TYLER23 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Can someone please post the feeding guides for 'Royal Canin Medium Breed Junior Puppy' and 'Eagle Pack Holistic Puppy' foods. I've searched the net and come up with nothing. I'm just doing a cost per feed comparison of super premium kibbles to see which i will try next. I've priced Artemis Fresh Mix Medium Breed Puppy at $1.27 per feed. Any other similarly priced kibbles you'd recommend other than RC, EP, and Artemis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Lots of variables there Tyler.. size of dog etc. And most feeding guides on the dog food bags specify waaaay too much food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 The guides mean nothing when budgeting,each food varies on each dog & what works for one may be to little or much for another. Here we simply feed what works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYLER23 Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 yep, i understand all that, i feed my dog half of what the bag recommends anyway as he gets kibble in the mornings only and raw in the evening. I'm just after an approximate number of feeds per bag so i can do a straight comparison. I need a similar table to the one on the following Artemis site, http://www.artemispetfood.com.au/dog_10.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I'm too lazy to write it out so just took a picture of the bag. RC medium breed junior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYLER23 Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Thanks a bunch Mim! Anyone have a bag of Eagle Pack puppy lying around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Di* Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Thanks a bunch Mim!Anyone have a bag of Eagle Pack puppy lying around? I have a bag of Eagle Pack holistic **small breed** puppy. The amounts vary according to the age and weight of the pup. The table is quite complex can you give me a clue what info you're after and whether the small breed variety is of any use to you (before I start typing). best Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxx'sBuddy Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) to do a true comparison you should also work out the cost of 100 grams of food for each dog food brand for when the dog gets older and the feeding amounts change Edited December 16, 2009 by Jaxx'sBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYLER23 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 to do a true comparison you should also work out the cost of 100 grams of food for each dog food brand for when the dog gets older and the feeding amounts change Fair point, although there is very little difference in the numbers i've done so far for Artemis and Royal Canin... about 10g and 7c a day difference between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYLER23 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Thanks a bunch Mim!Anyone have a bag of Eagle Pack puppy lying around? I have a bag of Eagle Pack holistic **small breed** puppy. The amounts vary according to the age and weight of the pup. The table is quite complex can you give me a clue what info you're after and whether the small breed variety is of any use to you (before I start typing). best Di Current weight 13.5kg, 5 months old, with a adult target weight of approx 20kg which puts him in the medium breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Di* Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Thanks a bunch Mim!Anyone have a bag of Eagle Pack puppy lying around? I have a bag of Eagle Pack holistic **small breed** puppy. The amounts vary according to the age and weight of the pup. The table is quite complex can you give me a clue what info you're after and whether the small breed variety is of any use to you (before I start typing). best Di Current weight 13.5kg, 5 months old, with a adult target weight of approx 20kg which puts him in the medium breed. Sorry I can't help. He doesn't fit on the table! Only goes up to 9 Kg. None of mine will ever hit 9 Kg. Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticks1977 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 If you want to follow the guide on the side of the RC bag, the way I see the table is their approximate adult weight versus how old they are at the moment. So if your pup is 6 months old, and their goal weight range is around 20 kg then feed 360 grams. The best way I found to do this was to purchase some digital kitchen scales and weigh the food that way. I would not go by the cups table they have at the bottom of the table, just weigh the food and see how many cups that equates to... Lastly, this table would be taking into account that this would be the ONLY food the dog would be getting throughout the day. If you are feeding bones / treats / raw food then you should subtract these items from the total amount of weight that you are giving from the dry food. Best of luck working out the table, I could never get my head around it when I had the RC Labrador dry food... until I sat down and had a good read of it. You should also be able to tell how much you should be feeding your dog depending if they are putting on much weight. I know with Fraser we were told to feel around his side and if we could just feel his ribs then he was around the ideal weight. Another thing open to you is to jump on the scales while holding your dog in your arms, then subtracting their weight from yours. Best of luck! Regards, Shaun (sticks1977) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYLER23 Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 Ye we only feed half of what is recommended on the bags as he only gets dry in the morning and raw in the evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Eagle Pack Holistic Chicken and Rice is also currently their Small/Medium Puppy Formula. Here's a link to their Feeding Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYLER23 Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 Thanks Stormie... is Holistic Select the new brand name for EP Holistic, the packaging looks different? The link you provided points to an adult formula, but i found the following puppy formula, http://www.holisticselect.com/dog-dry-pupp...eding-guideline All the online stores still have the old packaging and i've read about the supply issues from time to time which has me leaning towards Artemis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Thanks Stormie... is Holistic Select the new brand name for EP Holistic, the packaging looks different? The link you provided points to an adult formula, but i found the following puppy formula, http://www.holisticselect.com/dog-dry-pupp...eding-guidelineAll the online stores still have the old packaging and i've read about the supply issues from time to time which has me leaning towards Artemis. Yep, Holistic Select is the same - they have just dropped the Eagle Pack label from the bag. The packaging has recently changed. Presently, the only Holistic Select Small/Medium Puppy formula in Aus is the Chicken and Rice. If you look at the original packaging, you'll see it clearly states on the packaging 'For Adult dogs and Small and Medium Breed Puppies'. The puppy formula you gave the link for is new and hasn't reached Aus yet, but it's coming. But till then, the Chicken and Rice in the new packaging, whilst it doesn't say on the bag, is 100% suited to Sml/Med pups. this is the old packaging... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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