Lakes Collection

Lakes Collection Lakes Pioneer Sensitive Puppy: Chicken with Rice review

Name: Lakes Collection Lakes Pioneer Sensitive Puppy: Chicken with Rice
Brand: Lakes Collection

56.5/100Good

DryPuppy

A gentle growth kibble in our Good band, aimed at pups whose digestion needs an easier run. The line that matters most is printed: calcium at 1.3% of dry matter, right where a big growing skeleton wants it. Chicken leads, mostly dried, and cereal does a good deal of the rest.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies with easily upset digestion, with beet pulp and a printed prebiotic pair
Medium, large or giant breed pups. Calcium sits inside the range growth asks for
Pups that suit chicken, 38% of the recipe
Joints looked after from the start: glucosamine and MSM at 90 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 60 mg/kg

Worth watching

Dried fish and free range egg on the list, so chicken is not the only protein
Rice, maize and oats share the starch
An omega 3 supplement with no species named

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

How this scores

How we score

56.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium, large and giant breed puppies. The daily amount climbs then settles as growth flattens, so weigh against the bag's chart and let your pup's shape decide.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 56.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

In step with the middle of the puppy field, with a decent chicken share up front and cereal carrying the rest of the bag.

What's in it

Chicken: dried chicken, chicken fat, chicken gravy38% (31%, 5%, 2%)The dried share carries far more finished protein than fresh would.
Rice18%
Maize, oatsCooked oats are gentle on most young digestions.
Beet pulp5%Moderate and well tolerated.
Dried fish, freshly prepared free range eggGood protein, and more animals in play for an exclusion diet.
Brewer's yeast, linseed, minerals
Omega 3 supplementNo species named.
MOS, FOS, yucca extract530, 530, 240 mg/kgPrebiotics for the good bacteria, and yucca for stool odour.
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate90, 90, 60 mg/kgModest amounts, a sensible early nod.

Named ingredients

Chicken 38% (Including Dried Chicken 31%, Chicken Fat 5% & Chicken Gravy 2%) Rice (18%), Maize, Oats, Beet Pulp (5%), Dried Fish, Freshly Prepared Free Range Egg, Brewer's Yeast, Linseed, Minerals, Omega 3 Supplement, Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS, 530 mg/kg), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 530 mg/kg), Yucca Extract (240 mg/kg), Glucosamine (90 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (90 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (60 mg/kg). No Added Artificial Colours & Preservatives, naturally preserved using rosemary extract. Formulated without wheat gluten.

Against the range

One chicken-led growth recipe for medium, large and giant breed puppies. Chicken is 38% of the recipe, mostly dried, with rice, maize and oats behind it. Dried fish and free range egg also appear. The prebiotics and joint ingredients all carry printed doses, and calcium is declared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

369 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

44%

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

48.3%

Added water

Carbs

41.2%

Other

5.5%

Pricing & size