Ol Roy dog food
Thinking about feeding your dog Ol’ Roy dog food? If so please think again. Ol’ Roy dog food is probably the worst dog food on the market right now. I wouldn’t feed Ol’ Roy dog food to my worst enemies dog. Ol’ Roy dog food and treats have been involved in numerous dog food recalls.
First five Ol’ Roy dog food Ingredients:
- Ground yellow corn
- soybean meal
- ground whole wheat
- corn syrup
- poultry fat
I have looked at the first five ingredients of a lot of dog food brands and I have come to the conclusion that this is the worst first five ingredients I have ever seen. First of the first ingredients of Ol’ Roy dog food in CORN. Corn is pretty much useless as far as a nutrition stand point. Corn does your dog absolutely no good. If that wasn’t bad enough lets go head and through some grains in the first five AND THEN lets through sugar in the first five. Who puts sugar in the first five ingredients of dog food? Are you kidding me?
A lot of people decide to buy Ol Roy dog food based on the fact that it is cheap. Thinking like this will catch up to you in vet bills. Your going to take your dog to the vet twice as much as you would if you fed your dog a healthier brand of food.
When looking for dog food, look for a brand that has at least two sources of meat in the first five ingredients, and contains no corn or grains.
Not only that ol Roy has many choices you don’t have to buy the red bag they have other choices that are better like the white bag. Or the canned food that’s not corn but I understand both points of view on why and whynot to feed ol Roy but u know not everyone is rich and plus at least those animals that do eat it have some food to eat look at the ones that are starving or abused they can’t make the choice because if they found a bag of ol Roy just laying there that would be like Christmas toad homeless starved child.
pearly, Are you trying to make an excuse for feeding your dog one of the worst dog foods in the world ?? I wouldn’t even feed this crap to the seagulls..
And, Breanna you ask what do I like
1. Orijen
2. Evo
3. Horizon Legacy
4. Instinct
4. Timberwolf
4. Artemis
4. Merrick
5. Solid Gold
5. Wellness
5. Innova
5. Acana
6. BLUE Buffalo
And I feed my dog 2 grainless high protein foods and 2 low grain low protein foods…
Orijen Large Breed Puppy and Horizon Legacy Puppy are my grainless, high protein dog foods.
Artemis Med-Large Breed Puppy and Merrick Puppy Plate are my low grain low protein foods.
Yes, they are all spendy but if I didn’t have the money this is not one I would use. Most likely I would use Kirkland, Taste of the wild and Californis Natural if I was on a budget.
If you cannot afford to feed your dog good, healthy food, then you should NOT be a dog owner. The dog has no say in what it gets to eat. Feeding your dog Old Roy everyday is equivalent to humans being forced to eat McDonalds everyday. There is no nutritional value. Its all filler. Why would you even buy a dog just to slowly kill it with this food? That is animal cruelty in my mind.
I agree completely with Jess. I feed Fromm Family Foods but Jess’List is all excellent. I found a site that will tell you all about each food so that people can learn and compare… http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com
What I do not understand is that Wal-Mart takes a stand on many issues such as family values, health and more. They do not sell cigarrettes because they kill people yet they sell OL’Roy and Alpo that kills dogs?
Go Figure, is not our dogs part of the family unit? Another low priced yet acceptable food is Canidae and you would think that if Wal-Mart carried it, it would be even less expensive.
Remember, there is no perfect food, it all depends on the type of dog and their life style. However, there IS food such as OL’Roy that has ingredients that are BAD!!!!
Is there anywhere I can get the ol roy dinneroles beside walmart and in a bigger bag?
Thank you Jess, Its nice to know some peoples opinion. Erik Pihl, I am in full agreement with you, if you can’t feed your dog what it needs, not fillers, raw meat, real meat, preserved with no fillers,then you shouldn’t have one! its as simple as that.
OPPS, Sorry Peter, Fromm is a very good dog food and I shouldn’t have missed them. I think I would have them right up at the top.
Walmart does sell cigarettes…They have a check out line just for tobacco products. Walmart doesn’t give a crap about anything but cutting out the small business owners and filling their pockets.
