dogs and Their Humans

Best Overall

Purina Pro Plan Classic Adult Complete Essentials Wet Dog Food

$33 At Amazon $33 At Chewy $33 At PETCO

Made with real animal protein, fortified with 23 vitamins and minerals, and relatively affordable, Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Wet Dog Food is our top choice for most dogs. Among the 407 dog parents in our testing collective, the largest percentage fill their dog's bowl with a recipe from this brand citing their vet's recommendation as the lead determining factor in their choice.

Within the line of wet dog food, there is a wide variety of recipes to meet palate preferences, food sensitivities, lifestyle needs, and life stages, from puppy to senior. The Pro Plan Complete Essentials recipes include flavors such as Beef & Chicken, Beef & Rice, Beef & Salmon, Chicken & Carrots, Chicken & Rice, Turkey & Sweet Potato, Braised Beef & Rice, and Braised Chicken & Spinach.

The moisture-rich and meaty foods are packaged in 13 ounce cans with easy pull-top lids, 10 ounce trays with resealable lids, and 3.5 ounce trays with foil lids for small breed dogs.

All are made without artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives, and manufactured in facilities based in the United States. Purina closely sources and monitors the suppliers of their ingredients to ensure each batch of dog food is complete and balanced, according to AAFCO standard.

_{Sizes: 3.5, 10-ounce trays; 13-ounce cans | Flavors: Beef and vegetables; chicken and vegetables; lamb and vegetables; turkey and vegetables; beef, green beans, and brown rice; chicken, carrots and barley; turkey, peas, and brown rice | Life Stage: Adult, senior, puppy}

Also Great

Blue Buffalo BLUE Homestyle Recipe Wet Dog Food

$45 At Amazon $36 At Chewy $6 At Walmart

All of Blue Buffalo's meat-first recipes are made with human-grade ingredients and enhanced with vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that dogs need.

Within the 400-plus dogs who pawticipated in our research team's survey, those who opt for Blue Buffalo food raved (via their human) about the appetizing flavors and easy to digest ingredients. Blue Buffalo's food for pets contains no by-product meals, corn, soy, wheat, artificial flavors, or preservatives.

Blue Buffalo's Blue Homestyle Recipe wet dog food comes in four flavors—Chicken Dinner with Garden Vegetables, Beef Dinner with Garden Vegetables, Lamb Dinner with Garden Vegetables, and Turkey Meatloaf with Garden Vegetables. But the brand has eight lines of wet food for dogs to meet the dietary needs, health issues, and flavor preferences of all dogs, including Freedom (free of grains and glutens) and Blue Basics (for skin and stomach care).

The food comes in 12.5 ounce cans with pull-tabs and 3.5 ounce trays with easy to peal open foil lids for small breeds.

_{Sizes: 3.5-ounce trays; 12.5-ounce cans | Flavors: Chicken dinner, beef dinner; lamb dinner; turkey meatloaf; fish and sweet potato | Life Stage: Adult, senior, puppy}

Best Organic

Purina Beyond Organic Wet Dog Food

$26 At Amazon $26 At Chewy $27 At Walmart

Purina's Beyond line of dog food offers two wet food recipes made with USDA-certified organic ingredients, Chicken & Carrot and Chicken & Sweet Potato. Both recipes start with organic, free-range chicken that is raised without added antibiotics or hormones. These Beyond Organic canned dog foods are also Non-GMO Project Verified so each ingredient is grown without the use of prohibited synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.

The meaty canned dog food is high in protein and fiber along with added vitamins, minerals, and nutrients adult dogs need. Each serving contains natural probiotics and the organic recipes are free of common allergens, including corn, soy, and wheat.

Purina Beyond Organic Wet Dog Foods come in 13 ounce cans with pull-tab lids. The two certified organic flavors are often sold as a variety pack. Purina Beyond also offers other wet food recipes made with cage-free chicken, farm-raised beef, pasture-raised lamb, line-caught Alaskan cod and cage-free turkey, but those are not made with ingredients that are certified organic by the USDA. However, all dog food within Purina's Beyond line are made without the use of artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives, and will provide complete and balanced nutrition for your dog.

_{Sizes: 13-ounce can | Flavors: Chicken and carrot; chicken and sweet potato | Life Stage: Adult}

Best for Puppies

Hill's Science Diet Puppy Wet Food

$42 At Amazon $42 At Chewy View On PETCO

Hill's Science Diet Puppy Food is formulated to give your growing pup a meaty flavor they'll enjoy along with essential vitamins and minerals to support their development. The wet dog the food is made without artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives, and is packaged in three sizes, 13, 5.8, and 3.5 ounces.

Depending on the size of your dog, one 13 ounce can might be a full meal or it will provide multiple meals. For medium to small breed puppies, you can also opt for 5.8 ounce cans equipped with a convenient pull tab, or sealed foil top trays with 3.5 ounces of savory puppy food. You can also mix your puppy's favorite can of Hill's Science Diet Puppy Food with the same formula in a dry kibble form, like Hill's Science Diet Large Breed Chicken & Rice Dry Dog Food.

Each serving of this wet food for young pups provides phosphate and calcium for strong bones, DHA omega-3 derived from fish oil for brain development, antioxidants and vitamins to support their immune system, and prebiotic fiber to keep their digestive system balanced.

