Does Pedigree Dog food make a dog/puppy "fat"?

Question

I'm feeding my pit bull puppy with Royal Canin Baby Food (large breed), and he seems to be doing great. he weights about 13lbs and his barely 8.5 weeks old. He looks tick 'n has a massive body. Anyways, I've heard people say that they feed their dogs/pups with pedigree and actually get fat or have good body weight or muscles. So I don't know if spending less money on Pedigree would have the same results then the money I spend on a Royal Canin food. I give my pup Pedigree canned food once in awhile though.

Answer 1

DO NOT SWITCH TO PEDIGREE>>>>>>>>>>>>.....

Pedigree is so full of fillers that are not good for your dog. The commercials will tell you it is a wonderful food, but things are not always as they seem. here is a chart for you and you can rate the dog food yourself.
How to grade your dog's food: Start with a grade of 100:
1) For every listing of "by-product" , subtract 10 points
2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or
fat) reference, subtract 10 points
3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points
4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points
5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (I.e. "ground brown rice", "brewers rice", "rice flour" are all the same grain), subtract 5 points
6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points
8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3points
9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points
10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points
11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points
12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points
13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points
14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to beef), subtract 1 point
15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point>
Extra Credit:
1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points
3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points
7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points
8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points
9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point
12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein source, but "chicken" and "" as 2 different sources), add 1 point
13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free, add 1 point

Score:
94-100+ = A 86-93 = B 78-85 = C 70-77 = D 69 and below = F>
Here are some foods that have already been scored.

Dog Food scores:
Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+
Bil-Jac Select / Score 68 F
Canidae / Score 112 A+
Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115 A+
Diamond Maintenance / Score 64 F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / Score 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / Score 99 A
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+
Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+
Foundations / Score 106 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 B
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 D
Innova Dog / Score 114 A+
Innova Evo / Score 114 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / Score 110 A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score 23 F
ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley / Score 103 A+
Purina Beneful / Score 17 F
Purina Dog / Score 62 F
Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16 F
Royal Canin Bulldog / Score 100 A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice / Score 97 A
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score 63 F
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / Score 69 F
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken / Score 110 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 97 A

Answer 2

Hi, Pedigree really is trash. It would be better to feed her table scraps. I also wanted to add something about a previous answer on the recall. Remember than the FDA does not have any power to make the companies recall dog food. Just because it wasn't recalled doesn't mean it didn't need to be. Pedigree was not recalled. I get concerned that it probably should have been, but company was too cheap to do it. There were three BIG companies that did not recall even though the knew their foods were contaminated. The FDA could not make them recall. I won't use pedigree or purina at all. I just don't feel comfortable with their "honesty" level.

Answer 3

Every dog is different. What one dog does well on with a food, even low end foods another dog may do terrible on .Find a food that your puppy likes and does well on and stay with it. It's bad for a puppys tummy to keep switching foods.Royal Canine is a pretty decent food. Other ones are Canidae and Nutro Natural.There are so many foods out there ,everyone has a different opinion of what may be good or bad. Spending a bit more money within your budget you will get a better food.

Answer 4

Pedigree is crap food. Look at the ingredients. It is made from corn and byproducts. You do NOT want your puppy to grow too fast - that will cause health problems later in life.

Think of Pedigree like McDonalds - OK once in a while, but even better to avoid it alltogether.

Answer 5

Pedigree is the LOW end of the barrel stuff

i recommend Nutro we use that with our Lab shes wonderfull..they make a large breed also.

id keep it on the royal canin..dont switch it could be bad.

dont feed pedigree at all..stick with ONE kind of food!

If you need to save money Try Nutro.

Answer 6

Over feeding your dog whatever kind of food will make him fat

Answer 7

The amout of weight ususally has to do with the breed for one, and the amout of food for another. You really don't need to buy a high dollar food though, just find one that is very high in protien. I have a 7 mo. Rottie/Lab that wieghs about 135#'s right now and he isn't done growing into his paws yet and we feed him retriever (in the blue bag) it's 27% protien. In fact my Rott and my Lab both eat it as well. It's only 16$ a 50# bag.

Answer 8

LMAO!!!
NO!!! Don't be ABSURD!!!
OVER-FEEDING *ANYTHING* makes EVERYTHING FAT!!!

Don't waste money on "puppy" CRAP!!!
Any decent brand of DRY***ADULT*** feed is FINE!!
Don't feed ANY canned CRAP!

Please...TRY to understand....they ALL want to SELL you stuff!!*YOU*,not the DOG!

But hey...your dog,go right ahead & FEED IT TO *DEATH*!!!

Answer 9

It just depends on how much you feed him. If you want to research dog food go here

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/

Answer 10

if you feed them with the appropriate portions then it shouldnt be a problem. make sure they get plenty of exercise and they wont get fat.