I have fed my lab and begal Ol’ Roy since they were puppies…They go to the vet once a year for check ups and they have NEVER had a health issue. They are good, strong, healthly, happy dogs. My vet knows what I feed them and has no issue with it…They can get the other nutrients and so forth from the other things that you give them such as treats, chews, vitamins, etc. These sort of things help balance their diets out…so you don’t go broke on dog food. If you have big dogs that require 50lb bags of food every two weeks or less, I say go for the cheap and then make up the other that is needed in treats, vitamins, etc. It doesn’t make you a bad person to feed your animals the cheaper stuff…at least they are getting feed and not locked up in a shelter or in the care of someone that doesn’t feed them at all. My dogs have a wonderful home and are absolutely spoiled and they are happy and healthy. You shouldn’t judge people and say they shouldn’t own a animal….after all, no matter how much they are family to you or how much it would rip your heart out to lose one of them…at the end of the day…they are animals…they can survive off a lot less than ol’ roy.
I am looking at a can of ol’roy dog food and those are NOT the first 5 ingredients. Either you are looking at something else or this post is completely false.
This is the bagged dry food, not the can. What ingredients are in the canned food you are using?
The can says:
1) water sufficient for processing
and more stuff including vitamins.
2) chicken by products
3) meat by products
4) liver
5) chicken
6) beef
7) egg
I see no mention of Corn at all! (although I’m not sure what the author has against corn)
Perhaps the title of this story should be more specific and name the actual item and not just brand an entire company as bad. Ford made the crappy Tempo, but they still made the Mustang!
Trace, this is the dry food.
Corn, wheat, glutens, soy and by-products are extremly bad for dogs, sure they can do ok for years, but sooner or later problems arise. Skin(dry and or smelly),fur (rough, thinning or falling out),eyes (eye slim and or cloudy), ears (all kinds of things) these problems can turn into major issues in a hurry. Take a look at your dogs teeth, are they made for grinding corn or tearing apart meat? Feed you dog the food with the most meat’s or meat meal’s as you can find, you and your dog will be better off in the long run.
Those are the same ingredients that are in most dog foods. You say that it is cruelty to your animal to feed them this and that you shouldn’t own a dog if you do….well, let’s get down to it….animal cruelty…no one has mentioned the poor horse that was put down to go into your dog’s food that had nothing wrong with it except it was no longer able to race anymore, etc. Go to the store and look at all of the ingredients in the dog foods….they all have basically the same thing in them…
Boy oh Boy you could not be any more wrong. Go to this website or the one below and check out Orijem,Horizen Legacy,Wellness,Acana,Artemis,BLUE Buffalo,Fromm,Innova,Merrick,Solid Gold,Timberwolf,Natural Balance or any other good food, none has this crap in it.
Quit going to the grocery store to buy your dog food, go to a pet store (not a chain) and get some decent food YOU WILL NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE.
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
i just got a bag of ol roy for the first time… i know that it is best to feed ur dog food that the first ingredient is some sort of meet (not byproduct).. the bag i got the first first ingredient is meat. old roy may not be the best dog food there is but it isn’t the killer u make it out to be
p.s. i normally buy a better quality dog food for my boxer but with hollidays money is tight.. i feell that if ur in a bind then old roy is better than no food at all
Something that has not been brought up: Not only will an inferior diet eventually catch up with an animals health, some of these inferior foods end up costing as much as the seemingly more expensive ones.
If a dog has to eat 5 or 6 cups of a bad food to get the nutrition and food that they need (and sometimes just to feel full) but would only need 2 to 3 cups of a superior food then you may be spending as much money but for worse quality food.
