Lily's Kitchen puppy range — wet, dry and how they fit together
A puppy range like Lily's Kitchen's is not one product but a spread of formats — wet trays or pouches and dry kibble — built around the same early-life feeding stage. Which one, or which combination, suits your puppy is mostly a practical question about their age, appetite and how you like to feed, rather than one format being straightforwardly better than the other.
What splits the range up
Puppy ranges are generally split first by format — wet or dry — and sometimes by size or breed category as well, since a giant-breed puppy grows on a different timeline to a toy breed and can need a different balance of nutrients while doing it. Checking the pack matches your puppy's actual size category matters more than picking whichever looks most appealing on the shelf.
Wet food, in a tray or pouch, tends to be more palatable for a young puppy who is still getting used to solid food, and is often easier for a small mouth to manage than dry kibble. Dry food is generally more economical per meal and can be better for a puppy who grazes through the day rather than eating everything in one sitting.
Wet, dry, or both
Mixed feeding, combining a portion of wet and a portion of dry in the same meal or across the day, is common and is not a compromise or a sign you cannot decide — plenty of owners do it simply because their puppy prefers the variety, or because it makes portioning easier around a fussy eater.
If you do mix formats, check the feeding guidance for each on the pack rather than simply combining full portions of both, since a puppy fed full amounts of two complete foods together is likely being overfed. Adjust the total to what a full meal of either format alone would be, split between the two.
When to move off the puppy range
Puppies generally move onto an adult formula once they reach roughly their adult size, which happens at very different ages depending on breed — a small breed dog matures much earlier than a giant breed, who can still be growing well into their second year. The pack's own guidance for that specific product, alongside advice from your vet, is the reliable way to time the switch rather than a fixed age that applies to every dog.
Whenever you do change format or move onto adult food, do it gradually over a week or so, mixing in more of the new food each day, rather than switching everything over in one go, since a sudden change is the most common cause of a puppy's stomach being upset by a change of diet rather than the new food itself being unsuitable.
This range
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Harringtons Puppy Turkey & Rice
Complete turkey puppy food with 30% protein and feeding bands by adult weight
£6.49
Burns Puppy/Junior Mini Chicken & Rice
Chicken and rice puppy food with a smaller kibble, made for small and toy breed mouths
£14.99
Burns Puppy Original Lamb & Rice
Complete Burns lamb and rice puppy food in a 2KG bag for up to 12 months
£14.99
Burns Puppy Junior Original Chicken Rice
A complete puppy and junior food with dried chicken 31% and controlled fat at 15%
From£14.99
Forthglade Complete Puppy Chicken with Liver Grain Free
A complete grain-free wet food for puppies, built on 71% chicken and 4% chicken liver
£1.99
Burns Grain Free Puppy Duck Potato
Grain-free duck and potato puppy food with a prebiotic, for starting a new litter on a novel protein
From£16.49
Harringtons Puppy Grain Free Superfoods Chicken Vegetables
Grain-free chicken puppy food in 1.7KG and 10KG, with size-specific evidence
From£7.50
Forthglade Complete Puppy Grain Free Variety Case 12pk
A 12-tray grain-free variety case for puppies: chicken with liver, and lamb with liver
£23.25
Lily's Kitchen Puppy Organic Dinner
An organic complete wet dinner for puppies, four meats, 150G foil, 87 kcal/100g
£2.15
Lily's Kitchen Puppy Chicken Recipe
Complete 400G wet puppy chicken recipe with 67% fresh chicken
£3.79
Lily's Kitchen Puppy Recipe Chicken
Complete 150G puppy chicken recipe with 67% chicken and salmon oil
£1.69
Lily's Kitchen Puppy Chicken
Grain-free complete dry food for puppies up to 8-14 months, with a joint care mix built in
£25.15
Common questions
- What is the difference between the wet and dry options in a puppy range?
- Wet food in a tray or pouch is generally more palatable and easier for a young puppy to eat, while dry kibble is usually more economical per meal and suits a puppy who grazes through the day. Neither is automatically better; it comes down to your puppy's preference and how you like to feed them.
- Can I mix wet and dry puppy food from the same range?
- Yes, this is common and not a problem, but check the feeding guidance for each product rather than giving full portions of both together, since that risks overfeeding. Split the total between the two formats to match what a full meal of either alone would be.
- When should I switch my puppy off puppy food?
- This depends heavily on breed size, since small breeds reach adult size much earlier than large and giant breeds, who can keep growing well into their second year. Check the specific product's own guidance and speak to your vet if you are unsure when is right for your puppy.
- Do you stock every format in the Lily's Kitchen puppy range?
- No, we stock a selection rather than the brand's full catalogue, and what is available to order changes as stock does. The grid above reflects what we currently have rather than everything the brand makes.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.