Sorry in advance for the long post... lots of info, which may or may not be relevant... My working cocker pup is 12 weeks old now, she is my first dog and is completely gorgeous (yes I'm biased!). However, she doesn't really drink very much water (although I always ensure it is available and fresh) and I am aware that cockers can be prone to kidney problems and therefore wet food as part of her diet is probably a good way to ensure she gets plenty of fluid.

When I first brought her home she was on beta puppy, and home cooked which she loved but again the poos were quite sloppy, and I was told that JWB would help with this. So, currently I feed her a mixture of james wellbeloved, and home cooked food and it has definiately helped.

However, she is not that keen on the JWB and will only really eat it if mixed with something else. I have tried moistening it with water or gravy as well as serving it dry - she's just not that keen, so I don't want it to be her only food. She will eat it if encouraged or if it is mixed in with the home cooked stuff, but even then at times she will eat all the food around it and leave the kibble. I have a massive bag and it has definiately helped with the poos so I'm not prepared to give up just yet. But, I also find the home cooking can be a bit time consuming and so am looking for a good quality wet food to supplement the dry as at times it would be much more convenient than constantly cooking her food from scratch!

I have tried on occasion to give her winalot puppy mixed with the JWB, and she gobbles it down but again, it makes her poo sloppy and really stinky! Great when you are trying to scrape it off the grass it the park!

Having done a bit of research I understand a bit more why and I think her tummy may be a bit on the sensitive side so I am now looking for a good quality wet food to give to her, in addition to the dry, which won't break the bank. I will still give her a certain amount of home cooked, I just don't want to do it all the time.

I am just really confused as to what I should be looking for in terms of ingredients (what are good %'s to look out for, what to avoid, etc) and which may be the best for her. If it says meat derivatives, is this bad? Because the images it conjures up don't seem great

I know that arden grange and james wellbeloved have good reputations but they seem very pricey for wet food, and arden grange don't do a wet puppy food - does this matter? What about naturediet? or James Wainwright? AAARRRGH - confused!! Please help...

Also on a side note - she seems to have started sneezing alot the last couple of days - it's definitely sneezing not coughing so am not worried about kennel cough, we've all had colds recently, do dogs get colds too?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give