Royal Hawaiian Standard Poodles Takes Great Care In Keeping Our Puppies Healthy. There Has Been Growing Concern Over The Safety of Dog Foods and Treats Recently. We Believe In Good Research In Food and Treat Recommendations.
We Put the Puppies On 4Health During The First 8 Weeks and Then Give You a Bag To Transition Into the Wysong. Place your Order here and When You Get Puppy Home Give Him/Her 1/2 4Health and 1/2 Wysong to Smooth The Change.
Below See How To Grade Your Dog Food...
Nutrition and Your ROYAL HAWAIIAN Standard Poodle
Your pets health just like your own is very much a result of nutrition and excercise. Standard Poodles do not require a lot of excercise but they do need some. Their diet is of upmost importance. We don't pretend to know everything about nutrition but our many years of experience has taught us a lot about how to care for our Standard Poodles and what we feed them. Standard Poodles that are well bred will have healthy skin and beautiful curly coats of hair if given the proper nutrition. We watch the many different dog foods and the ingredients they are made with and watch closely the brands that have been re-called. Fortunately we have never fed one of the re-called dog foods. We actually buy dog food twice monthly and try to keep 60+ days of dog food on hand. We feed out of the oldest batch first so if there is a re-call on that particular brand of dog food we wouldn't be feeding the latest manufactured or the batch which is being re-called. After doing some research we found what seems to be some reliable information for you on how you can determine whether or not you are giving the best nutrition to you Standard Poodles. We have posted the information below for you.
We do want to state that we are not nutritionist and that we are providing this information without any prejudice nor do we claim the expertise to determine the accuracy of the information posted but will state that, in our opinion it seems to be a good rule of thumb in determining the better quality of the different dog foods being sold. After much Research, we feed Wysong which is what we feel is the best for Standard Poodles. It's what we wean our puppies on and recommend.
SEE THE DOG FOODS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCORED
For convenience, we have listed the dog foods Alphabetically by Brand
& also Numerically by Score
How to Grade Your Dog Food
Look at the ingredients information of your dog food. Find the ingredient listed on the table below.
Starting with 100 points, add or subtract the points given for each ingredient and total the points.
Print this sheet to total your points for each item & then the grade scale is listed at the end of the table.
For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points
For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points
If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points
For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points
If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. "ground brown rice", "brewer's rice",
rice flour" are all the same grain), subtract 5 points
If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points
If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points
If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points
If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points
If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points
If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points
If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog isn't allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points
If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog isn't allergic to beef), subtract 1 point
If it contains salt, subtract 1 point
Extra Credit:
If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points
If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points
If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points
If the food contains barley, add 2 points
If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point
For different specific animal protein sources (other than the first one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal"
as only one protein source but "chicken and " as 2 different sources) add 1 point
If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free, add 1 point.
A = 94-100 B = 86-93 C = 78-85 D = 70-77 F = 69 or lower
SEE THE DOG FOODS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCORED
For convenience, we have listed the dog foods Numerically by Score
BRAND
SCORES A+ (136-101)
Timberwolf Organics Lamb and Venison
Merrick Puppy
Merrick Wilderness Blend
Wysong
Taste of the Wild (All life stages)
Solid Gold Bison
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium
Innova Large Breed Puppy
Nature's Variety Raw Instinct
Timberwolf Organics Wild and Natural Dry
Eagle Pack Holistic
Orijen Large Breed Puppy
Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lover's Soul: Large Breed
Wellness Just for Puppy
Authority Harvest Baked
Nature's Recipe Healthy Skin Venison and Rice
Chicken Soup Senior
Artemis Medium/Large Breed Puppy
Eagle Pack Holistic Chicken
Innova Dog
Innova Evo
Natural Balance Duck and Potato
Blue Buffalo Lamb and Rice
Canidae
Taste of the Wild High Prairie Formula
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice and Vegetables
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken
Premium Edge Chicken, Rice and Vegetables Adult Dry
Kirkland Signature Puppy Chicken, Rice and Vegetables
Burns Chicken and Brown Rice
Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice
Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Venison and Brown Rice
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult
Foundations
Nurto Ultra Adult
Pro Plan Selects Turkey and Barley Score
Royal Canin German Shepherd
Diamond Naturals Large Breed
Pro Plan Selects Turkey and Barley
Royal Canin Boxer
Eagle Pack Holistic
Beowulf Back to Basics
Flint River Senior
Nutrience Junior Medium Puppy
SCORES A (100-93)
Nature's Recipe
Royal Canin Bulldog
Summit
Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice
Kirkland Lamb and Rice
Nutro Ultra Puppy
Royal Canin Dachshund 28 Formula
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice
TLC Whole Life Natural Pet Food
Wolfking Adult Dog (Bison) by Solid Gold
Nutro Natural Choice Senior
Eagle Pack Large and Giant Breed Puppy
Eagle Pack Natural
Pro Plan Sensitive Stomach
Authority Harvest Baked Less Active
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (Lamb) by Solid Gold
Maxxium Lamb and Rice
Nutro Max Adult
SCORES B (92-86)
Diamond Lamb Meal and Rice
Flint River Ranch (non-specific fat source)
Iams Puppy
Eukanuba Natural Lamb and Rice
Nutrtisource Lamb and Rice
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy
Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Wheat Free
SCORES C (85-79)
Diamond Performance
Iams Senior
Nutro Chicken, Rice and Oatmeal (non-specific fat source)
Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice
Member's Mark Chicken and Rice
Blackwood 3000 Lamb and Rice
Eukanuba Large Breed Adult
Iams Large Breed
Alpo Prime Cuts
Nutra Nuggets Super Premium Lamb Meal and Rice
Pro Nature Puppy
Eukanuba Puppy
SCORES D (73-71)
Iams Lamb Meal and Rice Formula Premium
Pro Plan Puppy
SCORES F (69-9)
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies
Bil-Jac Select
Pro Plan All Breed
Pro Plan Large Breed
Pedigree Puppy
Diamond Maintenance
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+
Purina Dog
Purina One Large Breed Puppy
Pedigree Lamb and Rice
Science Diet Chicken Adult Maintenance
Kibbles and Bits
Pedigree Complete Nutrition
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb and Rice
Purina Beneful
Purina Come-n-Get it
Pedigree Adult Complete
Ol Roy Complete Nutrition