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.
I need to make a change to the previous post it is $0.12 more a day to feed Canidae over Ol’ Roy. Sorry for the Math screw up.
Hey Fay have you gone to the forums here yet? Some pretty sharpe people there. In one post a guy posts a picture of a animal after a coyote killed and ate the animal, guess what part of the animal they did not eat?? The major back bone annnd intestines. Just a little of my thought process on by-products, which is I THINK IS AWEFUL. I love this “exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable”,,, I’ll bet you just about anything that most companys are using a heck of alot of feathers when they say they useing by-products. The word “unavoidable” is the key, it leaves the door wide open for them to use HUGE amounts and no doubt they do.
that is such bull i have fed my dog that for a year now and he has been to the vet one time and that was because of a broke leg and he is healthy as ever
i’ve been feeding my mutt Ol’Roy for 5 years. I took my mutt to the vet for the 1st time because she injured her paw. The vet remarked on how healthy she was otherwise. I think it’s because she gets lots of exercise and is happy.
OOOOO, a whole year. I feel sorry for your dog. It takes less than an hour searching corn, wheat and soy on the internet to figure out how bad it is for dogs. Are you that lazy???
Well, m dog started losing weight and looked muscle wasted after feeding hi
ol Roy for a week! Horrible dog food!! Should be take miff the market
OMG! You didn’t just say you fed your dog Ol’ Roy for a year and it has a broken leg and is healthy as ever!
ol’roy is horrible. I tried to switch from Blue Buffalo to Ol’roy because it was cheaper and my dog had diarrhea for the whole time I fed him that crap (past the one week food adjustment period) Ol’ Roy is not a good deal at all, your dog won’t live as long and won’t have as much energy. Ask any vet anywhere in the US.
I don’t personally feed Ol Roy, but again each dog is different and what works for one doesn’t work for all. Heck I’ve had worse luck w/ the $65 28.6lb bags of some premium companies of which names I won’t mention. But I’ve found my dog tends to do better on a middle of the road type feed. Check out this website it might be of informative help to some, then again maybe not, but I thought it was a interested article. http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/dogfoods.html also noticed how many of the premium companies no longer field trial their feeds, just laboratory testing which in my opinion isn’t very actual for real day to day situations for a K9.
Chocolate Lab Owner, while I agree asking a vet for information about a dog’s health is a good idea, I don’t think asking a vet about a particular brand of dog food is. While the Vet is calling Ol Roy trash and will happily pass off Science Diet on it’s customers which in my opinion is Ol Roy with a higher price.
Man, a dog will eat a turd if you let him. And sometimes dogs get too hyper, bother you at night, bark too much. I find that when I feed Roger the Ol’ Roy, he’s calmer and more quiet.
Yep, your fine product was invovled. Notice how they put thet crap store Wal mart at the front.
•In March 2007, the most lethal pet food in history was the subject of the largest recall ever. Menu Foods recalled more than 100 brands including Iams, Eukanuba, Hill’s Science Diet, Purina Mighty Dog, and many store brands including Wal-Mart’s. Thousands of pets were sickened (the FDA received more than 17,000 reports) and an estimated 20% died from acute renal failure caused by the food. Cats were more frequently and more severely affected than dogs. The toxin was initially believed to be a pesticide, the rat poison “aminopterin” in one of the ingredients. In April, scientists discovered high levels of melamine, a chemical used in plastics and fertilizers, in wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate imported from China. The melamine had been purposefully added to the ingredients to falsely boost their protein content. Subsequent tests revealed that the melamine-tainted ingredients had also been used in feed for cows, pigs, and chickens and thousands of animals were quarantined and destroyed. In early May, scientists identified the cause of the rapid onset kidney disease that had appeared in dogs and cats as a reaction caused by the combination of melamine and cyanuric acid, both unauthorized chemicals. The fallout from this recall is ongoing as of May 2007 so
I disagree my dogs have been eating this for a long time and they never have had to go to the vet, sure the are lazy but still stop writing bad reviews for something as stupid as DOG FOOD!
