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Whistler's Whistlers Hypoallergenic Puppy & Junior review

Name: Whistler's Whistlers Hypoallergenic Puppy & Junior
Brand: Whistler's

60.6/100Good

DryPuppy

A grain-inclusive growth kibble in our Good band that keeps its meat to a single bird. Dehydrated chicken at 27% leads, with rice at 26% right behind and oats and barley after. Mannan oligosaccharides and green lipped mussel both carry printed doses, more than most labels manage.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies kept away from wheat, with rice, oats and barley instead
Pups kept on one bird: meat, fat and liver are all chicken
A properly dosed gut supplement
Early joint support, with green lipped mussel at a declared amount
A busy pup. Carnitine and taurine are both in the added panel

Worth watching

Prairie Meal, with nothing on the pack to say what it covers
Salmon oil and mussel, so the hypoallergenic name does not mean fish free
No calcium figure on a bag listed up to giant size

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

How this scores

How we score

60.6/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies and juniors of every size. For a pup heading for large or giant size, ask Whistlers for the calcium figure before you commit.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Whistlers Hypoallergenic Puppy & Junior 60.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The strength sits in what the label is willing to print, and the supplement choices are more thoughtful than the analysis alone suggests.

What's in it

Dehydrated chicken27%Already dried, so the full share reaches the bag.
Rice, oats26%Easily digested once cooked; the share is for the rice.
Chicken fat
Prairie MealUnexplained on the pack, the one line an owner of a sensitive pup would want spelled out.
BarleyPuts gluten in the recipe.
Chicken liverA genuinely nutrient-dense addition.
Alfalfa, unmolassed beet pulp, yeast
Salmon oil, salt, seaweedSalt is listed in its own right, worth a glance if you watch sodium.
Mannan oligosaccharides, green lipped mussel2,000 and 1,000 mg/kgFood for gut bacteria, and a long-rated joint ingredient.
Milk thistle, yucca, blackcurrant, kale, beetroot, rosemaryRosemary keeps the fats from going rancid.

Vitamins A, D and E with iron, copper, manganese, zinc in two forms, selenium, carnitine and taurine, all dosed per kilo.

No calcium figure is printed, and the bag is sold for pups up to giant size.

No moisture on the label, so the dry-matter figures assume 8% and the energy is our estimate.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated Chicken (27%), Rice (26%), Oats, Chicken Fat, Prairie Meal, Barley, Chicken Liver, Alfalfa, Unmolassed Beet Pulp, Yeast, Salmon Oil, Salt, Seaweed, Mannan Oligosaccharides (2,000mg/kg), Milk Thistle, Green Lipped Mussel (1,000mg/kg),Yucca, Blackcurrant, Kale, Beetroot, Rosemary

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

372 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

17%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

18.5%

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

54.7%

Veg

1.7%

Oils

7.3%

Other

5.4%

Pricing & size