Barking Heads

Barking Heads Fat Dog Slim review

Name: Barking Heads Fat Dog Slim
Brand: Barking Heads

63.9/100Good

DryAdult

A chicken kibble for dogs that need to lose a little without resenting dinner, and it sits in our Good band. Half the recipe is chicken, fresh and dried with a splash of gravy, while the fat is pared back to 9.5%. L-Carnitine and a dosed joint pair round out the slimming thinking.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs carrying a little too much, with chicken still half the recipe
Owners who want the slimming extras in print
Overweight dogs with creaky joints; glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate are both dosed
Mixed sizes on one diet, toy to giant

Worth watching

Salmon oil, so not fish free
Rice, oats and barley, which rules out a grain-avoiding dog
Carbohydrate a little over half of dry matter, the cost of trimming fat

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

How this scores

How we score

63.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. A dieting dog is fed for loss, so portion at the lower end of the label's table and let the waistline lead.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Barking Heads Fat Dog Slim 63.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Weight recipes often lose ground to their starch, and this one holds its place on a half-chicken declaration and dosed extras.

What's in it

Chicken: freshly prepared free run, dried, gravy50% (26%, 21%, 3%)A dried share this size keeps real chicken protein in the finished kibble.
Rice14%
Oats, peas12% eachFilling on fewer calories.
Barley, potato7% potato
Lucerne
Salmon oil1%The omega source, and the reason it is not fish free.
Minerals, seaweed
Yeast products, chicory root extract, beta glucans1000mg/kg eachPrebiotic support.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate500mg/kg, 150mg/kgSpare kilos are hardest on the joints.
Dried carrot, mixed herbs (peppermint, rosemary, oregano, thyme)500mg/kg each

L-Carnitine at 50mg to help the body put fat to work, taurine at a generous 1000mg, vitamins A, D3 and E, and a full trace element panel.

Named ingredients

Chicken 50% (26% Freshly Prepared Free Run Chicken, 21% Dried Chicken, 3% Chicken Gravy), Rice (14%), Oats (12%), Peas (12%), Barley, Potato (7%), 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, Chondroitin Sulphate (150mg/kg).

Against the range

One weight-loss chicken kibble: half the recipe chicken, the fat trimmed back, and grains and peas doing the filling. Moisture is not declared, so dry matter figures assume 8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

343 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

9.5%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

10.3%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

50.6%

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

47%

Added water

Carbs

47.1%

Veg

0.4%

Oils

Other

1.5%

Pricing & size