Dougie's

Dougie's Run Free Chicken Cold Pressed review

Name: Dougie's Run Free Chicken Cold Pressed
Brand: Dougie's

51.8/100Good

Cold pressedAdult

A Good-band cold-pressed food with one animal on the label from top to bottom: chicken. The pellet is pressed cool, so it crumbles when wet where ordinary kibble would swell. Familiar cereals do the carrying behind the meat.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs settled on chicken. No other meat is named
Gulpers, since the pellets break down when wet and do not swell
Mixed households, toy breeds to giants
Trying before buying big, with a 2kg bag beside the 10kg

Worth watching

Wheat and barley, so no grain-free or wheat-avoidance plan
Cane molasses mid-list, a sugar some owners keep out of the bowl
Green lipped mussel in the maker's range-wide enrichment note, for a strict shellfish-free regime

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

How this scores

How we score

51.8/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. Energy is estimated, and the label's low-activity guide for a 12 to 16kg dog is 190 to 235 grams a day, a fair place to start.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Dougie's Run Free Chicken Cold Pressed 51.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It settles in the lower reaches of the Good band: the named chicken lead earns its place there and the cereal-heavy base keeps it from climbing.

What's in it

Chicken36%The only meat in the recipe.
Wheat, barleyNamed outright, which is more honest than a vague cereals entry.
Peas
LinseedThe omega fats.
Cane molassesBinds the pellet and sweetens it for fussy noses. It is also a sugar.
Beet pulpGentle fibre.
Chicken oil, chicken gravyFat and coating, both from chicken.
Vitamins and mineralsNo doses printed.
Lucerne, herbs (parsley through rosemary)Trace level; character more than nutrition.

Declared inline without doses; the maker says the range is enriched from natural sources including seaweed, green lipped mussel and chia seeds.

The range-wide enrichment note names green lipped mussel, for a dog on strict shellfish avoidance.

Named ingredients

Chicken (36%) Wheat, Barley, Peas, Linseed, Cane Molasses, Beet Pulp, Chicken Oil, Chicken Gravy, Vitamins And Minerals, Lucerne, Herbs (Parsley, Chicory, Kelp, Peppermint, Basil, Fennel, Thyme, Aniseed, Yucca And Rosemary).

Against the range

A cold-pressed pellet with chicken at 36% as the only meat, chicken oil for the fat and chicken gravy for the coating. Wheat, barley and peas carry the bulk, and carbohydrate converts to 51.1% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

330 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

23%

Fat

10%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

8.5%

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

51.1%

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

37.9%

Carbs

53.9%

Oils

1.5%

Other

6.7%

Pricing & size