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Country Dog Premium Adult 1+: Lamb & Rice review

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

62.4/100Good

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

62.4/100Good

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

Lamb

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

Lamb: lamb meal, freshly prepared lamb39% (29%, 10%)Same split as the chicken.
Rice26%
Lamb tallow9%The added fat comes off the same animal.
Barley, potato starch
Pea protein5%Lifts the protein figure without matching meat for quality.
Beet pulp4%
Dried brewer's yeast, flaxseed2.5% each
Lamb gravy, minerals, seaweed
Mannan-oligosaccharide, yucca extract, cranberry0.05%, 0.05%, 0.01%
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

Lamb 39% (Lamb Meal 29%, Freshly Prepared Lamb 10%), Rice (26%), Lamb Tallow (9%), Barley, Potato Starch, Pea Protein (5%), Beet Pulp (4%), Dried Brewers Yeast (2.5%), Flaxseed (2.5%), Lamb 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: Lamb tallow, 9%; Chicken fat at 8% in the chicken.
Protein, dry matter: 28.3%; 27.2% in the chicken.
Pea protein: 5%; None in the chicken.
Ash, dry matter: 10.9%; 8.7% in the chicken.

The richer read of the two, and the one for a dog that does not get on with chicken.

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

355 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

15%

Fibre

Ash

10%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

10.9%

Carbs

42.3%

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

41.2%

Carbs

43.4%

Veg

0.5%

Oils

Other

5.9%

Pricing & size