Canagan

Canagan Petite: Chicken & Duck (dry) review

Name: Canagan Petite: Chicken & Duck (dry)
Brand: Canagan

73.1/100Excellent

DryPuppyAdult

Flavour

Canagan scaled down for the smallest dogs, and both recipes finish Excellent. Each pairs chicken with a second animal, freshly prepared meat leading dried meat on a grain-free sweet potato base. Taurine at 1,500 mg/kg is the most interesting line in the small print.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Toy and small breeds; the kibble, portions and bag sizes are scaled to them
Small breed puppies, as both labels cover growth and adult life
A dog kept off fish: the Chicken & Duck has none at all
Owners who like the extras printed, from taurine to a dosed joint trio
Portions mapped from 1kg of bodyweight upwards

Worth watching

Chicken leads both, so neither works for a chicken-sensitive dog
Bags stop at 1.5kg, which means frequent reordering for anything bigger
Tiny dogs gain weight on tiny extras, so measure against the label's chart

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

How this scores

How we score

73.1/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed puppies and adults. The label starts at 25 to 40 grams a day for a 1kg dog and tops out at 90 to 150 grams at 10kg, so weigh the portion.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 89.3
Country 86.8
Chicken 85.5
Turkey 85.3
Lamb 84.4
Beef 83.9
Cod 80.8
Chicken 73.1
Chicken 71.4

Nine recipes across Outstanding and Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

The two siblings sit close together, so let fish, or the absence of it, make the choice.

What's in it

Freshly prepared free range chicken31%
Freshly prepared duck20.5%The second named animal.
Sweet potatoThe grain-free base.
Dried chicken, dried duck12%, 3.7%Concentrated meat behind the fresh.
Potato, peas
Dried egg, alfalfa1.5% egg
Duck gravy, chicken gravy1.2%, 0.6%
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulfate1,000, 1,000 and 700 mg/kgThe lighter dosed joint trio of the two.
Apple, carrot, psyllium, seaweed, FOS, spinach
Cranberry, camomile, peppermint, marigold, aniseed, fenugreekSeasoning, not substance.

Taurine at 1,500 mg/kg with vitamins A, D3 and E, and zinc arriving partly as an amino acid chelate.

Nothing from the sea anywhere on the list, which separates it from its sibling.

Named ingredients

Freshly Prepared Free Range Chicken (31%), Freshly Prepared Duck (20.5%), Sweet Potato, Dried Chicken (12%), Potato, Dried Duck (3.7%), Peas, Dried Egg (1.5%), Alfalfa, Duck Gravy (1.2%), Chicken Gravy (0.6%), Glucosamine (1,000 mg/kg), MSM (1,000 mg/kg), Apple, Carrot, Psyllium, Seaweed, Fructooligosaccharides, Spinach, Chondroitin Sulfate (700 mg/kg), Cranberry, Camomile, Peppermint, Marigold, Aniseed & Fenugreek.

Against the range

Second animal: Duck, 20.5% fresh; Scottish salmon, 20% fresh, on the other.
Fish: None; Salmon and its marine omega 3s on the sibling.
Chondroitin sulphate: 700 mg/kg; 1,250 mg/kg on the Chicken & Salmon.
Protein, dry matter: 35.9%; 34.8% on the Chicken & Salmon.

The one to choose for a small dog that has to stay off fish, and the stronger of the two on nutritional balance.

Both recipes put two named animals at the front, freshly prepared forms leading and dried forms behind, with every animal entry carrying its percentage. Grain stays off both lists: sweet potato and potato do the starch work, with peas behind.

Each label doses taurine at 1,500 mg/kg and a joint trio of glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin sulphate, at different levels by variety. Dried egg, alfalfa and a trace-level herb tail finish both lists.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

396 kcal/100g

Protein

33%

Fat

17.5%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

35.9%

Fat

19%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

33.7%

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

70.5%

Carbs

24.4%

Veg

Other

2.1%

Pricing & size