Wolf Of Wilderness

Wolf Of Wilderness Explore: Vast Forests Weight Management review

Name: Wolf Of Wilderness Explore: Vast Forests Weight Management
Brand: Wolf Of Wilderness

62.3/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

Three job-specific kibbles on one foundation: one for stiff joints, one for hard work and one for weight. All three sit in our Good band, so the choice is about the job, since quality is level. The label is honest about its order, putting the dried poultry protein above the fresh chicken.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners feeding towards a purpose
Dogs kept off cereal; potato flakes and peas carry the starch
Stiffer mornings, with glucosamine and chondroitin on Endless Terrain and Vast Forests
Working and sporting dogs on Mighty Summit, at 420 kcal per 100g
A dog on a diet that should still feel fed, given fibre at 7.1% of dry matter on Vast Forests

Worth watching

Poultry protein with no species, so one bird cannot be ruled out
Salmon oil in all three
Dried grapes and dried hops at the end of the Vast Forests list
Lignocellulose for fibre in two of the three

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

How this scores

How we score

62.3/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults. Pick by the job, then check the maker's chart: the daily scoop differs between the three even at the same price per kilo.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Endless Terrain Mobility 65.1
Mighty Summit Performance 65.0
Vast Forests Weight Management 62.3

All three Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Judged as tools for a particular job, all three do the work they were built for, and the unnamed bird keeps the ceiling where it is.

What's in it

Poultry protein28.3%No bird named.
Fresh chicken meat25%
Potato flakes, peas
Lignocellulose5.3%Bulk, so a smaller ration still feels like dinner.
Dried beet pulp, apple pomace, poultry fat3% each
Salmon oil, sodium chloride0.7% salmon oil
Wild berries, yeast cell walls, sunflower oil0.3% and 0.2%
Psyllium seeds and husks, chicory inulin0.1% eachMore fibre.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, dried wild herbs0.04% and 0.02% for the joint pair
Dried grapes, dried hopsBelow entries at 0.03%, so tiny amounts.

L-carnitine doubled to 200 mg against the working recipe, with a full B vitamin set and chelated zinc.

Dried grapes and dried hops are on the list, both things owners usually keep away from a dog. Ask the maker if it sits badly with you.

Named ingredients

Poultry protein (28.3%), fresh chicken meat (25%), potato flakes, peas, lignocellulose (5.3%), dried beet pulp (3%), apple pomace (3%), poultry fat (3%), salmon oil (0.7%), sodium chloride, dried wild berries (total 0.3%: cranberries, blackcurrants, elderberries, raspberries), yeast cell walls (0.2%, a source of beta-glucans and mannan-oligosaccharides), sunflower oil, psyllium seeds and husks (0.1%), chicory inulin (0.1%), glucosamine from animal tissue (0.04%), chondroitin sulphate (0.02%), dried wild herbs (0.03% arrow, 0.03% dandelion herb, 0.03% dandelion root, 0.03% camomile, 0.03% nettle, 0.03% plantain leaves, 0.03% St John's wort), dried grapes, dried hops.

Against the range

Fibre, dry matter: 7.1%; 5.4% and 2.2%
Fat, dry matter: 12.0%; 14.1% and 23.9%
L-carnitine: 200 mg; 100 mg on Mighty Summit
Grapes and hops: On the list; Not on the other two

Suits a dog whose weight and joints are the same conversation.

All three open with poultry protein at 27.5% to 28.3%, no bird named, then fresh chicken at 25%. Potato flakes and peas carry the starch, salmon oil is on every label, and the same tail of wild berries, yeast cell walls, chicory inulin and seven wild herbs closes each list.

Protein converts to 31.5% of dry matter in every recipe. What changes is the fat, the fibre and the extras, each tuned to the job on the front of the bag.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

333.6 kcal/100g

Protein

29%

Fat

11%

Fibre

6.5%

Ash

7.6%

Dry weight

Protein

31.5%

Fat

12%

Fibre

7.1%

Ash

8.3%

Carbs

41.1%

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

53.3%

Carbs

26.3%

Veg

3.1%

Oils

Other

12.3%

Pricing & size