Plus, somewhere, down the line bad food WILL catch up with them – and the vet bills and teeth cleaning will add up. A few dogs may be able to overcome the bad food, but most will not
There are some pretty uneducated people out there, and I am not just talking about the people that don’t know what ingredients are in their dog’s food! Everyone knows that Ol’ Roy is cheap generic crap dog food. Every dog is gonna react differently to different dog foods. Think about it: if you feed your kids McDonald’s and Burger King everyday, they are gonna be in heaven. BUT they will be extremely unhealthy and malnourished. They don’t have to be skinny to be malnourished, just like your dog can look normal from the outside but inside, he is starving for some proper nutrition. Kids (just like dogs) that aren’t fed proper nutrition will have health problems down the road. Would you feed your kids soley McDonald’s or hotdogs and macaroni and cheese everyday? That’s pretty much what you are doing to your dogs if you are feeding them Ol’ Roy. Kids aren’t gonna say “I don’t want to eat at McDonald’s today. I would rather have a nutritous meal.” And if you put it in front of them, they are always gonna choose McDonald’s. Dogs will obviously do the same, people. So just because your dog LOVES it and eats it right down, doesn’t mean you should feed it to them! The people that love to bash veterinarians are hilarious. Who do you take your dog to when it gets sick or needs annual vaccines and exams? You’ll take their advice and services when you aren’t able to do it yourself, right? Trust me when I say veterinarians don’t get into the field for the money and especially not to sell dog food! Not all vets are equal, there are just as many quack vets as there are genuine ones. I wouldn’t base my opinion on a vet just because he doesn’t go off on you for feeding your dog Ol’ Roy. Sometimes they know when to pick their battles.
My dog is an extremely picky eater. He is 9 years old now. When he was younger we tried countless brands of food. The only food he will eat is Ol’ Roy Dinner Rounds. You would not believe how picky a dog could be. If he doesn’t like the food, he will not eat it. Period. It will sit in his dog bowl until someone throws it out. He has literally gone days without eating dog food. You can’t force a dog to eat as you can a child. So to me, my dog eating unhealthy food is better than my dog starving.
Sam,
I understand that feeding him Ole Roy is better than nothing. Keep trying other foods until you find something he likes. The dog may need help with an eating issue as this may be an indication of some other problem.
Good Luck!
Sam, you really need to find a dog food without corn, wheat and any kind of soy. Your dog is going to start having problems related to these food groups, I know it happen to me. His eyes will get cloudy and will have gooo and water coming out of them, his skin will get dry, flakey and begin to smell, his coat will start to get hard and funky looking and his ears will start bothering him. These problems are all due to long term use of corn and the other crap that are in cheap foods. Dude, they even put saw dust in the cheap crap like this. At least buy a bag of Orijen and mix it half and half, if thats to much $ then get some Taste of the wild or California Natural(they are cheaper) and mix them. Man any of the foods I listed above are great, REALLY, AT LEAST MIX SOME OF THE BETTER STUFF IN.
Well this food is crap, it always has been. But lets face it, the majority of people who are going to feed this stuff to their dogs aren’t going to fork over the money for the extravagant vet bill they get 4-5 years down the line.
Sorry to any here I offend, but lets face it, if keeping good food around for your dog to eat isn’t a priority, I doubt the vet bill to fix the ailments a few years down the road are going to be a priority either.
Not passing judgement, just stating an opinion.
I have used OL Roy dog food for many years with my dogs have tried other brands. I have seen no difference in the amount that I have to feed them. They have all been healthy and lived long lives. I have never had a complaint from a vet about weight or coat or anything. as long as you are consistant with what you feed your pet then they are fine. it is when u change their food every 2/3 weeks because you think somebody knows more than you do.
My dog Foxy is 16 years old. Still plays like a puppy and just this year has started developing some health issues. She is and has always been very healthy according to our vet. She was the runt of the litter and at 16 still eats ole roy. The kind with vegies in it. I do not have the bag for i store it in a container or i would list all ingredients. Bad for my dog. Well if so why is she 16, trim, muscular and healthy. Love alone right? Ya!!!!
I’ve read many of the comments on this post and I’ll give my 2 cents. Ol Roy doesn’t receive 6 stars on dog food analysis as many feeds don’t, but it certainly beats eating nothing at all. Many people take the posts on dog food analysis website as gospel truth when in fact those post are purely the opinion of the author. From my experience the best way to test a product is to actually try it and the authors of the dog food analysis website have not field tested 95% of the foods on their that they so openly bash. Many people always say a dog cannot digest corn, well neither can people, but once corn has been ground into a meal it is digestable the same concept with cornbread as oppose to whole corn on the cob. I’m not advocating the use of fillers and by products to make a dog food but I’m also not a fool and I know that a majority of dogs will live a normal average life eating these commercial feeds the same as those eating the premium non commerical feeds, which usually are manufactured at the same plants anyway. I personally feed Natural Balance (Sweet Potato and Fish) dry dog food, but I can’t bash someone using Ol Roy, when it obviously works for their budget and their dogs health.
