Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  I know what happened to my cousins Yorkie when he went on Purina because it was "cheap" and she could afford it.... I have priced a lot of dog food at PetCo and on Chewy.....RC did not seem to be the "crazy overpriced uncle in the attic".....there were more than several brands that were much more expensive and CLAIMED to have all the very best in "natural this" and "organic that"....of course, the recalls they have endured over the last 15 years were not advertised anyplace. Then there is always the issue of "Oh we just forgot to put that on the label", or "we got bags that were mislabeled from the factory that does our bagging", or "we accidentally put to much vitamin in our little vitamin nuggets"....I cant help but wonder how many other dog food companies are "forgetting" to mention they are adding grains or meal or by products...BB just got caught, and I wonder how many others are just holding their breath, hoping no one looks too closely at them... RC has never made false claims about what it has in it, or how their food was "inadvertantly mislabeled"....I will continue to feed what I have fed for the last 30+ years, with excellent results....I enjoy the piece of mind I get from their second to none quality control.....the quality control of the product plus the results I have gotten in my dogs over all these years, is priceless to me. I do not eat this dog food, nor do I serve it to my family. I feed it to my dogs and they do exceptionally well on it. Their nutritional needs are obviously being more than adequately met.....I have no allergies, no itching, no stool issues, no excessive gas issues, no gurgling tummies, no excessive water intake, no strange skin smells, no dull and oily coats, excellent lab results each year, no issues with livers, hearts, kidneys, kidney stone formation, no pancreatitis, colon absorption, anemia or any mineral or vitamin deficiencies which I am particularly interested in because of breeding my ladies.....as long as my dogs are doing as well as they are doing, and their health needs are obviously being more than adequately met, and they LOVE the food and scarf it down enthusiastically, I have no concern what it costs me....my dogs and their excellent health is vital to my breeding program, and I will feed RC regardless of what the label says, as long as the clinical outcomes and the results of feeding the food clearly results in a positive, evidenced based outcome. As my father used to say, "when it gets down to the nut cutting, the people that stand in line for a Rosehill baby for 2-3 years, expect to get a healthy puppy....they could care less WHAT I feed my dogs, as long as THEIR investment in a puppy has a positive healthy outcome". Food, nutrition, and of course genetics are the necessary, essential building blocks for producing healthy, happy dogs, which when bred, in turn produce healthy puppies. RC is an expense I will not resent paying and will not skimp on....it has done me and my dogs very well over the years. Breeding is such a crap shoot on a good day....when you do not have to be concerned about the nutritional health, vitality, and conditioning of your foundation dogs in your breeding program, that is a major concern alleviated! If RC changes their ingredients to "organic road kill" or "fresh mown alfalfa" or "calcium enriched barnicles", or even "koi pond green alge", as long as my dogs love it, eat it, and THRIVE on it, and I do not have to eat it, it will work for me! |