Royal Canine Pug 25

[KellyandBen]

I went to Pet Value today and they had this kibble made especially for Pugs ...its in the shape of a cloverleaf and is suppose to be easier for them to pick up and they are small bites.  My pugs seem to like it.....time will tell.
Anyone else heard of this food or tried it?

[blanche]

Here are the ingredients:

INGREDIENTS
Chicken meal, brown rice, rice, ground corn, oatmeal, chicken fat, corn gluten meal, natural chicken flavor, soy isolate, dried beet pulp (sugar removed), wheat gluten meal, anchovy oil (source of EPA/DHA), dried brewers yeast, soya oil, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, fructo-oligosaccharides, DL-methionine, salt, sodium tripolyphosphate, taurine, 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], L-lysine, choline chloride, 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 (green tea extract), L-carnitine, chondroitin sulfate, rosemary extract, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E) and citric acid.

In my opinion, not a good food.  WAY too many grains in the first 6 ingredients.  And the salt ingredient is pretty close to the top of the list.

Here's the ingredient list for the Royal Canin diet for schnausers--a very different dog than a pug, but not a very different diet:
INGREDIENTS
Chicken, brown rice, rice, chicken meal, oatmeal, corn gluten meal, chicken fat, barley, natural chicken flavor, wheat gluten meal, salt, dried chicory pulp, anchovy oil (source of EPA/DHA), calcium sulfate, potassium chloride, potassium citrate, soya oil, psyllium seed husk, fructo-oligosaccharides, DL-methionine, sodium tripolyphosphate, calcium carbonate, taurine, dried egg product, 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], L-lysine, choline chloride, 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 (green tea extract), L-carnitine, chondroitin sulfate, rosemary extract, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E) and citric acid.

Personally, I don't feed a diet that high in grains due to allergies and chicken is also a protein that many pugs are allergic to. 

Food is a personal choice, but I think that much of the "breed specific" diets are marketing and not nutrition.

[blanche]

Just out of curiosity, I looked up the ingredients for Large Breed adult--again, not much difference in content:

Chicken meal, rice, brown rice, wheat, chicken fat, corn gluten meal, natural flavors, dried beet pulp (sugar removed), dried egg powder, rice hulls, anchovy oil (source of EPA/ DHA), potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, salt, dried brewers yeast, choline chloride, L-lysine, glucosamine hydrochloride, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, niacin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], trace minerals [zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], chondroitine sulfate, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols and citric acid, rosemary extract.

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This is for the Pug diet by RC

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein (min) 25.0%, Crude Fat (min) 14.5%, Crude
Fiber (max) 3.3%, Moisture (max) 10.0%, L-carnitine* (min)
100 mg/kg, Omega 3 Fatty Acids* (min) 0.57%, Glucosamine
Hydrochloride* (min) 400 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulfate* (min)
100 mg/kg
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog
Food Nutrient Profiles.
CALORIE CONTENT
This diet contains 4017 kilocalories per kilogram or
352 kilocalories per cup ME (metabolizable energy)
on an as fed basis (calculated).

This is for Golden Retrievers by RC
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min)    25.0%
Crude Fat (min)    12.0%
Crude Fiber (max)    5.7%
Moisture (max)    10.0%
Lutein* (min)    5 mg/kg
Omega 6 Fatty Acids (min)    2.95%
Glucosamine Hydrochloride* +
Chondroitin Sulfate* (min)    1200 mg/kg
L-Carnitine* (min)    800 mg/kg
Lycopene* (min)    7 mg/kg
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles. 
Calorie content for this food is 294 kcal per cup.

Some differences, but I find it strange that the pug diet is higher in fat and calories than the Golden food..