Chudleys

Chudleys Puppy / Junior review

Name: Chudleys Puppy / Junior
Brand: Chudleys

61.7/100Good

DryPuppy

A Good-band puppy kibble from a brand that grew up feeding working dogs, and it reads like one. Poultry meal leads, with chicken and duck each named at a minimum of 14%. The extras are where it gets interesting: a dosed prebiotic, marine algae for DHA, glucosamine and green lipped mussel.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Growing dogs in busy outdoor homes, the tradition these recipes come from
Puppies that do well on poultry. Chicken and duck are each named at a minimum of 14%
Owners who want gut and joint extras listed, the prebiotic with a printed dose
Brain and eye development, with salmon oil and marine algae both supplying omega 3
Pups on regular meals and plenty of exercise, given a moderate rather than rich bowl

Worth watching

No calcium figure at all, though the food is offered for giant breeds too
Maize, barley and oats on the list, so not one for a grain-free or gluten-avoiding home

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

How this scores

How we score

61.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, toy to giant. Anyone rearing a large or giant pup should ask Chudleys for the calcium figure before making it the only bowl.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Chudleys Puppy / Junior 61.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Sensible choices throughout, held back by how much of the recipe is grain and a poultry meal that stops short of naming everything in it.

What's in it

Poultry mealmin 14% chicken, min 14% duckA concentrated meal, so the share carries into the kibble. The rest of the poultry is any domestic fowl.
Whole grain maize, prairie meal, whole grain barley, whole grain oatsWhole grains keep more of their nutrients. Prairie meal is the one entry left unexplained.
Chicken fat
Hydrolysed chicken proteins, peas, egg powderFilling in the middle of the list.
Unmolassed beet pulp, full fat linseed
Salmon oil, marine algaeMarine algae is added for DHA, the fatty acid that matters most to a young brain and eyes.
YeastA source of mannan-oligosaccharides at 2,000mg/kg, the only extra with a printed dose.
Minerals, seaweed
Glucosamine, green lipped musselSupport included, with no measured dose behind it.
Blackcurrant, rosemary, pomegranate, rosehips, yucca, beetroot

No calcium figure in the analysis, and the food is offered for large and giant puppies.

Named ingredients

Poultry meal (min 14% chicken and 14% duck), Whole grain maize, Prairie meal, Whole grain barley, Chicken fat, Whole grain oats, Hydrolysed chicken proteins, Peas, Unmolassed beet pulp, Full fat linseed, Egg powder, Salmon oil (source of omega 3 fatty acids), Yeast (source of mannan oligosaccharides, 2,000mg/kg), Minerals, Seaweed, Marine algae (source of omega 3 fatty acid DHA), Glucosamine, Green lipped mussel, Blackcurrant, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Rosehips, Yucca schidigera, Beetroot

Against the range

A single grain-led growth kibble in the working-food tradition. Poultry meal heads the list with chicken and duck named inside it, whole grain maize, barley and oats make the base, and the tail carries prebiotic, joint and DHA extras.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

357.9 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.75%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.8%

Fat

15.4%

Fibre

Ash

6.6%

Carbs

44.2%

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

43%

Carbs

44.3%

Veg

0.1%

Oils

4.1%

Other

8.6%

Pricing & size