Wolf Of Wilderness

Wolf Of Wilderness Dry Senior review

Name: Wolf Of Wilderness Dry Senior
Brand: Wolf Of Wilderness

66.6/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A gentle senior kibble that puts the joint and heart support on the bag itself: glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine at 1500 mg. Fresh chicken leads, no cereal appears, and protein converts to a mild 25.0% of dry matter. It lands in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dog whose walks have shortened while the appetite has not budged
Owners who would rather see glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate on the label than in a separate tub
Senior dogs kept off grain; the starch comes from potato flakes and peas
An ageing heart, with taurine dosed at 1500 mg
Fussier older eaters. Hydrolysed liver at 2% is there to keep the bowl interesting
A settled adult and a senior fed from the same bag

Worth watching

Protein at 25.0% of dry matter is mild for a dry food, so weigh it against any advice your vet has given about an older dog's protein
Carbohydrate estimated at 49.0% of dry matter, above the 46.2% typical for adult dry food
Lamb, salmon oil and unnamed poultry protein and fat beside the chicken, a lot for an exclusion plan to account for

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

How this scores

How we score

66.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of every size. Older dogs are usually quieter than the feeding estimate assumes, so start a little under it and let the waistline guide you.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Wolf Of Wilderness Dry Senior 66.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The label is specific about nearly everything that matters, and the analysis is gentle, which for a settled older dog is rather the point.

What's in it

Fresh chicken meat26%Much of that weight is water that will not survive baking.
Potato flakes, peasThe binders. No cereal anywhere on the list.
Chicken protein, lamb protein9%, 4%Dried meat, carrying most of the protein.
Partially dried and hydrolysed poultry protein4%Family name only: chicken, duck, goose or turkey would all fit.
Dried apple pulp, linseeds
Poultry fat, salmon oil3%The poultry fat is not named to a bird either.
Brewer's yeast, pea meal
Hydrolysed liver2%A palatant for an older appetite, with the animal not stated.
Sea buckthorn, wild berries, thyme, rosemary, ginger root0.2% down to 0.1%
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, mannan-oligosaccharides, inulin, Mojave yuccaThe joint support and prebiotics; yucca is there to soften stool odour.

Taurine at 1500 mg, with copper, zinc and manganese as amino acid chelates, the form a dog's gut generally absorbs more readily.

Named ingredients

Freh chicken meat (26%), potato flakes, peas, chicken protein (9%), dried apple pulp, lamb protein (4%), partially dried and hydrolysed poultry protein (4%), linseeds, poultry fat (3%), brewer's yeast, hydrolysed liver (2%), salmon oil, pea meal, dried sea buckthorn (0.2%), dried wild berries (0.1% blueberries, 0.1% cranberries), dried wild herbs (0.1% thyme, 0.1% rosemary), dried ginger root (0.1%), glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, mannan-oligosaccharides, inulin, Mojave yucca.

Against the range

One grain-free chicken kibble for adult and senior dogs. Fresh chicken leads at 26%, with dried chicken, lamb and hydrolysed poultry protein behind it, and potato flakes and peas doing the binding. The label declares its moisture, so the dry-matter figures here are firmer than most.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

379.8 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

6.5%

Carbs

49%

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

45%

Carbs

38.3%

Veg

5.6%

Oils

4.3%

Other

6.8%

Pricing & size