Hoddy's

Hoddy's Puppy review

Name: Hoddy's Puppy
Brand: Hoddy's

69.6/100Good

DryPuppy

A grain-free puppy kibble led by game, in our Good band, and the meat headline is broken down properly. Game at 49% resolves into pheasant at 26%, dried duck at 19% and dried venison at 4%. The catch for a big pup is calcium, at 1.65% of dry matter.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies raised on game, with each animal named and given a percentage
Grain-free households. Sweet potato, potato flakes and peas do the binding
Busy, fast-growing pups: 390 kcal per 100g against 376 typical
Gut support on the label, yeast hydrolysate and dried chicory at 1% each

Worth watching

Chicken fat and chicken stock, so a game front does not mean chicken free
Calcium above the level large and giant growth is usually planned around

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

How this scores

How we score

69.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, and best suited to toy and small breeds on that calcium figure. For a pup heading for real size, work the 1.65% into the feeding plan before you commit.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Game

The score, in context

Hoddy's Puppy 69.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The meat side carries it, every animal named and measured; a high calcium figure and a three-vitamin panel are what hold it level with the typical puppy kibble.

What's in it

Pheasant26%A fresh weight, so it shrinks through cooking.
Dried duck19%Water already gone; the share holds up in the kibble.
Dried venison4%
Sweet potato, potato flakes, peasThe starch, with no grain anywhere.
Chicken fat, chicken stockEnergy and palatability, and chicken in a game recipe.
Dried beet pulp, linseedLinseed for plant omega 3.
Minerals
Yeast hydrolysate, dried chicory1% eachMOS, beta-glucans, FOS and inulin, all prebiotics.
Dried carrots, dried kelp, Yucca schidigeraKelp for iodine.

Only vitamins A, D3 and E are itemised; no trace minerals are listed.

Calcium at 1.65% of dry matter, higher than large and giant breed growth is usually planned around.

Named ingredients

Game (49%, of which pheasant (26%) • dried duck (19%) • dried venison (4%)) • sweet potato • potato flakes • peas • chicken fat • chicken stock • dried beet pulp • linseed • minerals • yeast hydrolysate (a natural source of MOS and beta glucans (1%)) • dried chicory (a natural source of FOS and inulin (1%)) • dried carrots • dried kelp • Yucca schidigera.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

390.2 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

18%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.8%

Fat

19.8%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.8%

Carbs

37.9%

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.

Oils

100%

Pricing & size