Unlike you Antonio I can read and figure out as far as dog nutrition goes. It is so easy to google and read about certain thing that are in a dog food. Google the crap thats in this product then come back and tell me it is good for a dog. If you do then you are in fact what you don’t think you are (I’m also not a fool). CORN IS DOWN RIGHT BAD FOR A DOG GROUND OR NOT!!!! Just because a dog eats a food doesn’t mean it is good for them, it’s like saying my kid loves candy so I’ll just feed him candy. I have experenced first hand what crappy does in the long run for MOST dogs and it isn’t pretty.
Google whats in this product, then tell me what you think…..This is terrible dog food.
1.Ground yellow corn, FOR DOGS
2.soybean meal, FOR DOGS
3.ground whole wheat, FOR DOGS
4.corn syrup, FOR DOGS
5.poultry fat, FOR DOGS
I found a great website that gives outstanding and well-researched information. It’s dogfoodproject.com and it will help anyone understand quite clearly just why Ol’ Roy, and many of the other cheap dog foods that are sold, are so bad for our dogs. It’s amazing. I know that not everyone can afford the high end dog foods out there and I used to be of the mind that since my dogs will eat horse manure, chicken droppings, dead animals and would prefer to drink out of muddy water holes than their clean water bowls that they didn’t need a “fancy” and more expensive dog food. However, looking carefully through this website has certainly changed my mind. I feed our little Papilion Natural Balance because it is expensive and of high quality. This is needed since she has some pretty severe skin allergies. My bigger dogs I’m trying to find a compromise. It’s just too expensive to feed to them. Bear is 96 lbs and Sweetie is about 30lbs.
Also, according to this website, corn as a whole is not bad for a dog, but shouldn’t be the main ingredient for protein. And why would anyone want to feed their dog corn syrup???? That’s just crazy! Look carefully at the ingredients and look at more than just the first 5. You need to look at all the ingredients that come before the first fat ingredient. There are also scary things that are put in their, so beware and do your research and read the list of ingredients! You may not be able to afford the higher ends, but you can certainly do better than Ol’ Roy, even on a budget!
Jess, I think you totally misunderstood my comment. I didn’t say Ol Roy was perfect in fact there is no perfect diet for people or animalsl. My comment was it beats eating nothing at all. If you read my post you would see I personally don’t feed Ol Roy, but I can’t bash someone else b/c that’s what works for his/her budget. Ex ( Many people will recommend Evo as a 6 star dog food, but for my Doberman the protein count is way too high and no matter how little I feed him it causes digestive upset). My dog does better on a lower protein diet, 21 protein 10-12 fat, seems to fit his digestive and nutritional make up a lot better but most food with those levels only rank between 3 & 4 star when in fact it works better for my dog. Again and I repeat I do not think a dog is a vegetarian and a diet consistent of high grains is probably not the best for them, but I also think if it’s eat the grain or nothing at all, then by all means give the dog the Ol Roy as oppose to starvation. That’s my two cents.
Just another thought, many people will compare the ingredients of MacDonalds and Ol Roy when making a point, but my entire point from my original post has been this. If your kid was hungry and it was MacDonalds or nothing at all, would you happily by that child a happy meal for the satisfaction of knowing he/she went to bed with something on their stomach instead of hungry. Again I’m not a animal nutritionist as I doubt anyone on this thread and we don’t claim to be, but to say if Ol Roy is all someone can afford to feed then they shouldn’t own a animal is just wrong PERIOD!
I’ve took your advice Jess and googled the ingredients on a lot of pet foods and it turns out that more dogs are allergic to chicken, diary, and beef, as oppose to only about 5 percent being allergic to corn meal in clinical tests. Again I didn’t make up the testing procedures and I understand statistics can be tampered to make a point depending on who’s trying to make their point so those results may not be accurate either, but that’s just the information I found online when I did as you ask and googled on the ingredients in pet foods.
My comment is to the people out there that are saying their dog will starve before it will eat nothing but ol’ roy. Dogs are not social eaters like we are. Dogs eat to survive. A dog can go 17 days without food (not talking water) Trust me, your dogs instincts will kick in and start eating. It may be a few days of a Standoff but he will eat. I just found out that my little shih tzu has bladder stones and it was probably caused from the dog food i was feeding her, even tho it was a highly recommended brand name. Now she is on Hill’s special diet which is far more money.