How much do you hate your dog????You seriously feed your dog Ol’ROY??? The dog would be healthier eating out of the trash!!! I bet you tie your dog to a tree in your backyard also! You have the nerve to call yourself DogLovvver? GET SERIOUS!!!The reason your dog is lazy and quiet at night is he doesn’t have the energy to bark or move.Dogs are carnivores their food shouldn’t have ANY GRAIN whatsoever!If you truly care about your “BEST FRIEND” You would never feed them this crap!I would suggest that you feed Merrick’s Before Grain dog food.The price is higher but you feed much less because the food is so nutrient dense.My 70 pound Lab only eats 3 cups per day.And she is beautiful!PLEASE stop feeding your dog OL’ROY!!!Look at the first five ingredients is there any meat in this dog food at all???
Here are the first five ingredients in Merrick’s Before Grain dog food 1 Chicken Deboned 2 Chicken Meal 3 Potatoes 4 Turkey Meal 5 Canola oil.Do you see the difference?Three of the first five ingredients are high quality MEATS.To Mr squishy if you think writing bad reviews for dog food is stupid maybe you shouldn’t own a dog,you obviously don’t care about their welfare.Come on people educate yourselves about whats in your pets food.You have the internet use it!!just type in dog food ratings and reviews and get good quality information on how to read dog food labels and what ingredients to look out for.Be your “BEST FRIENDS” best friend,They would do it for you!!
Michelle,
I couldn’t agree more but some people just don’t get it.
Wal mart is the worst place in the world to shop, they have the worst products you can buy and they totally rip of their workers(they have been sued more than any other company). Look at Sony or any other top product makers, look at the “model number” than see if you can find that same “model number” somewhere else. No you won’t, because they make their low end models for Wal mart and all the dummies fall for it. It is the same with dog food, just alot more obvious.
Yawns at the comments including my own LOL. Dog lover does have a interesting point about the writing and blogging of this stuff. But somehow I still find it interesting to know what other owners are using and doing. But the truth is Dogs have survived thousands of years with and without the help of man or man made products like DOG FOOD. While i know many enthusiasts here like to believe a dog should eat this high quality prestige diet of only the finest of meats and potatoes, the truth is dogs are pretty much similar to hyenas they have survived off surface fragments scraps for MANY thousands of years
. I’m sure my comment won’t win me any friends, but I do know that my comment is the truth and it’s hard to disprove these historical facts.
Too add one more thing to my point many of these grain free companies are pretty much the same as the others they all do it for PROFIT. If you believe your pet food company is in the business of truly being your pets friend then you will one day feel let down like the many other people who have been part of the pet food recalls including myself. I mean if you look at most of the grain free foods they will claim a dog doesn’t need grains b/c they can’t digest the complex carbohydrates such as rice, corn, etc,.. but when I look at the ingredients of most grain free foods guess what? They also contain a complex carbohydrates in the form of Potatoes, and Apples, umm hello a dog can’t digest ANY complex carb properly not unless it’s been predigested or ground finely which all carbs in dogs foods are, this is part of the process used during extrusion
Antonio,Of course dog food recalls are going to happen.No food is 100% safe.It happens with people food all the time,But we all still have to eat every day.I realize that dogs have survived for thousands of years without man made dog food.But before they were domesticated they were eating meat.They were not grazing in the fields like cattle.You can’t dispute the fact that they are carnivores!! All I an saying is you should feed species specific food.Look what happened when man started feeding cows,HERBIVORES,meat they started mad cow disease.Any educated person knows that corn,wheat,soy,meat by-product meal are all crap food and really have no nutritional value for a dog.Listen no one except you is going to feed your dog,why not give the best you can afford? If OL ROY is all you can afford maybe you shouldn’t have a dog. I mean you could eat fast food every day but how long do you think you will live???
Antonio I am curious to know what dog food were you using that was recalled? And for what reason was the product recalled?
