Husse

Husse Puppy (Working Dog) review

Name: Husse Puppy (Working Dog)
Brand: Husse

55.8/100Good

DryPuppy

A Good growth kibble for pups being raised to work, with dried chicken first and a substantial cereal load behind it. The label prints its calcium, converting to 1.52% of dry matter, inside the range growth needs. On a puppy food that is the most useful number of all.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies reared for an active working life
Pups that do well on chicken
Larger pups, with calcium printed where it can be checked
Kennels and multi-dog homes, given the 15 kg bags

Worth watching

Wheat and wheat bran high on the list, for a pup whose skin or gut reacts to wheat
Animal fat and two animal proteins with no species attached

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

How this scores

How we score

55.8/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyAverage

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. Growth feeding works back from the adult your pup will become, so start from the bag's chart and adjust as the weeks pass.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Husse Puppy (Working Dog) 55.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The unnamed animal entries and the cereal share hold it just under the middle; the analysis has little to do with it.

What's in it

Dried chickenThe water is gone before weighing, so the list describes the bag accurately.
Wheat, wheat branForms good kibble, and takes the blame more than any grain when skin or gut plays up.
Rice, maize
Animal fatNo species given.
LinseedThe only omega 3 source; there is no fish in the recipe.
Vegetable fibres3%Bulk, usually beet pulp.
Dried animal proteins, hydrolysed animal proteinUnnamed animals.
Brewer's yeast, minerals
Nettle, echinacea, tomato, thyme, basil, spirulina, cranberries0.06% eachThere for character at this level.

Vitamins A, D3 and a modest vitamin E with iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc and selenium, preserved with tocopherols and rosemary; sepiolite clay is a processing aid.

No moisture figure on the label, so dry-matter numbers assume 8%.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken, wheat, wheat bran, rice, animal fat, maize, linseed, vegetable fibres (3%), dried animal proteins, hydrolysed animal protein, brewer's yeast, minerals, nettle (0.06%), echinacea (0.06%), tomato (0.06%), thyme (0.06%), basil (0.06%), spirulina (0.06%), cranberries (0.06%).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

367 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

16%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

41.3%

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

38.8%

Carbs

52.6%

Veg

3.2%

Oils

3.2%

Other

2.2%

Pricing & size