Skipper's

Skipper's Ocean Puppy Grain Free review

Name: Skipper's Ocean Puppy Grain Free
Brand: Skipper's

72.1/100Excellent

DryPuppy

A growth kibble made from the sea and nothing else, in our Excellent band. Salmon, haddock and blue whiting make up 60% of the recipe, broken down species by species. Calcium is declared and lands at 1.52% of dry matter, inside the window a growing skeleton wants.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A pup that will grow big. The calcium figure is printed and in range
Fish-fed puppies avoiding poultry and red meat
Cereal-free homes, with sweet potato at 20% and potato building the kibble
An early start on joints: glucosamine and MSM at 170 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 125 mg/kg
Owners who like gut support given a number

Worth watching

Three fish species in one recipe, so it is fish feeding, not a single-protein plan
An omega 3 supplement with no named source. Ask the maker before a formal exclusion trial
Carbohydrate at 44.1% of dry matter against a typical 39.0%, so measure portions for a calmer pup

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

How this scores

How we score

72.1/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size from toy to giant. Set the amount by the growth chart and by how your pup is filling out, and adjust as the weeks pass.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Skipper's Ocean Puppy Grain Free 72.1

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

No single big figure carries the placing; the fish share, the declared calcium and a dosed supplement tail lift it a step above the middle of the puppy kibble market.

What's in it

Freshly prepared salmon, dried salmon21% and 16%The dried salmon has lost its water before the kibble is formed, so it counts for more than its number.
Freshly prepared blue whiting, freshly prepared haddock11% and 10%
Salmon stock2%Closes the 60% fish block.
Sweet potato, potato20%The binding starch. No cereal anywhere.
Beet pulp, peas6%Gentle, well tolerated fibre; the share is for the peas.
Linseed, omega 3 supplementPlant omega 3, then a supplement with no named source.
Minerals, vitamins, vegetable stock
Asparagus0.2%Garnish.
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate170, 170 and 125 mg/kgAn early start on joints, every dose printed.
Nucleotides, FOS, MOS96 and 24 mg/kgDoses given for FOS and MOS, which feed the friendly gut bacteria.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, manganese, copper and iodine, all dosed, the minerals as sulphates.

The omega 3 supplement has no named source, which only matters on a formal exclusion trial.

Named ingredients

Salmon, Haddock & Blue Whiting 60% (Freshly Prepared Salmon 21%, Dried Salmon 16%, Freshly Prepared Blue Whiting 11%, Freshly Prepared Haddock 10% & Salmon Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (20%), Potato, Beet Pulp, Peas (6%), Linseed, Omega 3 Supplement, Minerals, Vitamins, Vegetable Stock, Asparagus (0.2%), Glucosamine (170 mg/ kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (170 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg), Nucleotides, FOS (96 mg/kg), MOS (24 mg/kg)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

363 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

13%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

44.1%

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

55.6%

Added water

10.3%

Carbs

32%

Other

2.2%

Pricing & size