Michelle,
To answer your question I used Diamond products years ago when they had a recall, it wasn’t one of the more recent recalls this was years ago. I actually rotate between natural balance, Innova, California Natural, and Pro Plan, it give the dog balance in protein and other vitamins that are missing from one formula to the next. So I guess I shouldn’t still own a dog right!! Sureeee. But you said domestic dogs ate meat long before man got involved that’s true b/c before man became involve domestic dogs were simply wolves LOL. But once domestication took place the dog/wolf hybrid begin to eat what was given from his master and guess what sometimes this did include items that were not meat products
Michelle,
Before this convo goes any further and you think I have any ill intentions against anything you post I want to clear the air and let you know that I don’t. I just don’t feel the need to insult people when they choose to feed their pet something other than what we deem as the best. I mean I can think of when I go out to eat Steak, I prefer my steak medium-well, others prefer med-rare, some prefer well-done, although we have different likes does that mean that somehow we are less just because one doesn’t like what the other chooses as appropiate for his/her own diet. While I agree that dogs should consume a meat based protein from a animal source, I can’t deny seeing many dogs live a long healthy natural life eating Purina Dog Chow and such products either. So who knows what good canine nutrition is. I find it strange with all the new dog food products claiming to be holistic and better the number of pets going to the vet for vitamins and other defencies have alarmingly went up. Kinda makes you wonder doesn’t it.
Antonio,My intention was not to put people down it is to make them think and read and understand exactly what is in dog food that you find at walmart and the grocery store.I’m sorry their just not good ingredients!!Don’t get me wrong some of the pet foods that pass themselves off as premium don’t have good ingredients either.That’s why people need to read the label,And not just fall for the cute dog on the package,Or the marketing campaigns.More importantly people need to know what bad ingredients to look out for.I’m just trying to help!!
I understand your passion, TRUST me I really do I have that same passion. But for some people feeding some of those brands just is not possible, and honestly if Ol Roy has proven to work for them who are we to say it’s not good for them. Wal Mart did carry a feed before that I thought was pretty decent it was called Maxximum Nutrition, not sure if they still carry it or who even manufactured it. But during the time it came out it was actually not a bad feed I even fed it without problem at one point, but as my economical situation has changed for the better since that time the food I eat myself has changed and likewise the diet of my dogs have changed also. I think your heart is in the right place but you have to be gentle in explaining it to some people.
Here’s some info for anyone who is interested,If your dog food lists Meat and Bone Meal,OR Meat By-Products,What do you think this unnamed MYSTERY MEAT is??? Check this out and find the answer!!! http://www.thedogfoodconspiracy.com/new/dog-food-secrets-np.php
Check this out I really wouldn’t feed this to pigs. READ THIS
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/newpetfoodrecalls/brand_list.cfm?Trade_Name=OL%20ROY%20US&pet=Dog
well, we’ve been feeding our dog that for years and no problems. we had got another dog that was eating dog chow and when compared to old roy, it had the same shape, texture and ingredients.
Mark,Purina Dog Chow is crap food also.The first few ingredients should be named meat ie chicken,turkey,beef lamb ect. not corn,soy wheat,corn syrup-sugar!!Dogs are carnivores Dude!!
Hi,
I’ve been feeding my German Shepherds Ol’Roy for 8 years and they’re just fine! I know it’s a cheap dog food, but when there were a lot of recalls most of it was on the premium brands and the one’s that were on ol’roy were mostly on the moist food. I have Girl 8yr. old GSD, Bowser 2yr. old GSD, and Rocko 4mo. GSD. They’re all doing great! My dogs are not in and out of the vet either they only go to get their shots, never been sick. (knock on wood) So everyone just take a chill pill.
My dog loves this food!!! NOT!!!
