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schnug · 09-27-2009, 11:38 AM

Good afternoon,

Our breeder feeds her puppies Royal Canin and later switches them to Canidae. Originally, I was going to switch from Royal Canin puppy to
Wellness because I already had a bag of it (long story).

I thought of switching to the Wellness puppy because the ingredients didn't include corn(particularly in the top 5), which by word of mouth is not the best thing.

I then ran into a Royal Canin rep at the pets store and she stated that corn is actually a necessary filler and is fine for the dogs. It also seems that Royal Canin specifically targets Yorkies which gave me a sense of confidence in the food.

I've read the boards here and went to the Dog Food Rating place which basically trashed RC.

RC is more expensive than Wellness, which makes me wonder if corn wasn't good for the dogs, why did they include it at all?

I don't know what to think.. but a 2-star food? That's pretty bad considering it's 20$ for a 3kg bag.

So I'm confused... are the folks who make RC too big to care or uneducated? Or are they perhaps well aware of how they manufactured their food, and the review of an outsider only speculates that the ingredients are not suitable (whereas RC's scientists should know what they are doing???).

09-27-2009, 11:38 AM	#1
schnug Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 16	Royal Canin Puppy vs. Wellness Puppy Good afternoon, Our breeder feeds her puppies Royal Canin and later switches them to Canidae. Originally, I was going to switch from Royal Canin puppy to Wellness because I already had a bag of it (long story). I thought of switching to the Wellness puppy because the ingredients didn't include corn(particularly in the top 5), which by word of mouth is not the best thing. I then ran into a Royal Canin rep at the pets store and she stated that corn is actually a necessary filler and is fine for the dogs. It also seems that Royal Canin specifically targets Yorkies which gave me a sense of confidence in the food. I've read the boards here and went to the Dog Food Rating place which basically trashed RC. RC is more expensive than Wellness, which makes me wonder if corn wasn't good for the dogs, why did they include it at all? I don't know what to think.. but a 2-star food? That's pretty bad considering it's 20$ for a 3kg bag. So I'm confused... are the folks who make RC too big to care or uneducated? Or are they perhaps well aware of how they manufactured their food, and the review of an outsider only speculates that the ingredients are not suitable (whereas RC's scientists should know what they are doing???).