Barking Heads

Barking Heads Big Foot Puppy Days Dry review

Name: Barking Heads Big Foot Puppy Days Dry
Brand: Barking Heads

72.4/100Excellent

DryPuppy

A grain-free growth kibble for large breeds, in our Excellent band, and the number that matters most for that job is printed on the bag. Calcium converts to 1.53% of dry matter, inside the range a big pup should be reared on. Turkey makes up 60% of the recipe across three forms.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large-breed puppies, with a declared calcium figure inside the growth range
Owners who want the meat share broken open: 33% fresh turkey, 23% dried, 4% gravy
Grain-free households. Sweet potato, potato and peas carry the starch
Joint care from the start, glucosamine at 500mg/kg and chondroitin sulphate at 150mg/kg
A prebiotic you can see on the label, chicory FOS at 1000mg/kg

Worth watching

Salmon oil at 1%, so fish is on the list in a turkey food
Energy dense at 385 kcal per 100g; weigh the portions for a laid-back pup
Potato protein high on the list, lifting the protein total with a plant source

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

72.4/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed puppies. The feeding chart works from the adult weight your pup is heading for, so read it again as the pup grows.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Barking Heads Big Foot Puppy Days Dry 72.4

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

A high share of named meat, a calcium figure where a big pup needs it and dosed supplements are what lift it above the usual growth kibble.

What's in it

Freshly prepared free run turkey33%Arrives with its water, so much of it cooks away.
Dried turkey23%Water already gone, so nearly all its weight reaches the kibble.
Turkey gravy4%For taste.
Sweet potato, potato, peas14%, unstated, 10%The starch, with no cereal anywhere on the list.
Potato proteinA plant protein lifting the declared total.
Lucerne
Salmon oil1%The reason fish appears in the allergen picture.
Minerals, seaweedSeaweed brings iodine.
Yeast products, chicory root FOS, beta glucans1000mg/kg down to 300mg/kgPrebiotics, each with a figure.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, dried carrot, mixed herbs500mg/kg down to 150mg/kg

Vitamins A, D3 and E with taurine at 1000mg/kg, a thoughtful addition for a big dog, and trace minerals mostly as sulphates with some glycine-chelated zinc.

Named ingredients

Turkey 60% (33% Freshly Prepared Free Run Turkey, 23% Dried Turkey, 4% Turkey Gravy), Sweet Potato (14%), Potato, Peas (10%), Potato Protein, Lucerne, Salmon Oil (1%), Minerals, Yeast Products (1000mg/kg), Chicory Root extract (FOS 1000mg/kg), Seaweed, Glucosamine (500mg/kg), Dried Carrot (500mg/kg), Mixed Herbs (Peppermint, Rosemary, Oregano & Thyme 500mg/kg), Beta Glucans (300mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (150mg/kg)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

385 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

16%

Fibre

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

8.5%

Dry weight

Protein

32.8%

Fat

17.5%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

9.3%

Carbs

37.1%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

56%

Added water

Carbs

34.9%

Veg

0.9%

Oils

Other

3.2%

Pricing & size