Sneyd's Wonderdog

Sneyd's Wonderdog Wonderdog Original review

Name: Sneyd's Wonderdog Wonderdog Original
Brand: Sneyd's Wonderdog

27.9/100Poor

DryAdult

The plain version of a traditional cereal biscuit Sneyd's has made for decades, with the mixed meat entry naming beef, chicken, lamb and pork. A herb blend at the end carries glucosamine and chondroitin alongside turmeric, ginger and seaweed. It reads Poor with us because of the label's category terms, not its analysis.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dog that has done well on it for years, where the food it knows is the food to keep buying
Working and country dogs raised on a plain biscuit
Older dogs, with glucosamine and chondroitin in the herb blend
Dogs in regular work or exercise: protein 24%, fat 12%

Worth watching

Family terms for the main entries, so the actual grain and meat can change between batches
Colourants on the additive list, which do nothing for the dog
Various sugars on the main list, and maize inside the herb blend

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

How this scores

How we score

27.9/100Poor

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyAverage

ValuePoor

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The bag's chart is a sound starting point; let your dog's shape do the fine tuning from there.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Wonderdog Original 27.9

All one Poor. Typical dry food: Good.

The score is driven by what the label withholds; the analysis itself tells a friendlier story, and plenty of dogs have had long, busy lives on this food.

What's in it

CerealsCould be wheat, maize, barley, oats or rice, and can follow the market with no fixed specification.
Meat and animal derivatives (beef, chicken, lamb, pork)A broad legal term, but the four species are named, so you know what your dog is eating.
Derivatives of vegetable originAnother category term.
Oils and fats0.25% fish oilA little omega 3, and fish present for a dog kept away from it.
Various sugarsFor palatability.
Vegetable protein extractsA plant fraction that raises the protein figure; not the same as protein from meat.
Minerals
Herb blend: seaweed, maize, carrot, thyme, fennel, peppermint, turmeric, ginger, dandelion root, oregano, paprikaLonger than the rest of the recipe put together. Nothing in it is dosed individually.
Glucosamine HCL, avian chondroitin sulphate, limestone granulesThe joint pair inside the blend, with limestone as a mineral carrier. A small helping hand.

Vitamins A, D and E plus iron, zinc, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium, each dosed per kilo, the precise end of this label.

Colourants are declared on the additive panel; the colour is for the shopper.

Named ingredients

Cereals, Meat and Animal Derivatives (Beef, Chicken, Lamb & Pork), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Oils and Fats (0.25% fish oil), Various Sugars, Vegetable Protein Extracts, Minerals, (PNP Herb Blend (Seaweed Coarse, Ground Micronized Maize, Carrot Powder, Thyme, Fennel, Peppermint Powder, Limestone Granules, Glucosamine HCL, Carob Powder 5, Biopets Yucca Powder, Turmeric Powder, Dandelion Root Power Organic, Ginger Powder, Aniseed Fenugreek Extra, Oregano Herb, Chondroitin Sulphate Avian, Ecological Paprika)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

327.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

11%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.4%

Fat

13.2%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

12.1%

Carbs

44.5%

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

25.3%

Carbs

66.9%

Oils

5.4%

Other

2.4%

Pricing & size