My hound dog is 8 yrs old and I found, as she got older,she was more fussy with her food. Always dry food. I went from the major expensive,so called GREAT nutritional dog food, right down to Ol’ Roy. She just loves it and is just, if not more, energetic and playful. I don’t have to mix it with anything. she eats the Ol’ Roy Meaty Chunks and Gravy. With the easy to buy price, I am sure it will be the last dog food that I will have to experiment with for her. If you want to know a really bad dog food Kibble’s and Bits. Just have to smell it and you know how your poor animal is going to react. Mine ate it and abruptly threw it up.
You really wanna feed this to your dog Wal- crummy is just that crummy read this and then ya gotta feel good about feeding this crap to your dog..Every year they set records on recalls..
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/newpetfoodrecalls/brand_list.cfm?Trade_Name=Ol%27%20Roy&pet=Dog
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/newpetfoodrecalls/brand_list.cfm?Trade_Name=OL%20ROY%20US&pet=Dog
There’s is no perfect dog food. A dog is a opportunist scavenger, if the dog eats Ol Roy and does well then that’s the right food for your dog. The reason Wal-Mart is #1 on recalls is simple, they are the WORLD’S LARGEST
RETAILER, so therefore the margin of error percent wise is far lower than most industry standard, but do to sure cooperate size alone they out rank the others by number, not by percentage of comparison when dealing with recalls. I think Diamond probably has the largest pet food recall, I haven’t checked my facts, but the fact is they manufacture so many different feeds for so many different people, but another reason their recall record is so high compared to the high price mom/pop feeds out there is again b/c their size alone make the Quality control that much more difficult. I don’t think holistic dog food is all bad, I dont think grocery brands are all bad. If it works for your dog then it’s good food. Most holistic companies have been around less than 10 years, there’s no way to evaluate their longetivity and committment in such a short span of time.
Jess,
I think your GSD looks good, but I’m sure if I traced the lineage, the dogs comes from good stock. Diet plays a vital role in the health of a dog, but genetically your dog will be what it’s genetics say it will be. If your dog comes from great looking heavily muscled dogs, then chances are your pup will look that way when it’s mature. If the dog comes from poorly built dogs, then I don’t care what you feed it, chances are your dog will probably be built pretty shabby like it’s parents
Antonio,
My grandmother smoked for for years and she is still alive at 90 years old. Does that mean that mean that smoking is healthy? Of course not. Same goes with humans eating low quality processed foods. Some people may be able to eat fast food every day and live to be 100 years old, but MOST of us will fall a victim to obesity, cancer etc. if we eat these foods.
Simply put, eating low quality foods is bad for any animal or human, and ‘Ol Roy dog food is the equivalent of human fast food.
Even if you have very little money, there are much better foods that do not cost much more than ‘Ol Roy (ie Kirkland).
And to anyone leaving comments on this post there is no need to put anyone down. Share your opinions, and provide reasons and proof to backup your claims.
And Antonio look at my list, not all my recommendations are graim free. I highly recommed California Natural and it has two types of rice and is far from grain free, but it is a great dog food. It is a decent price along with TOTW. It is the quaility of the food. Once again here is my list and I have added 2 new kinds……….
