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Originally Posted by Teegy  Royal Canin actually as next to no meat in it so I wouldn't recommend this. Pups need proteins and fats to help them grow. So if you are looking to feed them kibble I'd look to your ingredients and make sure there is real meat protein and it's not full of plant or veg protein.
I now feed both dogs raw and have fed my youngest raw since he came home from the breeder, so I tend to vote on the side of raw over kibble for a lot of reasons.
But in the interests of you wishing to feed kibble, you want meat protein, no grain veg or beets. There should be as little ingredients on that packaging as possible and the first few should be whole meats or fish.
I'd stay away from anything Hills, Royal Canin, Purina, Beneful, Iams.
Kibble recommendations I'd say Orijen, Acana, Go, Now and even Fromm. |
Actually, RC does have protein coming from real meat, moreso than some of the GF Fromm formulas, whose protein often derives from pea protein, chickpeas, etc.
RC-
Chicken meal, brown rice, rice, chicken fat, corn gluten meal, barley, wheat gluten, natural chicken flavor, powdered cellulose, dried beet pulp, fish oil, brewers dried yeast, potassium chloride, vegetable oil, fructooligosaccharides, sodium tripolyphosphate, salt, calcium carbonate, taurine, hydrolyzed yeast, dried egg product, choline chloride, DL-methionine, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), inositol, niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], magnesium oxide, trace minerals (zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), glucosamine hydrochloride, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), tea, L-carnitine, chondroitin sulfate, rosemary, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols and citric acid.
They use chicken MEAL (which is a good thing, as just 'chicken' is usually 90% water anyway) and chicken fat.
The only thing I really wish about the RC YT formula is that they didn't use 'corn gluten' or 'wheat gluten' but rather simply 'corn' and 'wheat'. I don't see much wrong with corn these days, but I don't like when it's used multiple times in one food (i.e. corn gluten meal, corn, etc) and I prefer not to feed corn gluten for personal reasons.