Country Dog

Country Dog Premium Adult 1+: Chicken & Rice review

Name: Country Dog Premium Adult 1+: Chicken & Rice
Brand: Country Dog

63.3/100Good

DryAdultSenior

Flavour

Two single-animal kibbles that hold the line properly, chicken in one bag and lamb in the other, down to the fat and the gravy. Both sit in our Good band, the chicken just ahead. The meat declaration is split into its meal and fresh shares, which keeps the protein reading honest.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs held to one animal, the meat, fat and gravy all from the same species
Dogs kept away from fish: the omega 3 comes from flaxseed
Older dogs with stiffening joints, glucosamine and chondroitin printed on both labels
Active dogs needing a fuller fat level, 14% on the chicken and 15% on the lamb
A grown dog and a senior fed from one bag

Worth watching

Rice at 26% with barley behind it, so these are cereal recipes
The joint supplements are animal sourced and neither label says which animal
No calcium figure on either label
Energy figures are our estimates, so the feeding table is only a starting point

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

How this scores

How we score

63.3/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. For a strict elimination diet, ask the maker where the glucosamine and chondroitin come from before choosing a bag.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 63.3
Lamb 62.4

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The single-species build does most of the lifting, and a cereal-heavy bag keeps nutritional balance at Average on both.

What's in it

Chicken: chicken meal, freshly prepared chicken39% (29%, 10%)Most of it as meal, the dried form that keeps the protein honest in the finished kibble.
Rice26%Among the gentler grains.
Barley
Chicken fat8%From the same bird as the meat.
Beet pulp8%The steady fibre.
Potato starchBinding.
Dried brewer's yeast, flaxseed2.5% eachB vitamins, and plant omega 3 that a coat answers over weeks.
Chicken gravy, minerals, seaweed
Mannan-oligosaccharide, yucca extract, cranberry0.05%, 0.05%, 0.01%Yucca is there for stool odour; the cranberry is a gesture.
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.043%, 0.015%Animal sourced, animal not named.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine and selenium, all dosed.

Named ingredients

Chicken 39% (Chicken Meal 29%, Freshly Prepared Chicken 10%), Rice (26%), Barley, Chicken Fat (8%), Beet Pulp (8%), Potato Starch, Dried Brewers Yeast (2.5%), Flaxseed (2.5%), Chicken Gravy, Minerals, Seaweed, Prebiotic Mannan-Oligosaccharide (0.05%), Yucca Extract (0.05%), Glucosamine (0.043%), Chondroitin (0.015%), Cranberry (0.01%).

Against the range

Added fat: Chicken fat, 8%; Lamb tallow at 9% in the lamb.
Beet pulp: 8%; 4% in the lamb, though declared fibre is 2.0% in both.
Pea protein: None; 5% in the lamb.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 46.7%; 42.3% in the lamb.

Every animal ingredient in this bag is the same bird, with no plant protein concentrate propping up the figure.

Each bag holds to one animal: 39% named meat, printed as 29% meal and 10% freshly prepared, with the added fat and the gravy from the same species. Rice at 26% and barley carry the starch, and flaxseed at 2.5% supplies the omega 3 in place of fish oil.

Both print glucosamine at 0.043% and chondroitin at 0.015%. What varies is the fat source, the beet pulp share and a 5% pea protein entry in the lamb.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

357 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

46.7%

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

41.5%

Carbs

43.9%

Veg

0.6%

Oils

Other

Pricing & size