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Old 16-11-2008, 08:49 AM
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Wainwrights puppy food or Beta puppy food?

what would be the better food to put our Akita puppy on?

I had looked at Wainwrights and thought it looked like a good food, but we were up to see the puppy again last night and the breeder recomended Beta. Both are £29.99 a 15Kg bag at Pets at Home, but there is a farm shop next to my work which sells beta dog food so not sure what their price would be?

Wainwrights Large Breed puppy food - turkey and rice -

Minimum content of main flavour: 20% (Turkey)

Ingredients: Rice, Turkey Meat Meal, Whole Grain Barley, Potato Protein, Refined Poultry Oil, Whole Linseed, Low Allergen Poultry Digest As Gravy, Sugar Beet Pulp, Alfalfa, Natural Seaweed, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Methionine, Molluscs and Crustaceans (As A Source Of Glucosamine Hci), Chrondroitin, Marigold Extract, Yucca Extract, Rosemary Extract. Contains Tocopherol Rich Extracts Of Natural Origin Vitamin E and Vitamin C As EC Permitted Antioxidant, No Added Colourants, Flavourings Or Preservatives.
Typical Analysis:Moisture 8%, Protein 28.5%, Oils and Fats 18%, Fibre 3.5%, Ash 6.5% Calcium 1.1%, Phosphorous 0.8%, Vitamin A 12,000iu/kg, Vitamin D3 1,200iu/kg, Vitamin E (A-Tocopherol) 600iu/kg, Copper (Cupric Sulphate) 12mg/kg

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Beta Puppy Large Breeds - Chicken -

Minimum content of main flavour: 4% (Chicken)

Ingredients: Cereals (Min. 4% Rice), Meat and Animal Derivatives (Min. 4% Chicken), Vegetables Protein Extracts, Oils and Fats, Derivatives Of Vegetable Origin (Min. 0.5% Beet Pulp), Minerals, Vegetables (Min. 0.5% Chicory) .Antioxidants: Bha (E320), Bht (E321), Propyl Gallate (E310). EC Additives: Antioxidants and Preservatives..Vitamin A, Vitamin D3, Vitamin E, Vitamin C
Typical Analysis: Moisture 10%, Protein 29%, Oils and Fats 13%, Fibre 20%, Ash 7%

Any advice would be brilliant on both foods, and experiences of using both foods?

I know that you get out of a puppy what you put in and the higher the protein the better, but where does fibre feature in their diet and what sort of percentage should i be looking for as there is quite a difference in both these foods.

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Re: Wainwrights puppy food or Beta puppy food?

why so many views and no answers??

this is important to us and we just want to get everything right for him!!
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Re: Wainwrights puppy food or Beta puppy food?

I have no experience with Wainwrights, however i have used Beta puppy/junior & Beta large breed adult & found it to be very good.

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Re: Wainwrights puppy food or Beta puppy food?

I have never used any of these for pups so wouldnt like to comment on either of them sorry cant help
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Re: Wainwrights puppy food or Beta puppy food?

i'm gunna put my pups on beta as millie was on it when we got her and it was good, and she ate it. so they will be on the same diet, not really read up that much on wainwrights, but i have heard a lot of good views
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Re: Wainwrights puppy food or Beta puppy food?

Try this site for an analysis of different foods. Can also help with understanding the ingredients.

I have never used either so can't help.

Dog Food Analysis - Reviews of kibble
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Re: Wainwrights puppy food or Beta puppy food?

wainwrights has no animal direratives so its got to be wainwrights out of them two but there are others to concider if your not happy with wain wrights have word with the staffat your local pet store
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Re: Wainwrights puppy food or Beta puppy food?

Based on the ingredients only, I wouldn't feed any of them. 20% meat is not enough, and 4% is a joke.

IMO, James Wellbeloved is the best easily available kibble. It has 26 ,meat approx, which still isn't great, but doesn't contain any rubbish. They also do a cereal free variety.

If you don't mind mail ordering, look at Orijen, which is an ideal 70% meat.
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Old 16-11-2008, 02:05 PM
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Re: Wainwrights puppy food or Beta puppy food?

When you visit your vet for the jabs ask them for a sample of Hills dry food ( large breed puppy )
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Re: Wainwrights puppy food or Beta puppy food?

oh yeah, thats the name, james wellbeloved, thats what i thought you ment lol, thats what i'm gunna feed ours on, not beta
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