Artemis
Blue Wilderness
Go
Horizon
Evo****
Innova**
Instrinct***
Orijen******
Taste of the Wild**
Wellness
Acana***
Fromm**
Merrick
Canidae
Evanders
Earthborn
Natrures Logic
Natures Variety
Solid Gold
Pinnacle
Timberwolf
Blue Buffalo
Halo
California Natural**
Karma*
Heathwise*
Ol Roy was last made by Doane Pet Care, but I think recently it’s manufactured under Mars label. Again, I think you guys have valid points and you are probably feeding your dog what you believe is the best diet. I just don’t think it’s fair to down others for what they believe is a better product. Michelle, you are right, I personally don’t feed Ol Roy, I also have never personally fed Merrick, but that doesn’t mean my personal opinion is right/wrong of either, it just simply means this is my opinion of what works best for my dog. I think I’ve listed the brands I commonly use in my dogs rotation. Most of them are considered Premium brands but strangly enough the one I have the best success with is what I feel is a Middle of the road type feed based on the ingredient (Purina Pro Plan), but my dog does best on this feed. I mean I am not bashing anyone for what they feed their dog, I mean we always hear the comments it’s like MacDonalds vs Health food, and the other famous comment you never see a dog grazing a field of corn, well to my credit I’ve never saw a dog grazing a field of corn, but I’ve also never saw a dog digging for sweeto potatoes, russett potatoes, I’ve never saw a dog make it’s own cottage cheese or other diary products, I’ve definately never saw a dog picking blueberries to eat. But somehow these products have been deemed as natural and holistic, when in fact they all have about the same nutrition value (0) as that of a stalk of corn. And after that stuff has been rendered and cooked at those meltin hot temps how healty is any dry dog food for that matter. I mean if the ingredients had any nutrition then certainly by the time they are finished being processes at those temps it’s pretty much all garbage, just that some garbage cost more than other. I think I might be going to deep into this but my point is, you can’t say that something doesn’t work or it’s bad simply based on your personal opinion. Some people think driving hours at a time in a vehicle is safer than flying that same distance in a aircraft. It really just depends on your personal opinion and perception.
Everyone has heard the old saying ” You are what you eat ” If you eat crap food then that’s all your body has to live on.And if you eat good food then that’s what your body has to thrive on.Have you ever seen Super-Size me?? That Dude got checked by a doctor,he was healthy,then he ate Mcdonald’s for EVERY meal for a month went back to the doctor and had the same tests done and was very unhealthy.The doctor stated if he kept up this poor diet he would DIE.So for the people who want to feed their dog Ol’Roy – they should have to eat it too.And for the other stupid stuff that you keep on saying about Potatoes,Blueberries,Cottage cheese,at least these are all healthy foods that people eat also,and the last time I checked they will not kill your dog!!And yes I do add these to my dog’s food along with plain yogurt,raw eggs,carrots,meat.Every food can be enhanced in this way,all dog’s can use these healthy fresh extras in their diet,and they are all inexpensive.
BTW,how can you say that Potatoes,Sweet Potatoes,Blueberries,Cottage cheese,Carrots,Eggs,Yogurt have no nutritional value??That is like saying dogs don’t need calcium,protein,vitamin A,vitamins-minerals.If you really believe that then you don’t know much about nutrition at all.You are right about one thing though,cooking the food does mess up the nutrition,that’s why most good manufacturers add their vitamin-mineral supplements after the food is cooked.That is also the reason that I add all my healthy extras uncooked!!
Now for a little enlightenment….Jess…Wal-Mart just sells the food..they don’t manufacture it, not even the ol roy. The ol roy is made for wal-mart by purina mills if i recall correctly.
Personally, I don’t have a problem with Ol’ Roy. I have tried your higher end dog foods with my Weims and Shih Tzu’s, (they are all very picky) and have come down to feeding them Ol’ Roy, which they absolutely love. It’s the meaty chunks with vegetables one, (white bag). They do also get other things added to their dry food. A bit of Olive Oil, a beat up egg and whole, raw chicken backs, for each of them in their meals. They get things they need from the dry food, and I substitute what else they need from the fresh stuff they get. Dogs are just like people, they can be picky. They may not WANT to eat the $60.00 18lbs bag of dog food u just got them. And for all you people hating on Ol’ Roy and people who feed ol’ Roy to their dogs. How about you stop and think of this for a moment…..Not EVERYONE can afford huge amounts of money for “top of the line” dog food. Maybe some people can only afford the cheaper brands of dog food for their dogs…..But look at it this way… AT LEAST, their dog is being FED……..So just because some of you choose to spend whatever amount of money on ur “high end kibble” just remember that everyone is NOT YOU. Just my opinion……..
