Royal Canin

cuttingedge · 01-06-2012, 08:18 AM

I have been feeding this food to my dogs. My Lab gets the Labrador Retriever formula and my Shepherd gets the GSD 24.
My friend whom has my dogs brother was feeding his dog Purina and later switched to TOTW. his dog is constantly itchy and has some spots where his hair is almost gone because of this. He recently put him on the Royal Canin about two weeks ago and said that there has been no improvement in his skin condition. He took the dog to the vet to get allergy tested and is waiting for the results. The funny thing is that he just started some behavior modification classes and was talking to the trainer about his food. She said that Royal Canin is one of if not the worst food for German Shepherds because of the amount of corn in the food. Last time I checked the GSD 24 does not contain any corn

I would like to know why people insist on bashing this food? am I feeding my dogs junk food or is this formula ok? BTW they have been doing very well on it. Both of my dogs have very good coats and are never sick? We have tried "Better Foods" and neither one did as well on them (Wellness, Merrick, Solid Gold)

mysweetkaos · 01-06-2012, 08:34 AM

Sounds like your dogs are doing good on RC. So if that's the case I wouldn't worry about it. If it's not broke don't fix it

Cheerful1 · 01-06-2012, 08:42 AM

We feed Joey Royal Canin. He was fed that by the family member we adopted Joey from, so as it's been said "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Joey is doing very well.

Toffifay · 01-06-2012, 11:16 AM

My BF's mother has 40 GSD's and she buys RC GSD formula by the pallet! She does add fresh food, like turkey and beef, eggs and cottage cheese to the dogs food, but the base of their diet is Royal Canin. The dogs are in gorgeous condition...they go through one 30 lb. bag per day!

EJQ · 01-06-2012, 11:20 AM

Good question! I have no idea why so many folks have a problem with RC.

I have been feeding it for years and our crew thrives on it.

gsd_newbie · 01-06-2012, 12:28 PM

Same here, our dogs doing just fine on RC and they seem quite healthy with shinning coat. We don't have an opportunity trying another brands, they just don't exist in my area. Recently I feed them RAW, lets see the result compare to RC.

cuttingedge · 01-06-2012, 06:56 PM

Part of my problem is that people are very opinionated when it comes to dog food. I know that most of what people say is in fact opinion and nothing more. For instance this trainer whom I do not know but recommended to my friend flat out told him that he should not feed Royal Canin to his dog regardless of what I told him because of the amount of corn in the food. 1st of all don’t you think that this person would not tell him that I am wrong simply out of respect for me and the fact that I recommended them? No of course not and then to tell him false information after the fact just gets me mad. Royal Canin GSD 24 has no corn so why would you tell someone that it does and that it is the worst food for dogs? Sorry lost all credibility with me right off the bat, so don’t look for anymore references. Just had to vent! I understand that some of the foods on the market appear to be better but we have tried some of them and they simply did not work for my dogs so we are going to stick with it RC unless something changes.

Jason

Scarlettsmom · 01-06-2012, 10:12 PM

Opinions are like arseholes...we all have them and some of them stink. That's what I was told when I was wondering if I should switch foods.

I chose to switch to RC Osteo Digest and it has been great for Scarlett.

I am in total agreement with "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." It is very easy to be overwhelmed with bafflegab. Use your best judgement.

If you ask, expect opinions...refer to my first statement.

If your dogs are doing well on a food, stay with it unless you truly feel a change is warranted.

Why put you and your dogs through a knot hole??

Lucy Dog · 01-06-2012, 10:20 PM

Is it the worst food for a GSD? Absolutely not.

Is there corn in it? No corn in the GSD 24, but there's corn in there other formulas.

Would I feed it to my dogs? Well... yeah, I did. She didn't like it, so I switched her to something else.

If your dogs like it and are doing fine on it, I wouldn't switch. TOTW isn't that great of a food either.

gsd_newbie · 01-07-2012, 12:52 AM

I am switching from RC to RAW food not because opinions but mainly RAW is so much cheaper compare to RC or even cheaper dry food like Pedigree. So far my GSDs are doing quite alright with RAW, just like they did with RC. FYI, I used to feed them RC Maxi Adult (A3) for both adult and puppy, 20kg bag costs $98 bucks.

