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Specific CPD-S Puppy Small Breed review

Name: Specific CPD-S Puppy Small Breed
Brand: Specific

37.9/100Average

DryPuppy

A growth kibble for small breed puppies that sits in our Average band, built on wheat with fish meal behind it. The formulator's hand shows in the amino acids added one by one and the partly chelated trace elements. What holds it back is disclosure, with nothing quantified and the analysis stopping before ash.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed puppies, the only size Specific writes this recipe for
Pups avoiding poultry and beef. Fish meal is the named protein and pork fat the named fat
Owners who like an amino acid profile topped up on purpose: lysine, methionine, threonine and tryptophan all added by name
Busy little pups, at 386 kcal per 100g against the 376 typical for a puppy kibble
Gentle fibre from two sources, beet pulp and psyllium husk

Worth watching

No percentage against any ingredient, so the fish meal share is unknown
Wheat leads the list. Most pups handle it fine, but watch a pup with a delicate stomach
An animal protein hydrolysate with no species named, which rules it out as the base of a formal exclusion trial
No calcium or ash figure, so a growth-minded owner has less to check

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

How this scores

How we score

37.9/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed puppies only. Match the bag's chart to the adult weight you expect your pup to reach, since the daily amount climbs fast in the early months.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Specific CPD-S Puppy Small Breed 37.9

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A careful formulation held back by what the label leaves out: no percentages, no ash and no calcium.

What's in it

WheatOpens the list, so most of the kibble comes from here. Among the grains most often reported behind intolerance.
Fish mealThe named protein. Dry and dense, so it carries a lot of amino acids for its weight. No figure beside it.
Maize proteinPlant protein topping up the total.
Pork fatThe named animal fat.
Minerals
Animal protein hydrolysateNo species given, so this label cannot anchor an elimination trial.
Beet pulp, psyllium huskInsoluble and soluble fibre covered between them.
Vitamins and trace elementsIncluding chelated trace elements, which tend to be absorbed better.
Fish oil, egg powderOmega 3 from the oil; egg is a small dose of very digestible protein.
Lysine, methionine, threonine, tryptophan, rosemary extract

Lysine, methionine, threonine and tryptophan added individually, chelated trace elements, and tocopherols with vitamin C keeping the fats stable.

No calcium or ash on the analysis, so the panel cannot be put on a dry matter basis.

Named ingredients

Wheat, fish meal, maize protein, pork fat, minerals, animal protein hydrolysate, beet pulp, vitamins and trace elements (including chelated trace elements), fish oil, egg powder, lysine, psyllium husk, methionine, threonine, tryptophan, rosemary extract. With natural antioxidants (tocopherols and vitamin C).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

386.2 kcal/100g

Protein

25.6%

Fat

14.3%

Fibre

1.8%

Moisture

8.5%

Dry weight

Protein

28%

Fat

15.6%

Fibre

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

30.6%

Carbs

58.3%

Oils

Other

5.1%

Pricing & size