Puppy food, delivered
Ordering puppy food online and having it delivered saves carrying a heavy sack home, and it means you can compare recipes and prices from your own home rather than standing in an aisle. What matters more than delivery itself is choosing a complete food genuinely formulated for your puppy's size and breed.
Why delivery makes sense for puppy food specifically
Bags of complete puppy food are heavy and bulky, and a growing puppy tends to need a new bag more often than an adult dog eating a stable, lower-calorie portion. Having it delivered removes the physical hassle of carrying it, particularly for a large or giant breed puppy whose food comes in correspondingly large bags.
Ordering online also makes it easier to compare recipes side by side, checking ingredients and life-stage suitability properly rather than deciding quickly in front of a shelf while managing a puppy.
How to actually judge which food to buy
Look for a food clearly labelled as complete and suitable for puppies, rather than complementary, since a complementary food is not designed to be fed on its own. Check whether it is formulated for your puppy's expected adult size, since large and giant breed puppies have different growth-rate needs to small breed ones.
Price per kilogram is a more honest comparison than the price on the front of the bag, since bag sizes vary considerably between brands. Working it out lets you compare value properly rather than being drawn to whichever bag happens to look cheapest at a glance.
What to check before you order
Confirm the food is appropriate for your puppy's current age and expected adult size, and check the feeding guide against your puppy's actual weight rather than assuming one bag size will last a specific number of weeks.
If your puppy has any known sensitivity, or you are introducing a new food for the first time, plan to transition gradually over several days alongside their current food rather than switching all at once, whichever way you have it delivered.
The cheaper end of the range
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
Forthglade British Classics Chicken Family Lunch
Complete Forthglade wet dog food with 75% chicken in a 395G tray
£2.45
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
Common questions
- Is delivered puppy food the same quality as buying in person?
- Yes, ordering online makes no difference to the food itself, only to how it reaches you. The same complete recipes and life-stage suitability apply either way, so choose based on the food's formulation rather than how you receive it.
- How often will I need to reorder puppy food?
- This depends on your puppy's size, breed and how much the specific food's feeding guide recommends for their weight, and it will increase as they grow. A larger breed puppy on a bigger bag may still need reordering more often than you'd expect, simply because they eat more.
- What size bag should I order for a large breed puppy?
- A larger bag makes sense once you know your puppy tolerates the recipe well, since large breed puppies eat proportionally more as they grow. For a first try of a new food, a smaller bag is sensible in case it does not suit them.
- Can I switch delivered puppy food brands easily?
- Yes, but transition gradually over several days by mixing increasing amounts of the new food with the old, rather than switching all at once. This applies whether the food arrives by delivery or is bought in person.
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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.