CSJ

CSJ Command Performance 24 (active) review

Name: CSJ Command Performance 24 (active)
Brand: CSJ

56.9/100Good

DryAdult

The active-dog sack in the CSJ range, and a proper working ration at 384 kcal per 100g. Lamb meal leads, and because it is a meal the 26% on the label stays close to 26% in the kibble. Joint supplements come with printed doses, and nearly everything else is named.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A genuinely hard-working adult dog, on fat at 14% and 384 kcal per 100g
Dogs that do well on lamb, here as lamb meal at a minimum of 26%
Handlers who want joint support dosed: glucosamine and MSM at 400 mg/kg each, chondroitin at 200 mg/kg
Fussier eaters in a busy kennel. Egg powder and chicken fat make the bowl more tempting
A moderate starch load, with carbohydrate estimated at 44.3% of dry matter

Worth watching

Chicken fat on the list, for a dog kept strictly off chicken
Egg powder, if your dog reacts to egg
Prairie meal is never explained
Energy-dense, so a quiet fortnight means trimming the scoop

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

How this scores

How we score

56.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for active adults of every size. Ask CSJ what prairie meal is if you like to know exactly what is in the bowl.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

CSJ Command Performance 24 (active) 56.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A named meat meal and a label with almost no category language carry it; the meat share is only middling.

What's in it

Lamb mealmin 26%Water already out, so the share holds through cooking. Most dogs digest lamb easily.
Rice, maizeWorking energy. Maize turns up in more reaction histories than most grains.
Chicken fatNamed, which is a good sign. Energy and taste.
Prairie mealNo settled meaning on a British label. The one vague entry.
Beet pulp, vegetarian gravy, minerals, yeast
LinseedPlant omega 3, which a dog converts slowly.
Egg powderCompact, high-quality protein.
Dried herbs, ten named1000 mg/kg totalTrace level each; rosemary acts as an antioxidant.
Glucosamine, MSM, yucca, chondroitin400, 400, 200 mg/kgMixed evidence, so read them as sensible support for joints in work.

Minerals are dosed generously and partly chelated, zinc at 70 mg as sulphate plus 30 mg as a chelate, and vitamin E at 250 mg per kilo.

Prairie meal is not explained on the label.

Named ingredients

Lamb meal (min 26%), Rice, Maize, Chicken fat, Prairie meal, Beet pulp, Vegetarian gravy, Minerals, Yeast, Linseed, Egg powder, Dried herbs (total herbs 1000mg/kg; Blackcurrant, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Milk Thistle, Seaweed, Spearmint, Parsley, Marshmallow root, Marjoram, Oregano), Glucosamine (400mg/kg), MSM (400mg/kg), Yucca schidigera, Chondroitin (200mg/kg)

Against the range

One working-dog kibble. Lamb meal at a minimum of 26% leads, rice and maize carry the starch, and chicken fat is the named added fat. Protein is declared at 24% and fat at 14%, with 384 kcal per 100g. Carbohydrate converts to an estimated 44.3% of dry matter. Almost every entry is itemised, with one exception, prairie meal.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

384 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

9.5%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

26.7%

Fat

15.6%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

10.6%

Carbs

44.3%

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

26.6%

Added water

3.6%

Carbs

56.2%

Oils

6.5%

Other

7.1%

Pricing & size