Is special dog food really special? Don’t be fooled by unscrupulous merchants

Oct 20,2024
6Min

Breed-specific dog food is a scam

Why is breed-specific dog food a scam?
First of all, let me ask a question: Has anyone seen rice only for black people and white flour only for white people?
Or who has ever eaten carrots for yellow people, or Chinese cabbage for yellow people?
No matter black, yellow, or white, we are all human beings.
The same is true for dogs. Whether Chihuahua, Labrador, Corgi or Tibetan Mastiff, they all evolved from the gray wolf. They all have the same nutritional needs and must meet AAFCO minimum standards.
This will vary at most in terms of grains. For example, Chihuahuas cannot eat standard grain dog food, while Tibetan Mastiffs and German Shepherds need large grains of dog food. But this is a change in the physical form of dog food and has nothing to do with the dog’s breed or nutritional needs.
Now this kind of xx breed dog food has become a very mature gimmick to fool people... More often than not, in China, the Corgi dog food you buy is the same as the Teddy food from the same store. Special dog food, only the packaging is different...other contents are exactly the same~!
By the way, those special dog foods for xx breeds of dogs are only available in China. In the whole world, only China has it!
Summary: Determine whether the manufacturer is honest or not, professional or not . Just look at whether it comes out of special dog food for xx dogs. Especially based on the ingredients... they are all scams.
Oh, you just mentioned Royal. To be honest, the dog breed food produced by Royal is quite reliable. After all, the protein and fat difference between different dog breeds is still 1% to 3%. And also developed the concept of particle shape. Although it is not of much use, if I were a royal, I would do the same thing. After all, the price of dog food is very good~ (so, it is still a scam)

Dog food standards: AAFCO

When it comes to dog food standards, you have to mention AAFCO .
AAFCO’s Chinese name is: American Association of Feed Control Officials.
AAFCO had little control over the pet food market before 1956, and the first person to make recommendations on pet nutrition was the National Research Council.l(NRC). However, the NRC only writes out the simplest nutrient requirements and does not recommend which foods to obtain. AAFCO also takes into consideration the “ingredients” from which nutrients are derived. So AAFCO defines raw materials such as meat, poultry, meat by-product, poultry meal, etc. At the same time, he also recommended the basic nutritional requirements for dogs and cats based on the NRC report, and each pet food company then used this recommended requirement to design their own pet food content. Usually pet food companies will set the nutrition provided by their pet food higher than the basic requirements locked by AAFCO to ensure that they can meet the requirements.
It can be said that AAFCO ingredient standards are the reference standards for measuring the nutrition of imported pet foods. To put it simply, the minimum nutritional standards must meet the AAFCO standards, and only then can the food be eaten by cats and dogs. Cats and dogs will not have any problems if they eat it.
Domestically, this standard can also be followed, but there is a prerequisite - as long as there is no deception.

How to choose dog food for dogs


This table is the minimum standard for judging nutritional value provided by AAFCO for adult dogs and puppies. Mainly reflected in protein and fat.
Puppies generally refer to dogs under 12 months of age. Due to slower development of large dogs, it is delayed to 15 months.
Adult dogs generally refer to dogs over 12 months old, and so on for large dogs.
According to AAFCO standards, puppy food must contain more than 22.5% protein and more than 8.5% fat. Adult dog food should contain more than 18% protein and more than 5.5% fat.
The above are just the minimum standards! ! The above are just the minimum standards! ! The above are just the minimum standards! !
As for low-fat food, according to some foreign statistics and veterinarians, the fat is less than 12%, which is among normal dog food and can be regarded as low-fat food.
Summary: Dog food for various periods of time is basically divided according to protein and fat content. For dog food of the same brand and grade, the protein and fat of puppy food will be significantly higher than that of adult dogs (the price is also the same)

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