Barking Heads

Barking Heads Puppy Days Dry Food review

Name: Barking Heads Puppy Days Dry Food
Brand: Barking Heads

72.4/100Excellent

DryPuppy

An Excellent grain-free growth kibble that is 60% turkey, with the meat broken into fresh, dried and gravy. The label prints its calcium, converting to 1.53% of dry matter, and puts a dose against every functional extra.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies of any adult size, toy to giant, with calcium printed
Owners who want to know what a meat share is made of
Homes with no cereal in the bowl
Fast-growing pups with plenty to fuel, at 385 kcal per 100g
Owners who expect gut and joint extras measured

Worth watching

Salmon oil puts fish in the bag
Potato protein in the first half of the list
A rich kibble, so weigh a calm pup's portions

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 puppies of every size. Feed to the weight your pup will finish at: the guide runs from 125g a day for a dog finishing around 10kg to 515g for one heading to 40kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Barking Heads Puppy Days Dry Food 72.4

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

A rung above where most growth kibbles land, lifted by the parts of a puppy label that matter most.

What's in it

Turkey: fresh free run turkey 33%, dried turkey 23%, turkey gravy 4%60%The dried share arrives concentrated; much of the fresh share cooks away.
Sweet potato14%Starch in place of cereal.
Potato, peas10% peas
Potato proteinA plant by-product doing part of the protein work.
Lucerne
Salmon oil1%Omega 3 for a growing brain and coat, and the reason fish is on the allergen picture.
Minerals, seaweedSeaweed is a natural source of iodine.
Yeast products, chicory root FOS, beta glucans1000mg/kg, 1000mg/kg, 300mg/kgGut support with the amounts printed.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate500mg/kg, 150mg/kg
Dried carrot, mixed herbs500mg/kg each

Vitamins A, D3 and E with taurine at 1000mg/kg, and zinc as both sulphate and glycine chelate alongside iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium.

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