Royal Canin Dog Food

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The Royal Canin dog food range at PeekAPaw spans dry kibble and wet food across four size bands, eleven breed lines and several everyday need-based formulas. Work through it in this order: adult size first, then breed, then format, then need. 1. Start with adult size, not today's weight Royal Canin sorts dogs by the weight they will reach when fully grown: Mini up to 10 kg, Medium 11–25 kg, Maxi 26–44 kg, Giant 45 kg and over. This trips people up constantly, because a 9 kg Labrador puppy is a Maxi dog, not a Mini one. The band sets more than kibble size: energy density, mineral levels for growing joints, and even when your dog counts as a senior. Mini moves to a mature recipe at 8+ and an ageing one at 12+; Medium at 7+ and 10+; Maxi as early as 5+ and 8+. Bigger dogs age sooner and Royal Canin's staging follows that. Royal Canin Mini — up to 10 kg adult; small dense kibble, puppy through to Ageing 12+. Royal Canin Medium — 11–25 kg adult; the broadest band, and where most crossbreeds land. Royal Canin Maxi — 26–44 kg adult; includes a dedicated Joint Care formula. Royal Canin Giant — 45 kg and over; Puppy to 8 months, Junior 8–18 months, then Adult. 2. Refine by breed if you have a pedigree Breed formulas are not size food with a photo on the bag. The kibble is tooled to the jaw — a long slim piece for the Dachshund's narrow bite, a squarish one a French Bulldog can scoop with its lower jaw, a flat ring that stops a Golden Retriever inhaling its dinner. The nutrition follows the breed's known tendencies: L-carnitine and controlled calories for the weight-prone Labrador, highly digestible protein and beet pulp for the German Shepherd's sensitive gut, omega fatty acids and biotin for the Poodle's coat. Labrador Retriever Golden Retriever German Shepherd Rottweiler French Bulldog Pug Dachshund Chihuahua Poodle Cavalier King Charles Cocker Spaniel 3. Choose dry, wet, or both Most of the range is dry, and for good reason: kibble is where the shape and texture engineeri