Changing from Royal Canin to Pedigree...?

Question

I give up....
I chose Royal Canin for my two 7 month old American Pitbulls, sinse they were only 6 weeks of age. They loved it by the way. The problem is that one of my doggies looked very thick, but not overweight, and the other one didn't look that big, but not thick at all either. One weights about 70 lbs, and the other weights 65 lbs (but they just don't show their weigth).....I've heard, and seen people who feed their dogs with Pedigree, and the dogs actually build a strong, stocky, thick bodies. The thing is that with Pedigree, dogs will actually gain more weight. I mean, Royal Canin is premium dog food but I'm not even sure if it's actually giving me the results I want for my puppies.........Maybe there's people out there who have experience with Pedigree or Royal Canin, and might offer some suggestions....Also, I know about all those other brands, such as Nutro natural, blue buffalo, eaukanuba, etc (that don't have fillers;but they will probably give me the same results..

Answer 1

Nutro and Eukanuba definitely have fillers. Neither are high quality foods.

The biggest problem I see with going from Royal Canin to Pedigree is that it's the same as going from a fresh food diet to Mc Donalds as a human. Pedigree is terrible food.

It's possible that you have two dogs that are just thicker. Or, you may want to try an even better diet like Natural Balance ( http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com ) EVO, Candiae, Wysong, or Merrick. If you visit a natural pet supply store, they may be able to help you to decide the type of food that will get your dogs where you want them to be.

Good luck in your search! : )

Answer 2

Bakers complete is not as complete as it looks or sounds and does carry a lot of unnecessary additives and colourants which can cause hyperactivity in small and medium dogs if fed exclusively on it. I do however (hypocrite that I am) use the meaty chunks from bakers as a variety provider in my dogs complete food. She gets three chunks cut up into small pieces and mixed in with the complete. The bakers meat is not a good option as it tends to be reconstituted, but then I have never fed any of my meat eating pets tinned dog or cat food as natural white meat is so much better for them. Pedigree has a bad reputation down to it being sold and advertised as an ideal complete food. The meat is no good but then as I have said, I won't feed any tinned meat to any of my animals. The complete puppy is good for young dogs as is the Junior but then once the dog reaches 18 months, the dietary requirements change somewhat and the adult complete mixes or kibbles don't seem to cater for them. You either have to force feed vast quantities into the dog to keep them at a healthy weight, or leave the dog feeling hungry all the time because a small cupful produces all the nutrients and energy required for a day. Royal Canin is something I have personally never tried, or more precisely something my dog Millie has never tried. Any dog or cat food which claims can provide a type or specialist formula for every individual breed of dog and cat, individually formulated to each breed's specialist requirements, is talking s**t! The research needed to prove this is not available anywhere on the web as the company supplying it won't allow the papers to be viewed by the general public. I'm taking about of course about test results, spreadsheets and formulation designs, not the leaflets handed out at vets and Petsmart telling you what they think you want to hear.

Answer 3

I feed my 1 year old pit bull Nutro Natural Choice. She is naturally a petite dog. She is only 47 pounds, but she is ALL muscle. But even though she is all muscle, she does not look bulky. She is naturally just a small pit bull. Even if I did change her food, or give her weight training (like cart pulling) she wouldn't gain a whole lot more muscle. But I would think that bulkiness has more to do with genetics rather than the type of food. And they are only 7 months old, and they are LARGE dogs!! They are only puppies, they are not done filling out, they might become more muscular once they are full grown. I would recommend continuing to feed a high quality food, and just watch them grow. Pit Bulls are naturally very muscular, and they are already HUGE, and not done growing yet.

Answer 4

Well m dog is 7 years old (Terrier) and he takes Royal Canin. Hes had it for a long time and he is not gaining a lot of weight . He is gaining enough normally but not abnormally. Im not sure whats wrong. Maybe try a different kind of Royal... There are all different types if that helps...

Answer 5

OMG STOP!!! Pedigree wasn't on the recall list but has been known to cause liver failure and other digestive problems. It is a horrible food. Royal Canin isn't all that bad actually. One of your dogs probably doesn't contain a stocky gene...(since you call them pit bulls its probably from a BYB which is why your dogs have totally different results)

If you are going to switch foods...go from OK to better....not OK to worse....like switch to Innova, Natural Balance, or Chichen soup for the dog lover's soul

and Eukanuba does contain fillers....just to let you know.

So what do you want for your puppies? Healthy food and let them grow naturally.....or make them how you want them to look by giving them poisoned unhealthy food that will cause problems and shorten their lives?

Answer 6

Idiots! Pedigree is made by the same Mars company as Royal Canin. It's the same feed. Gawd stop being stupid.

Answer 7

Oh, dear - Pedigree is not a good dog food at all. Here are some sites to give you info about picking a better brand:
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/
and
http://www.4pawsu.com/dogfood.htm

Eukanuba and Iams are all about fillers. Nutro is better and is fairly widely available. Especially after the recall, Petco and Petsmart are emphasizing natural, better quality foods in their current marketing.....

Answer 8

You do NOT want your dogs "thick" dogs should be lean (not skinny but lean). The reason so many dogs on low quality foods like Pedigree are "thicker" is because of all the useless carbohydrates in these foods. This is one reason dogs on low quality foods tend to be overweight compared to those being fed a good quality food.
A good quality food is far more healthy for your dog then the cheap filler loaded foods.

Answer 9

Please Please Do not feed your dog Pedigree dog food. I believe this is what killed my brothers dog that is all he ate. Also my sisters dog ate pedigree and she died too. They both had problems with their pancreas my dog was eating pedigree and was showing the same signs as their dogs he is no longer on pedigree.
I switched my dog to Summit Advance Chicken meal and rice he loves it he eats less there are no fillers in it. I just found out meal is better then meat but by-products are very bad so now i look for all that.

When ever any one asked I recommend these to brands.
http://www.petcurean.com
and
http://www.eaglepack.com
you can go to their sites and the help you pick which food is best for your dog.

Answer 10

Pedigree is trash. Keep feeding your dogs what you feed now. If they are young, they are probably going through the "uglies" a stage where their bodies look out of proportion. Fat one week, long and tall the week next. They will fill out as they mature. Stay away from anything you can buy from a grocery store. Canidae is great too.