Millies Wolfheart

Millies Wolfheart Gundog Mix review

Name: Millies Wolfheart Gundog Mix
Brand: Millies Wolfheart

57.7/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

Trout with lamb, a pairing few brands reach for, and our scoring puts it in the Good band. It is steadier and gentler than the name suggests, with moderate protein and fat. The label names its meats with percentages and prints every joint and mineral dose.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Poultry-shy dogs. Trout and dried fish carry most of the animal content
A moderate everyday kibble, with fat at 13.0% and 358 kcal per 100g
Homes feeding more than one dog, as one bag covers every size and life stage
Creaky hips, with glucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane at 177.5 mg/kg each

Worth watching

Dried fish at 11% with no species given
Lamb as the meat, the fat and the gravy, for a dog with a history on red meat
Calcium at 2.28% of dry matter, more than a large breed puppy wants while growing

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

How this scores

How we score

57.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for every size and life stage, though a large breed puppy is better on a lower-calcium food. Begin at the lower end of the maker's chart and adjust by eye.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Trout

The score, in context

Millies Wolfheart Gundog Mix 57.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The ingredients do not hold it back; the analysis does, and the named meats and printed doses carry it above the middle.

What's in it

Freshly prepared trout22%Much of it water, and out it goes in the oven.
Sweet potato, potato17%, -Binding duty.
ChickpeasA little fibre and plant protein with the starch.
Dried lamb11%Concentrated, and delivering the protein.
Dried fish11%No species given.
Tapioca8%Starch and very little else; it is there for texture.
Lamb fat, lamb gravy4%, 1.5%A named fat, more than many labels manage.
Tomato pomace, salmon oil, mineralsSalmon oil is the omega 3 source.
Joint pack177.5, 177.5, 125 mg/kgGlucosamine, MSM and chondroitin sulphate, printed so they mean something.
Herbs, fruit, seaweed, yucca extractSeasoning, bar the yucca, there to make what is left behind less pungent.

Zinc and iron at 48 mg, manganese at 34 mg and iodine at 0.96 mg per kilo, each dosed in print.

Calcium at 2.28% of dry matter: for a large breed puppy, a smaller-breed fit only.

Named ingredients

Freshly Prepared Trout (22%), Sweet Potato (17%), Potato, Chickpeas, Dried Lamb (11%), Dried Fish (11%), Tapioca (8%), Lamb Fat (4%), Lamb Gravy (1.5%), Tomato Pomace, Salmon Oil, Minerals, Joint Pack (Glucosamine 177.5 mg/kg, Methylsulfonylmethane 177.5 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 125 mg/kg), Mixed Herbs, Dried Apple, Burdock Root, Dried Camomile, Dried Carrot, Dried Cranberry, Dried Dandelion, Aniseed & Fenugreek, Dried Seaweed, Dried Peppermint, Yucca Extract

Against the range

One recipe. Fresh trout leads at 22%, with dried lamb and dried fish at 11% each doing the real protein work, and lamb fat at 4%. Sweet potato at 17%, potato, chickpeas and tapioca hold the starch with no grain. Protein converts to 25.5% of dry matter and carbohydrate to 46.2%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

358.5 kcal/100g

Protein

23.5%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

10%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25.5%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

10.9%

Carbs

46.2%

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

45.5%

Carbs

43.3%

Veg

3.3%

Oils

5.5%

Other

2.4%

Pricing & size