Royal Canin Dog Food

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 engineering happens. Wet food earns its place as a topper for a dog off its food, or for older dogs eating less. Pack sizes follow the size bands — Mini wet in 85 g gravy pouches, Medium and Maxi in 140 g pouches by the ten, plus loaf cans.

• Royal Canin Dry Dog Food — bags from 500 g to 15 kg.
• Royal Canin Wet Dog Food — pouches, loaf cans and the Mother & Babydog starter mousse.

4. Add a need-based formula if something is off

These sit alongside the size range rather than replacing it, and all three come in Mini, Medium and Maxi versions so the kibble stays the right size. They are Royal Canin's everyday retail formulas: PeekAPaw does not stock Royal Canin Veterinary Diet, so there is no Gastrointestinal, Hypoallergenic or Satiety here — if your dog is on one of those, stay with your vet.

• Dental Care — oversized kibble with a fibre matrix that wipes the tooth surface, plus a calcium-binding agent to help reduce tartar build-up.
• Digestive Care — for adult dogs with intermittently soft stools; highly digestible protein and prebiotics.
• Light Weight Care — higher fibre to help a dog feel satisfied on fewer calories, for everyday weight control.
• Royal Canin Puppy Food — if your dog is still growing, start here; the size bands work the same way.

See the whole Royal Canin range, or compare brands across dry dog food and wet dog food.