Best Dog Food for Bloodhounds — Nutrition That Matches the Breed
Bloodhounds are large scent hounds with floppy ears, sensitive digestion, and bloat risk. Clean, highly digestible freeze-dried raw supports their gut, ears, and frame — fed in measured meals.
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What Bloodhounds need most from their food
The Bloodhound’s large frame, long ears, and digestion shape their needs:
Ear Health
Long, heavy ears trap moisture and are prone to trouble; a single-protein diet with no wheat, corn or soy makes a known dietary trigger easier to avoid.
Digestive Health
Highly digestible, single-protein whole-food nutrition reduces digestive burden.
Bloat (GDV) Risk
A deep-chested breed prone to bloat — feed measured meals, not one large meal, and avoid vigorous exercise around eating.
Joint & Hip Health
EPA and DHA omega-3s and lean body weight support the joints large breeds are predisposed to strain.
Why freeze-dried raw is right for BloodhoundsBloodhounds
Bloodhounds are large, gentle scent hounds with famously long, heavy ears and a deep chest. The breed is prone to ear infections (those ears trap moisture, and diet can contribute), sensitive digestion, bloat, and joint issues. Their food needs to be clean, highly digestible, and fed carefully.
Loyal Saints supports Bloodhounds with single-protein recipes (no wheat, corn or soy), high digestibility for sensitive guts, omega-3s for joints and skin, and measured feeding for bloat risk. Human-grade quality ingredients, no fillers, no synthetic vitamin premix.
Formula recommendation for Bloodhounds
Chicken Formula
Our gentlest, single-protein formula — highly digestible for sensitive Bloodhound digestion, with no wheat, corn or soy.
Shop Chicken Formula →Turkey + Salmon Formula
For joint, skin, and ear support — omega-3s support the joints of a large breed and the skin barrier.
Shop Turkey + Salmon Formula →Make it work for your budget
What a day costs for a 95 lb Bloodhound
with Halo Club (23 tbsp)
with Halo Club (5¾ cups)
as a complete meal
- Start as a topper. Swap a quarter of the bowl for Loyal Saints and keep the rest the same — real freeze-dried raw in every meal for a quarter of the cost. One 14 oz bag then lasts about 5 days.
- Join the Halo Club. 20% off every order and free shipping on every member order.
- Buy the 14 oz bag. Same food as the 5 oz, and it costs less per day ($33.14 vs $51.24 for a complete meal).
- First order: enter code KING40 at checkout for 40% off (first orders only).
Beef or Turkey + Salmon, at the live 14 oz price. Amounts follow the bag’s feeding guide and our feeding calculator; adjust for activity and body condition. See every weight and formula →
The standard is King.
Loyal Saints was built because of one dog. King’s digestive sensitivities pushed Kristina Voltin to question the ingredients, processing and nutrition behind every bowl. She formulated a whole-food, freeze-dried raw diet from human-grade quality ingredients — food she felt confident feeding King every day. Every formula is held to that standard: would I feed this to King?
For Bloodhounds owners navigating the same questions Kristina faced — about ingredients, about what’s really in the bag, about whether the food is actually good — Loyal Saints is the answer she built for them.
Read King’s story →What’s not in it — matters for Bloodhounds.
Bloodhounds' ear-infection tendency and sensitive digestion make clean, wheat-, corn- and soy-free, highly digestible food valuable; feed measured meals given bloat risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best dog food for a Bloodhound?
A clean, highly digestible diet with no wheat, corn or soy fed in measured meals. Loyal Saints Chicken is our gentlest single-protein recipe; Turkey + Salmon supports joints and skin. Feed measured meals to reduce the breed’s bloat risk.
Why does my Bloodhound get ear infections?
The long, heavy ears trap moisture, and food sensitivities are a common contributing factor. A single-protein diet with no wheat, corn or soy makes a known dietary trigger easier to avoid; routine ear cleaning and drying, and your vet’s care, do the rest. Chronic infections need veterinary care.
How much should I feed my Bloodhounds?
Bloodhounds typically weigh 80–110 lbs, needing about 5–6½ cups of freeze-dried raw a day as a complete meal (Beef or Turkey + Salmon; 5½–7 cups of Chicken), split into two meals. Adjust to body condition and activity; large breeds benefit from measured meals to reduce bloat risk.
Is freeze-dried raw good for a Bloodhound?
Yes. Start with single-protein Chicken (gentlest, most digestible) using a 7–10 day transition, or Beef for more protein density. All formulas are complete and balanced, made with human-grade quality ingredients, and free of fillers and synthetic vitamin premixes.
Clean gut, healthy ears, big frame.Bloodhounds
Single-protein, highly digestible, omega-rich. Built for the Bloodhound. Halo Club members save 20% with free shipping on every order (contiguous U.S.).
Real dogs. Real bowls.
Her Favorite Part of the Day Isn’t the Walk: Frenchie
Meat and organs first, freeze-dried raw and ready the second you open the bag. Start as a topper on your dog’s current food for about $1.74 a day with a 14 oz bag. New here? Take 40% off your first order with code KING40.
Quick answers
What is Loyal Saints dog food?
Loyal Saints is a woman-owned premium freeze-dried raw dog food: vet-formulated, meat and organs first, AAFCO complete and balanced, made with human-grade quality ingredients in an FDA-registered facility in the Midwest.
Where can I buy Loyal Saints?
At loyalsaintspets.com (Halo Club: 20% off and free shipping on every order (contiguous U.S.); KING40 takes 40% off a first order when typed at checkout), and on Amazon, Chewy and Target.
How much Loyal Saints should I feed?
Follow the amounts printed on the bag: for Beef or Turkey + Salmon, about ¾ cup a day for a 6 lb dog, 1¼ cups for 12 lb and 2 cups for 25 lb. Use about 25% of that as a topper. Ease in over 7 to 10 days.
