Feeding a Greyhound and Pug Together

A four-year-old greyhound and a nine-year-old pug under the same roof — that's a genuinely tricky feeding situation, because those two dogs have almost opposing nutritional profiles. Greyhounds are lean, muscular, and sensitive-gutted; pugs are prone to weight gain, brachycephalic breathing issues, and joint stress as they age. The most expensive or most marketed foods are often built for a generalised 'adult dog' that doesn't really exist — which matters even more when you've got two dogs this different. What are you currently feeding each of them, and has either shown any digestive issues, skin problems, or weight concerns?

That gives me a clear picture. Delia's situation is the more urgent one — Royal Canin Pug Adult isn't a bad food, but it's calorie-dense and the portion guidance is easy to overshoot, which is probably how you've ended up here. The brachycephalic breathing issue does get meaningfully worse with extra weight, so getting her lean matters beyond just aesthetics. For Bram, the transition off raw needs to be gentle — his gut flora will have adapted to raw protein, so throwing him straight onto a dry kibble can cause loose stools for a few weeks.

Two separate foods is honestly the right call here — trying to find one food that serves a lean, sensitive-stomached sighthound and an overweight senior brachycephalic breed usually means compromising both. But it doesn't have to be complicated. For Delia, I'd move her to Forthglade Complete Meal Grain Free Senior with Turkey — it's a wet food, which is useful because the high moisture content means she feels fuller on fewer calories, and it's much easier to portion accurately than kibble. For Bram, start with Forthglade Complete Meal Adult Greyhound with Chicken — yes, they actually make a greyhound-specific formula. It's higher protein, lower fat, and designed for the lean muscle maintenance sighthounds need. Both are UK-made, no artificial additives, and genuinely different calorie profiles. Feed them in separate rooms if Bram is a fast eater, which most ex-racers are.

The greyhound formula has higher crude protein — around 9% in the wet food versus 7-8% in a standard adult — and it's formulated with the lean body composition of sighthounds in mind, so it supports muscle without excess fat. For a dog like Bram who's been on raw, it also tends to be gentler on the gut during transition than a dry kibble would be. On Delia — if you follow the portion guide strictly and cut out any extras, most dogs in her position see noticeable change within 8 to 12 weeks. Wet food makes it easier because you're measuring grams of a consistent product rather than scooping kibble. Get her weighed at the vet in a month and adjust from there. Don't rush it — half a kilo a month is a healthy pace for a pug.

Yes — go slowly. Start with about 25% Forthglade and 75% whatever raw he's finishing up, and shift the ratio over two weeks. If you see loose stools, hold the ratio where it is for a few more days before moving on. Adding a small amount of plain tinned pumpkin or a probiotic like YuMOVE Digestive Care can help smooth the transition. Ex-racing greyhounds are often resilient dogs once they settle, but their guts do take a few weeks to recalibrate. After a month you should be on 100% Forthglade with no issues.