Nature's Recipe Grain Free Small Breed Dry Dog Food Chicken, Sweet Potato & Pumpkin, 12 lb Bag vs Wellness CORE Small Breed Grain Free Dog Food

Both are grain-free adult small-breed kibbles with real poultry first. Wellness CORE is the stronger formula on paper: named turkey and chicken, salmon oil, probiotics, and added glucosamine and chondroitin for joints. Nature's Recipe leans on chicken, sweet potato and pumpkin, with fiber for digestion, and carries a much larger owner base at a similar rating. Buy Wellness CORE for joint support and a meat-first recipe; buy Nature's Recipe for a gentler, fiber-forward food for sensitive stomachs.

• Choose the Nature's Recipe if your small dog has a sensitive stomach or loose stools and you want a fiber-rich chicken and pumpkin kibble with a long track record of owner ratings.
• Choose the Wellness CORE if you want named turkey and chicken, salmon oil, probiotics and joint-supporting glucosamine and chondroitin in a small-breed kibble.