All four recipes for puppies are made with high-quality protein (chicken or beef), and an overwhelming majority of the 400 plus dog parents we consulted with feed their current or former puppy a food from Hill's Science Diet—veterinarians recommend it, dogs love it, and dog parents find it convenient and reasonably priced. With larger breed puppies—which tend to have big appetites—feeding exclusively wet food can quickly add up in price, but that goes with the territory of having a big pawed pal in your home.

_{Sizes: 3-ounce trays; 5.8, 13-ounce cans | Flavors: Chicken and barley; chicken and vegetables | Life Stage: Puppy}

Best Budget

Iams Proactive Health Wet Dog Food

$29 At Amazon $65 At Chewy

Made with high-quality animal protein, vitamins, and minerals, Iams Proactive Health Wet Dog Food is formulated to help support digestion, energy, and overall health at budget-friendly prices. It is readily available at big box stores, supermarkets, online retailers, and other great places to buy dog food. Cases of 13-ounce BPA-free cans are available in packs of 12 or 24.

For adult dogs over one year of age, there are six recipes made with rice, vegetables, and either beef, chicken, lamb or beef as the main source of protein. There is also a formulation for puppies and for senior dogs. All recipes for Iams Proactive Health Wet Dog Food include fiber, grains, and omega-6 fatty acids.

_{Sizes: 13-ounce cans | Flavors: Beef and rice; lamb and rice; chicken and rice; lamb chunks in gravy; beef in gravy; chicken chunks in gravy | Life Stage: Adult, senior, puppy}

Another Great Budget Option

Purina One Entree Wet Dog Food

$22 At Amazon $22 At Chewy $2 At PetSmart

Purina One Entree Wet Dog Food comes from the same parent company as our pick for Best Overall, Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Wet Dog Food, and line of wet dog food offers a lot of the same attributes—vet formulated, manufactured in the United States, and made without artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives. The price per 13-ounce can of Purina One Entree Wet Dog Food is generally more affordable that others on our list, and Purina One is available at big box stores, supermarkets, and major online retailers.

There are two textures to choose from, classic ground or chunks in gravy, and within those meaty categories there are a variety of recipes all made with real chicken, beef, or lamb as the main source of protein. The food is formulated to provide the essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients dogs need, and there are specialized formulas for weight maintenance, puppies, and senior dogs.

_{Sizes: 13-ounce cans | Flavors: Chicken & brown rice; beef & brown rice; beef & barley; lamb & brown rice | Life Stage: Adult, senior, puppy}

Best for Weight Management

Hill's Science Diet Perfect Weight Wet Dog Food

$48 At Amazon $48 At Chewy $48 At PETCO

If your vet has recommended a weight management plan for your dog, Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight canned dog food offers complete and balanced nutrition in flavors they'll enjoy. The high moisture content—84 percent—makes it highly beneficial for all dogs, but especially those that are dehydrated because they aren't drinking enough water.

According to feeding trials conducted by Hill's Pet, the majority of dogs lost weight within ten weeks on this food, and according the 400+ dog parents we polled, the guaranteed analysis in each batch of food from Hill's Science Diet makes this our top recommendation for adult and senior dogs who need to lose a few pounds.

The Perfect Weight wet canned food is available in two flavors—Hearty Vegetables & Chicken Stew and Chicken & Vegetable Entree. Both recipes are made with chicken as the first ingredient along with added vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and antioxidants to keep internal processes, like the digestive tract and the immune system, functioning properly. But if your dog is sensitive to poultry, this dog food might not work for you.

Hill's Science Diet Perfect Weight dog food is also available as a dry kibble and you can mix the two in accordance with the serving size guidance on the packaging to keep things interesting.

_{Sizes: 12.5-ounce cans | Flavors: Hearty vegetables and chicken stew | Life Stage: Adult, senior}

Best Variety Pack

Nutro Hearty Stew Wet Dog Food

$27 At Amazon $27 At Chewy

Mixing up your dog's food at meal time is not recommended because it usually leads to an upset stomach and loose stools, but when recipes are similar, you can incorporate different flavors. A variety pack makes it easy (and less risky) to place a different flavor in your dog's bowl, and it's particularly useful if you have a picky eater.

Many of our top picks for wet dog food are available as part of a variety pack, but we also recommend Nutro Hearty Stew Wet Dog Food Variety Pack which combines two of the brand's popular wet food flavors into one case. The wet canned food comes in 12.5 ounce cans that are packaged in cases of 12 or 24, and each case has an even amount of Tender Chicken, Carrot & Pea Stew and Chunky Beef, Tomato, Carrot & Pea Stew.

Nutro Hearty Stew Wet Dog Food is made without byproduct meals, corn, wheat, or soy, so it's likely okay for dog with food allergies to consume. It's also completely free of artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives. Within the Hearty Stew line of canned dog food, Nutro also offers two additional flavors: Meaty Lamb, Green Bean & Carrot Stew and Roasted Turkey, Sweet Potato, & Green Bean Stew.

_{Sizes: 12.5-ounce cans | Flavors: Tender chicken, carrot & pea stew; chunky beef, tomato, carrot & pea stew | Life Stage: Adult, senior}