Little Friends and puppies: what the brand actually makes
Little Friends is a small animal and bird accessories brand, making things like hammocks, houses and mineral blocks for rabbits, rats and birds — it does not make puppy or dog food. If you landed here looking for puppy food, this is the honest answer, along with what actually matters when choosing a proper puppy food elsewhere in our range.
What Little Friends actually makes
Little Friends' range is built around small pets and birds rather than dogs, covering things like hammocks and houses for rats and small animals, calcium and mineral blocks for birds, and similar accessories. It is a genuinely useful brand within that space, just not one that extends into puppy or dog products.
If you have a small animal or a bird alongside a puppy, Little Friends is worth knowing for that side of your household, even though it will not help with what to feed a growing dog.
What actually matters when choosing puppy food
A complete puppy food matched to your puppy's expected adult size is the main thing to get right, since small, medium and large breeds all have different growth patterns and nutritional needs during their first year. A large-breed puppy in particular benefits from a formula that manages growth rate rather than maximising it.
Beyond size category, a named protein source, a feeding guide based on your puppy's actual weight, and confirmation that the food is labelled complete rather than complementary are the practical things worth checking on any bag, regardless of brand.
If you have both a puppy and a small pet at home
It is not unusual for a household to have a puppy alongside a rabbit, a hamster, or a cage bird, in which case Little Friends is genuinely worth knowing about for that side of things, even though it will not help with the dog.
Keeping the two separate in your mind — one brand for the small pets, a different range entirely for the puppy — avoids any confusion when you are restocking either, since the two shelves in our range do not overlap at all.
For this need
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Forthglade Cold Pressed Natural Turkey
Cold-pressed turkey kibble for dogs from 2 months, soft enough to mix with water for young pups
£45.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Salmon
Cold-pressed grain-free dry food for dogs, built on fresh and dried salmon
From£16.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Duck
Cold-pressed grain-free duck food with fruit and botanicals, in two bag sizes
From£16.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Chicken
Cold-pressed grain-free chicken food with fruit and botanicals, in three bag sizes
From£16.99
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Turkey
A lightly baked complete dry food, 50% turkey, for adult dogs of any breed
From£12.49
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Chicken
A grain-free complete dry food for adult dogs, lightly baked and built on 50% chicken
From£12.49
Forthglade Cold Pressed Small Dog Turkey
Cold-pressed grain-free dry food for small dogs and puppies, built on turkey
£16.99
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Lamb
A lightly baked complete dry food, 50% lamb, for adult dogs of any breed
From£12.49
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Turkey
Grain-free cold-pressed turkey kibble for dogs, gentle on sensitive stomachs
£69.69
Harringtons Puppy Turkey & Rice
Complete turkey puppy food with 30% protein and feeding bands by adult weight
£6.49
Harringtons Adult Dog Turkey Veg
Complete dry food for adult dogs with turkey, chicken and salmon oil, 21% protein
From£3.39
Harringtons Adult Dog Salmon & Potato
Complete salmon and potato dry dog food with 21% protein in a 1.7KG bag
£6.25
Common questions
- Does Little Friends make puppy or dog food?
- No, Little Friends' range covers small animals and birds, such as rabbits, rats and cage birds, rather than dogs. If you need puppy food, it is worth looking at a brand that specifically formulates for growing dogs instead.
- What animals is Little Friends actually for?
- The brand's range is built for small pets and birds, including accessories like hammocks, houses and mineral blocks, rather than dogs or cats specifically, so it sits in a different part of the shop entirely from puppy food.
- What should I look for in a puppy food instead?
- Look for a complete food matched to your puppy's expected adult size, with a named protein source and a feeding guide based on your puppy's current weight, adjusting with your vet's input as they grow.
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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.