Skinner's

Skinner's Field & Trial Puppy review

Name: Skinner's Field & Trial Puppy
Brand: Skinner's

50.4/100Good

DryPuppy

An energy-dense puppy kibble in our Good band, made for the pup that never sits down. Poultry meat meal at 30%, declared as at least 95% chicken, heads a base of maize, brown rice and naked oats. The label puts a number beside every extra, from the prebiotics to the joint support.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Hard-playing pups. It carries 386 kcal per 100g against the 376 typical of puppy dry food
Owners who want a dose printed beside every extra
Puppies that do well on cereal
Knowing which bird is in the bag: the meat meal is at least 95% chicken
Coat and gut support written in, from whole linseed to marine algae meal

Worth watching

No calcium figure, which a large breed puppy owner needs first
Poultry fat with no species named, a problem only on a strict exclusion diet
Maize in the base, so not grain free

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

How this scores

How we score

50.4/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. For a big breed pup, get the calcium figure from Skinner's before the first bag.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Skinner's Field & Trial Puppy 50.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Level with the middle of the puppy dry field, lifted by a plain-spoken label and held back by the missing calcium figure.

What's in it

Poultry meat meal (min. 95% chicken)30%A rendered dry powder, so the 30% on the bag is close to what the dog eats. Naming the bird is more than the generic term usually gives.
Maize, brown riceThe base. Estimated carbohydrate is an ordinary 40.2% of dry matter.
Poultry fatDrives the energy. No species is named.
Naked oats, prairie meal, sunflower meal
Beet pulp, celluloseGentle fibre from the beet; cellulose bulks without adding much else.
Whole linseed, dried eggPlant omega 3 from the linseed.
Vitamins and minerals, brewer's yeast
Marine algae mealMarine omega 3 with no fish on the label.
MOS, FOS2500mg/kg, 1000mg/kgPrebiotics that feed the good bacteria of the large intestine.
Herb blend, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, seaweed, yucca750mg/kg down to 100mg/kgJoint support from a young age. The herb blend keeps its contents general.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with taurine, and each trace element in two forms, a salt or oxide plus a more absorbable protein hydrolysate chelate, with organic selenium.

No calcium figure on the label. If you are raising a big breed pup, ask Skinner's for it.

Named ingredients

Poultry meat meal (min. 95% chicken) 30%, Maize, Brown rice, Poultry fat, Naked oats, Prairie meal, Beet pulp, Sunflower meal, Whole linseed, Dried egg, Vitamins & minerals, Brewer's yeast, Cellulose, Marine algae meal, MOS 2500mg/kg, FOS 1000mg/kg, Herb blend 750mg/kg, Glucosamine 250mg/kg, Chondroitin sulphate 150mg/kg, Seaweed 150mg/kg, Yucca 100mg/kg

Against the range

One puppy kibble on a cereal base, with chicken meal as the meat and a supplement tail that prints a quantity against every entry. Calcium is the one growth figure the label leaves out.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

386 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

18%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

19.6%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

40.2%

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

30.9%

Carbs

57.9%

Veg

0.1%

Oils

Other

Pricing & size