Sausage Dog Sanctuary Food

Sausage Dog Sanctuary Food Chicken & Rice review

Name: Sausage Dog Sanctuary Food Chicken & Rice
Brand: Sausage Dog Sanctuary Food

52.1/100Good

DryAdult

A lean, cereal-led kibble for small dogs whose weight needs a firm hand. Fat at 8.7% of dry matter is the headline, low for a kibble and low on purpose. It finishes in our Good band, with the dried chicken pulling it up and the starch pulling it down.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A small dog with a large appetite and a habit of rounding out
Owners who like the dried share printed: 26% inside the chicken figure
Dogs that do well on cereals, with rice beside barley and oats
A windy dog. Yucca extract is dosed at 190 mg/kg
Steady fibre, from beet pulp at 2%

Worth watching

Dried fish further down, so it is not fish free despite the name
Carbohydrate at an estimated 55.4% of dry matter
Only 330 kcal per 100g, so a busy dog may need a fuller bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

52.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small-breed adults. The label asks 110 to 140 grams a day for a dog of 6 to 8kg; work from the line that fits and watch the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Sausage Dog Sanctuary Food Chicken & Rice 52.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The dried-meat declaration and the starch load roughly cancel, and the low fat is a design choice for a dog with a spare tyre, not a shortfall.

What's in it

Chicken: dried chicken, chicken fat29% (26%, 3%)The dried share arrives in the bowl at close to its listed weight.
Rice26%Heads the plant side.
Barley, oatsMore fibre and micronutrients than a refined starch.
Beet pulp2%
Dried fishBrings marine omega 3, and it is the one animal not named to species.
Brewers yeastPalatability and B vitamins.
Minerals, vitaminsNo doses and no trace mineral panel.
Yucca extract190 mg/kgIncluded with digestion and stool odour in mind.

No moisture on the label, so the dry-matter figures assume a standard 8%.

Named ingredients

Chicken 29% (including Dried Chicken 26% & Chicken Fat 3%), Rice (26%), Barley, Oats, Beet Pulp (2%), Dried Fish, Brewers Yeast, Minerals, Vitamins, Yucca Extract (190 mg/kg)

Against the range

Chicken at 29% leads, with 26% of it already dried. Rice, barley and oats carry the starch, and fat sits at 8.7% of dry matter, well below most kibbles. Minerals and vitamins are listed bare, with no doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

330.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

5.5%

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

Carbs

55.4%

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

36.6%

Carbs

57.6%

Other

5.8%

Pricing & size