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Suitable for all breeds of dogs
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Mixing bowl composition
This is the ingredients list as printed on the packaging or manufacturer's website.
Think of the 'mixing bowl' composition like a recipe - all the ingredients you would need to put in a 'mixing bowl' in order to make the food.
Ingredients have to be listed in descending order of their weight so the higher it appears, the more there is.
Highlighted ingredients
Ingredients that we believe to be controversial or inferior are highlighted in yellow with particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredients in red.
As fed composition
While the 'mixing bowl' composition is useful for knowing what went into the food, it doesn't always reflect what your dog is actually eating. This is because the processes that turn the ingredients into the finished pet food can significantly alter the relative weights of the ingredients.
For this reason we've calculated the approximate 'as fed' percentages for the main ingredient categories in the finished product.
Please note that these figures are very approximate. They are estimates based on the information provided by the manufacturer in the ingredients list so the clearer the terminology and the more percentages they provide, the more accurate our estimates will be. Wherever information is lacking, we always assume the worst.
Ingredient categories
◉ Meat ingredients: includes all meat and fish ingredients except isolated fats/oils.
◉Added oils and fats: includes all isolated oil and fat ingredients.
◉ Carb-rich ingredients: includes all ingredients derived from grains, pseudo-grains, potatoes and other starchy root vegetables, sweet potato and legumes (except whole peas which are categorised under fruit and veg) except for isolated protein and extracted oils. Also includes fibre supplements.
◉ Fruit and veg: includes all whole vegetables and fruits.
◉ Other: all other ingredients. Mostly made up by nutritional supplements and additives.
For more information on any ingredient, please take a look at our Dog Food Ingredient Glossary
The dry matter level of a nutrient is the percentage there would be in the food if all of the water was removed.
With water taken out of the equation, these figures allow the nutrient levels of foods of different types (like wet and dry) to be compared on an even playing field.
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76.00 out of 100 - Good
Our unique product ratings are calculated based on a number of characteristics including the quality and quantity of the stated ingredients, certain nutritional and technological additives and the processing methods used to create the food. They are designed to indicate how beneficial we think a food is likely to be for the majority of dogs when fed on a daily basis for an extended period. Click here for more information
Country of origin:United Kingdom
A technological additive is any substance added to a pet food "for a technological purpose and which favourably affects the characteristics of feed".
The most common categories of technological additives include preservatives and antioxidants, gelling agents and thickeners and probiotics.
While the primary effects of technoloical additives are certainly 'favourable' (increased shelf life in the case of preservatives & antioxidants, better food texture and consistency in the case of gelling agents and thickeners etc.) some have been linked to health problems in pets and should be treated with caution.
Unfortunately, many technological additives do not have to be declared by the manufacturer so just because they do not appear on the label does not necessarily mean they are not in the food. If in doubt, ask the manufacturer directly exactly what technological additives their foods contain.
Shers •3 months ago
My 2.5 yr old very fussy cockapoo loves this food. She has it witha little dried chicken sprinkles. She eats all what's in her bowl. She was on top of the range kibble but she kept wasting it mixed with wet. She tried semi moist but sniffed and walked away.Lauren Browne •5 months ago
My One year Old Cocker Spaniel <3 I really could not recommend this Brand enough. I actually emailed them enquiring about a few things first before trying and David returned my email straight away. Super friendly and down to earth guy who you can tell loves dogs! After a chat with him I also decided to add in salmon oil to Pips diet as he has suspected skin allergies. Pip absolutely LOVES the Walker & Drake salmon oil, LOVES his new food. Biggest difference after a few days of integrating the new food in, the poops! They are unreal only days in, compared to before! and as sufferer of anal gland issues from a Pup this is the main reason we got the food as it has a great fibre content compared to a lot of other foods. Only a week in but my experience so far has been Fab!Walker
Lauren Browne
•5 months ago
Hi Lauren, Thats great news and thank you for the review. Walker & DrakeCatherine Rowe •7 months ago
Thinking of changing from Canagan Small Breed Dental to this. The dental has made no difference to my JRTs bad teeth (they've been on it for many years) and it's just not been the same product lately. Was seriously considering this as the alternative as it seems to be a quality food but researching on this site I find the high proportion of carbohydrate in this food quite alarming and worried my small and ageing terriers will just put on weight with this food. Does anyone have any experience of this?Tati S •10 months ago
Bought the duck one to try out for my pup but the smell is atrocious. It's a shame, it looks like great food but I could not stomach it. We had a contractor fixing the wardrobe where it was stored and he thought something was dead in there :/ i wish i was kiddingClaudineM •one year ago
I have 3 dogs ( 1 BullSpringer puppy , senior staffy x & senior JrT ) The JRT is extremely fussy what she will eat but this she loves , They get fed once a day , now are in half the amount of food with previous brands . It’s so nice to see them enjoy food and get excited by knowing they are getting dinner . The JRT her mouth now drools when her food gets put down to her , For me it’s changed my life as an owner knowing it’s better quality , they love it & the fact I don’t need to worry about any of them skipping meals . Previously they were on Wagg, pets at home, James wellbeloved , tails , Harrington, natures menu , royal canin and wainrights plus othersIain9688 •one year ago
