Country Dog

Country Dog Premium Puppy review

Name: Country Dog Premium Puppy
Brand: Country Dog

66/100Good

DryPuppy

A Good chicken and rice puppy kibble that keeps every animal ingredient to one species, down to the fat and the gravy. The meat leans on concentrated chicken meal, so protein converts to 39.0% of dry matter. The fat line is deliberately lean.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Pups held to a single meat; chicken is the only animal named
Puppies that gain weight easily, at around 314 kcal per 100g on our estimate
Any size of pup, toy to giant, on the label's own listing
Owners who like extras dosed in print, from the prebiotic to the joint pair

Worth watching

No calcium declared, the figure that matters most for a large or giant pup
Rice and barley carry the starch
Lean fat, so a very active pup may need portions from the top of the guide

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

How this scores

How we score

66/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. For a large or giant breed, ask Country Dog for the calcium figure before the bowl goes down.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Country Dog Premium Puppy 66.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A high meat inclusion for its class and one species throughout carry it, with protein and processing the pillar a step behind.

What's in it

Chicken: chicken meal 27%, freshly prepared chicken 10%37%The meal has its water out already, so it carries more protein than a fresh-first label.
Rice15%Leads the starch.
Pea proteinTops up amino acids from the plant side.
Barley, potato starch
Chicken fat, chicken gravyNamed, so no second animal slips in.
Flaxseed2.5%Plant omega 3 for skin and coat.
Beet pulp, brewers yeast, minerals, seaweedGentle fibre and B vitamins.
Mannan oligosaccharide, yucca extract0.05% eachA prebiotic, and a long-standing trick for stool odour.
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.04%, 0.03%
Cranberry0.01%A garnish, and the printed figure admits it.

No calcium figure on the label. For a large or giant-breed puppy, ask Country Dog for it.

Moisture is declared at 18%, roughly double most kibbles, so read the dry-matter column.

Named ingredients

Chicken 37% (Chicken Meal 27%, Freshly Prepared Chicken 10%), Rice (15%), Pea Protein, Barley, Chicken Fat, Flaxseed (2.5%), Potato Starch, Beet Pulp, Brewers Yeast, Chicken Gravy, Minerals, Seaweed, Prebiotic Mannan Oligosaccharide (0.05%), Yucca Extract (0.05%), Glucosamine (0.04%), Chondroitin (0.03%), Cranberry (0.01%).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

314.4 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

32%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

1.6%

Moisture

18%

Dry weight

Protein

39%

Fat

9.8%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

Carbs

46.8%

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

38.4%

Carbs

53.3%

Veg

0.3%

Oils

3.8%

Other

4.2%

Pricing & size