My son has been feeding his pit bull Ol’ Roy for quite some time. I have a corgie and we have a puppy pit bull that we feed better (spendier) food. I can tell you that when I scoop poop after his dog has been here for a weekend, there are a lot of piles of loose, gooey, discolored stool, which all belong to his dog. Our dogs have nice firm poop piles and fewer of them. It’s no different then humans…check the stool to see if they are eating healthy and digesting normally. I also notice a difference in his general demeanor when he eats our food for a few days. He just feels better!
Ok people. Jess, have you actually read the bag that the Ol’ Roy food comes in? You keep preaching that it is all just and I quote:
” 1. Ground yellow corn
2. soybean meal
3. ground whole wheat
4. corn syrup
5. poultry fat
”
when in reality, those are not the ingredients listed at all. Those are just the “bad ones”. I know because I have a bag of this food sitting on the kitchen floor right now. I says it contains meat, egg, chicken, all sorts of good stuff. Yes there is some filler, but come on, what doesn’t? If you feed your dog the right portions and keep it active, it will live a long healthy life. There is no magic food that will make your dog “amazingly cute and awesome forever” lol. Just like people, dogs have different digestive systems, so you should feed them whatever they react best to. My dog is a healthy weight, very active and playful, and has had no “Smelly skin, flaky skin, or any kind of eye problems.” Maybe that has more to do with bathing and shampoo?? I am not saying that its ok to go out and eat McDonalds everyday, but this is more like the Deli at Safeway, its not THAT bad. You make it sound like poison, which from many other posts on this page, you can see that peoples dogs do not melt/die/explode from it, they just eat it and are very happy. Thanks, have a good day.
I have no idea what bag you are looking at, but what I posted is what I copied and pasted.. The reviewer also had that, see the top of the page….
why dont you nuts try this! throw a ear of corn and a pork chop on the floor and see what happends!
ok i have several pits the oldest being 9 i have feed them ol roy high performance for the last 6yrs since i have gotten more pits in the home i used to feed them diamonds and exceed which are good but didnt see them in here i have never heard of the other brands in here but i have not seen any difference in health or thier poop lol plus my dogs eat chicken, steak, shrimp really anything we eat except red sauce and greens cuz it gives them the runs so please tell me is this consitered as bad i make up for what the food laks but i also have to buy 50lbs evert 2 weeks on top of the people food they are healthy i take them all to the vet yearly but cant afford 130 every 2 weeks for 50lbs of evo
Ol’Roy is sprayed with a coating of some sort of fat to make it palatable to dogs. When it says “meat” or “meat by-product”, have you ever wondered what that actually means? Do you even consider the fact that it might be horsemeat? The meat Ol’ Roy uses has usually been treated with antibiotics, preserved with BHA (a known carcinogen) and the corn and soy are genetically modified.
“BHA
Butylated Hydroxysanisole – a white, waxy phenolic antioxidant, C11H16O2, used to preserve fats and oils, especially in foods.
Banned from human use in many countries but still permitted in the US. Possible human carcinogen, apparently carcinogenic in animal experiments. The oxidative characteristics and/or metabolites of BHA and BHT may contribute to carcinogenicity or tumorigenicity.”
” Meat & Bone Meal
The rendered product from mammal tissues, with or without bone.
The animal parts used can be obtained from any source, so there is no control over quality or contamination. Any kind of animal can be included: “4-D animals” (dead, diseased, disabled, or dying prior to slaughter), goats, pigs, horses, rats, misc. roadkill, animals euthanized at shelters and so on. It can also include pus, cancerous tissue, and decomposed (spoiled) tissue.”
This may be the reason why some people’s dogs seem to refuse other brands and will only eat Ol’ Roy:
” Corn Syrup
A syrup prepared from cornstarch, used in industry and in numerous food products as a sweetener.
Sugar or sweetener is an absolutely unnecessary ingredient in pet foods, added to make the product more attractive. Continuous intake can promote hypoglycemia, obesity, nervousness, cataracts, tooth decay, arthritis and allergies. Pets also get addicted to foods that contain sugars, so it can be a tough piece of work to make them eat something healthier.”