01-06-2012, 08:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
cuttingedge Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 91	Royal Canin I have been feeding this food to my dogs. My Lab gets the Labrador Retriever formula and my Shepherd gets the GSD 24. My friend whom has my dogs brother was feeding his dog Purina and later switched to TOTW. his dog is constantly itchy and has some spots where his hair is almost gone because of this. He recently put him on the Royal Canin about two weeks ago and said that there has been no improvement in his skin condition. He took the dog to the vet to get allergy tested and is waiting for the results. The funny thing is that he just started some behavior modification classes and was talking to the trainer about his food. She said that Royal Canin is one of if not the worst food for German Shepherds because of the amount of corn in the food. Last time I checked the GSD 24 does not contain any corn I would like to know why people insist on bashing this food? am I feeding my dogs junk food or is this formula ok? BTW they have been doing very well on it. Both of my dogs have very good coats and are never sick? We have tried "Better Foods" and neither one did as well on them (Wellness, Merrick, Solid Gold)

01-06-2012, 11:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Toffifay Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,112	My BF's mother has 40 GSD's and she buys RC GSD formula by the pallet! She does add fresh food, like turkey and beef, eggs and cottage cheese to the dogs food, but the base of their diet is Royal Canin. The dogs are in gorgeous condition...they go through one 30 lb. bag per day! __________________ You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar!

01-06-2012, 11:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
EJQ Knighted Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: New York State Capital Region Posts: 2,350	Good question! I have no idea why so many folks have a problem with RC. I have been feeding it for years and our crew thrives on it. __________________ ARABELLE vom Garringer CGC, TDI BRYNNA vom Garringer AKC STAR PUPPY, CGC, TDI AHREN vom Garringer (crossed over December 30, 2011) B'ELANNA vom FlaglerHaus CGC, SAR (crossed over March 4, 2011) MISSY (crossed) MERCEDES (crossed) DION (crossed)

01-06-2012, 10:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Scarlettsmom Master Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 734	Opinions are like arseholes...we all have them and some of them stink. That's what I was told when I was wondering if I should switch foods. I chose to switch to RC Osteo Digest and it has been great for Scarlett. I am in total agreement with "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." It is very easy to be overwhelmed with bafflegab. Use your best judgement. If you ask, expect opinions...refer to my first statement. If your dogs are doing well on a food, stay with it unless you truly feel a change is warranted. Why put you and your dogs through a knot hole?? __________________ Scarlett WGSD 2/07 CGC TDI Paige Husky/GSD mix 2/95-12/08 In a life and death situation, do something. . .. It may be wrong, but do something!

01-06-2012, 10:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lucy Dog Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,180	Is it the worst food for a GSD? Absolutely not. Is there corn in it? No corn in the GSD 24, but there's corn in there other formulas. Would I feed it to my dogs? Well... yeah, I did. She didn't like it, so I switched her to something else. If your dogs like it and are doing fine on it, I wouldn't switch. TOTW isn't that great of a food either. __________________ Paul Last edited by Lucy Dog; 01-06-2012 at 10:22 PM.

01-06-2012, 08:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
mysweetkaos Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,246	Sounds like your dogs are doing good on RC. So if that's the case I wouldn't worry about it. If it's not broke don't fix it

01-06-2012, 08:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cheerful1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island/Pennsylvania Posts: 353	We feed Joey Royal Canin. He was fed that by the family member we adopted Joey from, so as it's been said "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Joey is doing very well.

01-06-2012, 12:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
gsd_newbie Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 114	Same here, our dogs doing just fine on RC and they seem quite healthy with shinning coat. We don't have an opportunity trying another brands, they just don't exist in my area. Recently I feed them RAW, lets see the result compare to RC.

01-06-2012, 06:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
cuttingedge Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 91	Part of my problem is that people are very opinionated when it comes to dog food. I know that most of what people say is in fact opinion and nothing more. For instance this trainer whom I do not know but recommended to my friend flat out told him that he should not feed Royal Canin to his dog regardless of what I told him because of the amount of corn in the food. 1st of all don’t you think that this person would not tell him that I am wrong simply out of respect for me and the fact that I recommended them? No of course not and then to tell him false information after the fact just gets me mad. Royal Canin GSD 24 has no corn so why would you tell someone that it does and that it is the worst food for dogs? Sorry lost all credibility with me right off the bat, so don’t look for anymore references. Just had to vent! I understand that some of the foods on the market appear to be better but we have tried some of them and they simply did not work for my dogs so we are going to stick with it RC unless something changes. Jason

01-07-2012, 12:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
gsd_newbie Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 114	I am switching from RC to RAW food not because opinions but mainly RAW is so much cheaper compare to RC or even cheaper dry food like Pedigree. So far my GSDs are doing quite alright with RAW, just like they did with RC. FYI, I used to feed them RC Maxi Adult (A3) for both adult and puppy, 20kg bag costs $98 bucks.

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