I just looked around on line for a good dog food and at k9cusine you can get a bad of Taste of the Wild for 50.99 and that incldes tax and shipping annnnd you get 10 free samples. Now I get it cheaper than that but I feel that is very reasonable AND IF AT LEAST YOU WERE TO FEED HALF AND HALF THAT IS AT LEAST TWICE AS GOOD A FOOD AS YOU WERE FEEDING BEFORE. Annnd the samples are fun to play with.
I get my dog food (Before Grain)at my local pet store and it is only 37 dollars for a 25 pound bag.I think that is very reasonable for the quality I get and she only has to eat 3 cups a day to stay in great shape!!
My 13 yr. old Shitzu Sammy started losing MASSIVE amounts of hair a couple months ago and developed ‘hot spots’ all over his body. I have fed him Sam’s Club brand “Member’s Mark – Exceed” since he was a pup, it’s similar to IAMS, which is what he was eating when I bought him as a pup. Then I read about the corn allergies and the use of genetically modified corn and I decided to try and find a dog food WITHOUT any corn in it. The only one I could find was Ol’ Roy CANNED dog food. Their dry dog food does contain corn. It’s been about a week and a half and Sammy’s skin has made an amazing improvement, he’s scratchy much less and losing much less hair. I will admit that I have used a ’skin and coat’ supplement in his food, but I think the major factor here was no corn. It’s hard to say, but so far, so good.
Dear WeimsRus,
I will apologize up front for butting in, as it is really none of my business what you choose to feed your pets, however my love for all animals prompts me to comment. I work for a vet and we see countless animals that had a life of eating Ol Roy or Special Kitty. By the young age of 5-6 they are going into kidney and or liver failure among other things. When the major pet food recall happened in 2007, these animals were the hardest to get to recover if at all because their systems were already so taxed. Before this age we see skin infections, ear infections, eye infections, diabetes and the list goes on. When the food is changed. They recover if possible or at least do much better. You don’t have to spend top dollar, Purina Dog Chow or Purina One is only a couple dollars more and is better than Ol Roy ANYDAY! The review on this website is spot on except for the 3.7 stars. It doesn’t deserve 1 star in my eyes! If you see the suffering I do, you might change your mind.
Beverly, if you are on a budget you could try Kirkland Signature dog food it’s available at Costco and it’s about the same price as the Ol’Roy but the ingredients in the Costco brand are much better,it actually has some real meat in it!! And no CORN.You should really check out the ingredient list for the Kirkland Signature and compare,much higher quality ingredients-And budget friendly!! Also if you don’t have a membership ask a friend to pick it up for you!!
I never really knew the difference in dog foods until I found this site. I have/had a Saint Bernard, I got him about a year ago as a puppy. My mother has always used OL’Roy for her dogs, so that’s what we used. We bought a new bag a week ago, feed the dogs and everything was fine. Well later that night my saint starting vomiting and aspirated and choked. We didn’t know what happen until last night my daughter’s dog started doing the same thing, luckily we were awake for this one and we were able to save her. Long story short, there is something wrong with the dog food. My dogs wouldn’t eat it, which I thought it had something to do with my saint being gone, but I fixed them something else and they devoured it. They were starving- so if you buy OL’Roy be careful because I lost one, and almost another in just a few days.
i have two pitbulls one is 14 months old and the other is 3 months, my older dog was being fed diamond brand food when i bought her so i thought that i would stick to the same food, problem is she wouldnt eat it just didnt like it. so i switched her to a different diamond food and still the same problem, i went to the pet store and was introduced to blue buff. i bought it and she started having the runs, she seemed to always be sick. so after much frustration i bought a bag of ol roy she ate it fine and seemed to enjoy it. after a couple of months i noticed how much she was going out to to the poty. she didnt have the runs but she did poop alot, i decided to call my vet and she told me to try purina pro plan, something they dont sell, but she thinks highly of. both my dogs are doing good on it and my yard is not full poop, to clean up. my female is 70 pounds and looks great, while my male 20 pounds and looks just as good, people always comment about how good they look. just thought id share my experience.
My dog lived to be seventeen and she ate Ol’ Roy basically every day of her life…