“Menadione Sodium Bisulfate Unnecessary ingredient in dog food. This synthetic version of vitamin K has not been specifically approved for long term use, such as in pet food. It has been linked to many serious health issues.”
Here is a full list of ingredients in a bag of Ol’ Roy. :
~Ingredients~
Ground yellow corn, soybean meal, ground whole wheat, corn syrup, poultry fat, Meat and bone meal (Animal Fat Preserved with BHA and Citric Acid), Chicken by-product Meal, Rice, Animal Digest, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin D and E Supplement, Niacin, Copper Sulafate, Manganous Oxide, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Meadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex Source of Vitamin K, Calcium Iodate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Cobalt Carbonate, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Folic Acid
My opinion is that this is just crap. You’re better off buying your dog a fast food burger.
The coating is the animal digest listed in the ingredients. It is fat in powdered form, then it is coated onto the dog food. My DH works at ol’roy! (well, that is not the name of the company, just the dog food)
And what is the problem with horsemeat? How is it different than cow meat or chicken meat?
The problem with horsemeat is I guess more of an issue of ethics and sentimental reasons rather than nutrition. Look up videos and information on horse slaughter. I’m not saying it’s much more cruel than other animals, but the chance that someone could be feeding their dog an illegally stolen pet…just doesn’t sit right with me. I also believe that the two equine slaughter houses in the US were shut down, so the horses must suffer for days or weeks in unimaginable circumstances while they are transported to Canada or Mexico. I also believe the plants and methods used are not designed for a horse’s long neck and ability to fling their heads around. Dogs have to eat meat, yes -there’s no question about it, but I would hope that those who claim to love animals would wish a decent life and quick and efficent death on the ones that are raised for food.
Lets just set the record straight. Ol’ Roy contains corn. Corn is a high allergen for dogs. If they aren’t allergic to it now, they most likely will become allergic to it if they are fed it constantly. Corn is a filler. The food may be cheaper, but thats because you are not getting your moneys worth. Your dog will need to eat more if it to get the nutrients it needs. For example, it will eat 3 cups of Ol’ Roy where it could be eating only 1 cup of Natures Variety and still get much more nutritional value out of just that one cup of food. You will save money on vet bills in the long run as well. Also, dogs, like humans, cannot digest corn. So you are paying for a food that they cannot even digest anyways. I don’t know about you, but that makes no sense to me. I am the manager of a nutritional pet food store. It is my job to know these things so I’m not just making it up. These are true facts that ALL pet owners should know before they decide what to feed their pets. IF you cannot afford to buy a healthy food for your pets, then what are you doing buying a pet? Its not fair to them. They have no say in the matter. They depend on you to take care of them and keep them healthy. They do not get to decide what they eat. In the wild, dogs do not eat corn, wheat, rice, barley or any grains. So why feed it to them? They are carnivores. Its common sense.
Wow. It took me a while but I just read all the above posts and its really shocking to hear such bad reviews on Ol Roy. How can something be sold to the public that is apparently so harmful to your pet? My German Shepherd will be turning 9 in April and she is (knock on wood) very healthy and happy. I’ve had her on Ol Roy Complete for well over a year now and she seems to be thriving on it. We take her for long walks and hiking in the country every weekend. I recently obtained a Costco membership and discovered that the Kirkland dog food brand is rated as a ‘middle of the line’ commercial dog food and is very reasonably priced. About $5 (cdn)more per bag compared to the Ol Roy Complete. So I’m planning to switch as they have a senior brand too which I’d like to feed my girl although I’m happy to report she has no joint or hip problems : ) We’ve been pretty luck with her health and I’d like to keep her around for another 9yrs if I can. So to anyone on a tight budget like myself, consider getting yourself a Costco membership as you will save on other grocery items by buying bulk and make a change to Kirkland dog food (they even have cat food) for comparable low prices to the walmart brand. See this website for a review on Kirkland : ) Best of luck and health to everyone and they’re beloved pet!
