72/100Excellent
Brand
CSJ
Brand review
CSJ dog food review
CSJ builds a dry-only catalogue of 22 products, much of it aimed at active and working dogs. The brand average sits in our Good band, and 17 products read Good. Transparency is the strong pillar, Outstanding on 14 recipes. Protein and processing reads Average on most of the range, and that is the thing that shapes the choice here.
Average score
56
out of 100
Value
—
not yet rated
Ingredient clarity
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not yet rated
Foods reviewed
22
Dry
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 22
- Food types
- Dry
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Joint support, Grain-free, High energy, Single protein
Currently reviewed CSJ foods
- 172/100
- 267/100
- 366/100
- 465/100
- 563/100
- 662/100
- 7CSJ Puppy62/100
Dry
- 857/100
- 9CSJ Hike On!57/100
Dry
- 1055/100
- 1155/100
- 1255/100
- 13CSJ CP7 Plus54/100
Dry
- 1452/100
- 1552/100
- 1651/100
- 1751/100
- 1851/100
- 1949/100
- 2047/100
- 2146/100
- 2240/100
Price & value
- Monthly cost from
- ≈ Under £30 / mo
- Typical monthly cost
- ≈ Under £30 / mo
Estimated monthly bands for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide.
Best for
Active and working dogsDry food for every life stageJoint-support recipesSingle-protein feeders
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 22 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
In detail
CSJ: the closer look
The range
Twenty two products, every one of them dry. Labels cover adult on 19, with puppy on six and senior on six. The ranges run from everyday feeds such as Champ Adult and Herbie Nuts, through the Command Performance and Rocket Fuel feeds for hard-working dogs, to lighter feeds like CP18 and Old Champ.
Ingredients
Chicken leads on six products, with lamb on five, salmon on four and beef on three. Tripe and turkey appear too. Ten products carry joint extras such as glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM, and salmon oil, linseed and yucca run through many of the labels.
Nutrition
Protein as fed spans 18.0% to 31.0%, with fat from 6.0% to 23.0% and energy of 332 to 432 kcal per 100g. Nutritional balance reads Average on nine products and Poor on six, so it carries the softer half of the nutrition story. Protein and processing reads Average on 13.
Strengths
- Outstanding transparency on 14 recipes
- Joint extras on ten products
- Feeds written for active and working dogs
Limitations
- Dry only, with no wet or raw
- Protein and processing reads Average on 13
- Four products sit a band lower at Average
Where it is less of a fit
- If you want wet, raw or fresh food, check the formats, since all 22 products are dry
- If you want grain-free feeding, check the flags, as one product carries that flag
- If you want the whole range to read Good, check the four products at Average, as protein and processing sits lower there
Score overview
The Good band comes from transparency, Outstanding on 14 recipes and Excellent on six more, with value at Good across most of the catalogue. Protein and processing and nutritional balance pull the other way, both reading Average on much of the range. No Grainer is the one Excellent read, and the lighter feeds such as CP18 and Old Champ sit at Average.
The average score is the mean of each product's overall score out of 100 (using the best-scoring variety per product), not a flat average across every variety.
Figures are derived from current catalogue data for this brand's active foods, and the editorial read is ours. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. This is guidance, not veterinary advice. Last reviewed 9 September 2026.
All CSJ dog foods
22 foods, ranked by score
67/100Good
66/100Good- 65/100Good
63/100Good
62/100Good
62/100Good
57/100Good- 57/100Good
- 55/100Good
55/100Good- 55/100Good
54/100Good
52/100Good- 52/100Good
- 51/100Good
51/100Good
51/100Good- 49/100Average
- 47/100Average
- 46/100Average
40/100Average
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CSJ — common questions
Is CSJ good dog food?
Across 22 reviewed foods, CSJ averages 56/100, which we rate Good. It suits active and working dogs, dry food for every life stage, joint-support recipes, single-protein feeders.
Which CSJ dog food scores highest?
CSJ No Grainer leads the range at 72/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is CSJ best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to active and working dogs, dry food for every life stage, joint-support recipes, single-protein feeders. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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