Our 2 year old lab loves the ocean fish and thrives on it. She is quite a small dog at 25 kg, and needs a little more than the recommended amount for her weight (210g per meal, twice a day), but we can manage her weight easily by adjusting the amount up or down by just a few grams per meal. No digestion issues at all.Katie Vasanth •one year ago
Our dogs (two labs and a newfie) didn't do so well on this- lots of diarrhea, even after allowing for a few weeks transition time. It also seemed to make them incredibly thirsty, so much so that we took to mixing in a bit of warm water per feed- even then they were always at the water bowl. After a few months we switched, and they went back to normal.Amanda Rowe
Katie Vasanth
•3 months ago
Hi Katie, I'm sadly having the same problem with my 2 dogs at the moment (a spaniel mix and Nova Scotia Duck tolling Retriever) , in particular one of my dogs (the spaniel mix) is weeing so much so it's like a flood each time with many accidents inside sadly.. may I please ask what you switched yours to in the end? This food has much better nutrients than their old food (proplsn Optiage), but I'm worried with them both being seniors it could be causing health concerns with the amount of water being drank (by both dogs) and the lake size wees the spaniel mix is having regularly.Julia Walker •one year ago
Has anyone experienced vomiting with this? I rescued my dog in April and immediately had him on this mixed with Butchers. He's had a rough life and seems to have acid reflux, so when he would occasionally vomit (like every 45 days) we looked for triggers like fatty treats, stolen food, blood tests etc. But I have seen some reviews where dogs have been sick very quickly after eating this. Although my dogs sick isn't that regular, i'm concerned. I don't want to change his diet quickly and cause him more distress but I don't want to harm him. The vet has no idea what it is and doesn't seem worried, because I guess a lot of dogs scavenge and throw up, but mine is different: He doesn't steal food or get fed scraps, I even weigh his dinner and treats to ensure the right calories. He doesn't eat things out on walks or have inconsistent meals. His sick begins with horrendous stomach noises around 10pm and the vomiting starts around 3am and happens hourly for the next 12 hours. It smells awful and is sticky, kind of foamy and definitely distressing to be going on so long. I don't know what to do.Elainemj
Julia Walker
•one year ago
Sounds like hunger pukes given the time and the fact the vomit is foamy maybe try a snack before bed to see if that helpsAlana K
Julia Walker
•one year ago
I agree with elainemj, my dog had hunger sickness in the past - bile and foamy that smells awful (like gastric juices). I suggest feeding daily amount of food in smaller amounts throughout the day with a meal at normal dinner time and then 9pm ish or later before the stomach noises would start. You could also give a small treat (people sometimes give a 'bedtime biscuit' type thing') straight before he goes to sleep for the night. Alana xAntoinette Alles •2 years ago
I love this food for all my 5 dogs so I get it every week sometimes twice a week. It has helped tremendously with 2 of my boys that have iron deficiency and my one friends it’s a nutritionist and she highly approve this food is the second best to raw food. As not all can afford raw food for our dogs specially for big dogs that I have. I swear by this food to anyone that asks about what do I feed my boys and girl. It’s excellentGurmukh Panesar •2 years ago
The calculation for how many grams per day is incorrect, for a 8kg 2yr old dog, it should be 135g a day, not 96gjane glibbery •2 years ago
I have a mini wired Dachshund of 11 months old. Sadly my dog has not taken to this brand at all. I even went as far as blending it to a powder and mixing a small amount into other food to then try and build up his intake, but as soon as he senses it he’ll leave his food. Seemed to like the samples that I fed him as treats, but I’m guessing a bowlful is pretty bland (hence tried mixing it with other items). Also I’m not sure he liked how big the kibble pieces were. Weaned him on to raw, but the poops were almost impossible to pick up! So we’re back trying to find a another kibble.Gurmukh Panesar •2 years ago
How does this smell?jane glibbery
Gurmukh Panesar
•2 years ago
Bearable, but a bit like powdered cardboard!Nicki DW •2 years ago
Been using for our two rescue rotties, after one was on Canagan the other on Harringtons. I needed to find something less expensive than Canagan but better nutritional value than Harringtons. The dry kibble I was using is not listed on this website (Exe Valley) but I'd been interested to know where it does sit in the percentage ratings nutritionally. Unfortunately I might have to go back to EV as the protein levels in the W&D are way to high for one of them...sending her bonkers and quite intolerable. Will finish off the 3 bags I bought and go back to see if it's not the other dogs (intact male)hormones doing her nut in!Nicki DW •2 years ago
Not sure why this website cannot list the ingredients Typical ingredients as listed on their website are for the duck flavour: Dried Duck 42% • Sweet Potato • Beet Pulp • Peas • Chicken Oil • FOS Inulin • Yeast Bio-Mos • Psyllium Husk Powder • Apple • Carrot • Tomato • Seaweed • Cranberry • Flavour Bioflavex • Glucosamine • Fenugreek • Green Tea Extract • Fennel Seed • Blueberry • Yucca Schidigera • Chondroitin • Marigold Powder • Devils Claw Root. Vitamin A 15,000 iu/kg • Vitamin D3 2,000 iu/kg • Vitamin E 50 iu/kg • Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 3mg/kg • Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 8mg/kg • Vitamin B6 5mg/kg • Vitamin B12 40 mcg/kg • Vitamin C 50 mg/kg • Vitamin K 2mg/kg • Zinc 100mg/kg • Manganese 80 mg/kg • Copper 20mg/kg • Iron 30 mg/kg. Protein 32% • Oil/Fats 9% • Fibre 4% • Ash 9% • Calcium 1.5% • Phosphorus 1.0% • Salt 0.1% (no added salt).