And just a comment to Erik Pihl who posted on Jan 20. I disagree with your comment “IF you cannot afford to buy a healthy food for your pets, then what are you doing buying a pet? Its not fair to them. They have no say in the matter.” We just adopted a young male German Shepherd who had papiloma virus (puppy warts) and was took in to the SPCA who threw him in Animal Control and kept him corintined (sorry for the spelling) with the Pitbulls and he wasn’t touched or given any affection, toys to play with, a blanket… OR anything for well over a month! Because the condition he had was contagious and all those who were working at the animal control were scared to touch him and contract it to their own pets… well if they only did their homework they would have discovered that this virus is contagious through salvia only so they could have been careful and washed their hands, changed their clothing before seeing another dog but the sad fact is they were very close to putting this new love of my life down for this simple, fully treatable condition very common with puppies. My point I’m trying to make is… please dont ask why someone would adopt a pet when they can’t afford to give them the very best… why do some people have children when they can’t afford to give their children the Best of the Best! My husband and I have a large mortgage and a tight budget and are about to start a family… money is very tight so we unfortunately wont live a life of luxury and eat only organic, should we not bother having a family than?? Absolutely not! We will provide our children with a safe and loving home, two parents who are in love and will know that our children will know the true value of money and appreciate everything we can give them, whether material or not! Any animal lover out there who cannot afford the best food, but can provide an animal with lots of love and affection is providing that animal a much better quality of life than what it would have if the person didn’t adopt it because they couldn’t afford to buy it the “best”. Honestly I think the bigger problem is there are to many dogs still being bred and new puppies being added to the over population of dogs already… after seeing first hand all the sad souls in the one shelter in my city, which many will not have a chance at life I’m sure… I think if all you can feed at the end of the day is Ol Roy, well than please pat yourself on the back for being such a wonderful person for adopting your dog and giving him or her a warm place to sleep, food to eat and lots of love!
Ahh the delightful subject of which dog food is best
, while I agree with some of the comments on this post, I also disagree with many as well. It’s true that dogs nor people can digest WHOLE CORN, but that rule doesn’t apply to GROUND CORN in a MEAL form, case and point, corn on the cob versus corn meal. To say that domestic dogs are strict carnivores would prove incorrect, because history and paintings tell us that for the last 4,000+ years they have been scavengers living mainly off the fragments left by their human companions. Yes dogs do prefer the taste of meat over a grain, but it’s been proven time and time again that grains certainly will not kill the dog like many on here proclaim. There are even studies being done to prove the longevity of a canine while eating a vegan diet, and sure enough most of the dogs tested (78%) are living 12-14 years with minimal and delayed health problems, so that disproves the whole dogs being carnivores and not being able to survive a diet without meat. While I think most of the comments here are truly in best interest of dogs, we also have to be realistic they are animals and have a much higher ability to survive than we give them credit.
Once again Antonio you are wrong about corn, because dogs can not break down corn ( or wheat) nor do their stomachs have the emsyines(sp) to do so. If you have some studies saying different, please leave a link to these studies. And dogs are in fact carinivores, please leave a link to the site that proves other wise. Dogs evovled from wolfs and wolfs are carnivores. Can dogs survive on other foods? Yes, no doubt, but they would be way better off health wise without fillers and grain. You are talking about “”survial”" why don’t you just quit feeding your dog for 17 days because that is how long they can “survive” without food. Sounds stupid doesn’t it, I rest my case. Now if you really wanna know about dog food go to the forums, they will set you OL Roy lovers striaght. I am done trying to prove something that is proven everywhere on the net. Go to any “GOOD” pet store and mention you think corn is OK, LOL they will have a hard time keeping a striaght face. GO HERE TO THIS FORUM AND GET SOME EDUCATION.
http://dogfoodchat.com/forum/
or maybe here
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
Just a few links disproving you on corn
http://www.dogster.com/answers/question/can_dogs_eat_corn-2722
http://www.thedogplace.org/Articles/Cordingley/Dogs&Corn.0601.htm
http://dogs.about.com/cs/dietandnutrition/qt/corn_free.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080318211621AADIUP4
And the best place to ask about corn
http://dogfoodchat.com/forum/
I used to work next to a dog food plant that produced foods like Ol Roy and store brands. It smelled so bad that when the wind blew the stench to us it made me gag. I would never feed a dog that stinky crap, EVER.
Ol’ Roy is a quality brand of food. The reason it remains inexpensive is due mainly to the fact that Wal Mart doesn’t involve itself into a large advertising campaign in order to sell it. The savings is passed along to the consumer. I feed my four labs this food and give them plenty of exercise.
My neighbor breeds Britanny Spaniels. He feeds his dogs Ol’s Roy and they are very healthy.
In my opinion, the argument against Ol’ Roy is unfounded and generally perpetuated from the “I hate Wal Mart” demographic. By all means, spend more if you feel you’re really making a big difference for your dog.
I am a Dog nutritionist at the pet chain I work for and have spent the better part of 7 years studying dog food and the required nutrition for dogs to truly thrive. When I analyze a food I first look at the ingredients then I research the company to see the true quality of products that go into their food. In my opinion Ol’ Roy is one of the lowest quality dog foods on the market; it saddens me to see people giving it to their dogs because there are so many products better out there for close to the same price if you break it down to how much you are paying a serving. Example a 50lb dog needs 3 1/4 cups of Ol’ Roy per day but only 2 cups per day of Canidae. It is about $25 for a 44lb sack of Ol’ Roy and $35 for a 40lb sack of Canidae. There are about 4 cups of food to a pound so there are 54 servings for said dog in a bag of Ol’ Roy and there are 60 servings in a bag of Canidae, that breaks down to $0.46 a serving for Ol’ Roy and $0.58 a serving for Canidae. For $0.08 more a day you will be feeding a very high quality food and have less poop to pick up because they are digesting more of it because it is made with better quality ingredients that the dog can absorb more readily. I chose Canidae because it is a high quality food and is very reasonably priced and sold at many stores. The reason I rate Ol’ Roy so poorly is because of its ingredients. Below are the ingredients taken off of a bag of Ol’ Roy complete nutrition.
Ground Yellow Corn, Meat and Bone Meal, Soybean Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal, Wheat Middlings, Animal Fat (Preserved With Bha and Citric Acid), Natural Flavor, Brewers Rice, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Color Added (Titanium Dioxide, Yellow #5, Yellow #6, Red #40, Blue #2), Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Riboflavin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Cobalt Carbonate.
I will cover the first 6 ingredients and then go over ingredients which I find unacceptable in dog food.
Corn is slightly digestible when processed thoroughly enough, but it should never be the main ingredient in a dog food. Personally I would never feed a food with grains in it but that is because every dog I have owned has had some form of a food allergy so I just avoid any grains at all and it is one of the top 5 most common allergens that effect dogs. Next is meat and bone meal the AAFCO definition for this is the rendered product from mammal tissues, including bone, exclusive of blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents, except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices. It nowhere states what kind of animal or if it was healthy or not, because of this loophole many dog food companies use the diseased, dead, or dying animals that cannot be used for human consumption. Soybean meal is made from the left over’s of making soybean oil and soy is also on the top 5 most common allergens. Chicken By-Product meal is not that bad but is also not that good either, at least it is a named meat product, the AAFCO definition of this is that it consists of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice. So it is everything but the meat, although it does have some nutritional value, but chicken is another top 5 allergen. Wheat Middlings also known a Wheat Mill Run are what’s left after making any wheat products for human use. Yet again this food has another top 5 Allergens in it, wheat (there 4 for 5). Animal Fat is just as ambiguous as Meat and Bone meal, it can be made of any mammal or poultry and it is not required to be from a healthy slaughtered animal. The fact that they use BHA as a preservative is appalling, BHA and BHT have been banned in many countries because of its link to cancer. Artificial coloring should never be added to dog food, it serves no nutritional purpose, it is in there strictly for aesthetic purposes to make it look more appealing to the people buying it. Not to mention the possible link Red #40 has to cancer. And lastly, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex has not been approved for long term use, and can cause Liver damage and it is toxic in large doses. It has been banned in several countries and it can disrupt the natural vitamin K cycle.
To anyone that says their dog is doing just fine on a low quality dog food, switch to a high quality dog food for 2 months and you will see that just fine on bad food can pale in comparison the thriving on great food. I will admit that dogs can live a long life on this food and not all dogs will have severe health problems because of it but I guarantee that any dog on Ol’ Roy can improve greatly by upgrading their food. That is my input about this dog food and you can take what you will from it. If you do have any questions I would be more than happy to answer through E-Mail at FayFoodQuestions@Hotmail.com.