Hi,

I would like some opinions please on 'Harringtons complete' anyone used it? I am feeding my 5 mth old pup wainwrights at the mo and he seems to be doing really well on it, my only concern is that he seems to produce really smelly poos (about 4/5 a day) and i'm wondering if it's his food? anyway, the last week or so he seems a bit bored with his food so i am wondering whether i should introduce something else and feed them alternatively? I came across harringtons in tesco, very cheap but it looks like it has similar ingredients to wainwrights so i thought I would try it out, i've listed the ingredients below for any of you experts who can tell me whether it is decent food or not, i don't want to feed my dog rubbish! sorry for such a long post!

Typical analysis - protein 21% oil 10% fibre 3% ash 8.5% vitamins A,D & E, it's got 26% meat and 20% rice

Thanks

I bought a small bag of it when I was visiting my parents and forgot her usual food. If it's the one I'm thinking of it has small pea size kibble, sold in a mainly brown bag and smells of cow pats! Is that the one?

I couldn't tell you if it's any good or not because Selma will only eat it if it's heavily disguised with chicken stock, so I've not been in any hurry to change over to it.

Hopefully someone will have more experience

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I saw that one in morrisons, have looked into it and it works out about £17 per 15kg. Its made by Wagg, but they dont make that info readily available. I was reading on some other boards, cant remember where but some posters swear by it

Never heard of it!! You need to be checking the cereal content and also where the main scourse of protein is coming from!!! watch out for animal devivotries!!! I try to avoid these!!!
One of the best dried imo is Arden Grange!!! You can pick this up now for around £25 a bag.

Still my first choice would be NatureDiet! which is a wet food

DT

Hi,

Thanks for your replies, my pup turned his nose up at it so problem solved!!! I would love to know where you can get arden grange for that price, i thought it was really expensive?

I buy mine from berriewood along with my naturediet!!!!

BUT - last week I had tons of ND in and no arden grange!!! So brought TWO bags off ebay for just £49.99 including postage!!!! bargain if ever I saw one - and ultra fast delivery to!!!
lol
DT

When reading dog food labels you need to focus more on the list of ingredients first then typical analysis second. For example, the Protein source could be from Cereal / Grain or Soya which dogs find harder to digest and absorb than protein from say Chicken or Fish. This in turn over long periods of time can cause digestive problems. If the list reads 'Meat Derivatives'.....avoid at all costs as this could be absolutely anything from any animal that has been rejected for human consumption....i.e. guts, hair, teeth, horns, hoofs, diseased carcass , euthanased animals even wool...etc etc!!. If the food lists any kind of 'Flavourings', 'Emusifiers', or 'Preservatives' again avoid at all costs. These can in the long term cause liver & kidney problems even cancer. You really need to be looking to feed your pet on a quality, natural product. Look for quality protein sourced from human grade fish , meats or poultry. I could go on as this is a real passion of mine........................

To be honest i have never heard of that food but all i would say on the matter for you is not to change the food because he seems bored with it as you will find yourself doing this every week, when he realises that you change it every time he goes off of it he will play you at that game on a regular basis and you may regret doing it. Find a good super premium food (meat based not cereal based) and stick with it if i were you. You could try soaking it and see if he prefers it wet.

Tried his usual food wet and he loves it!

problem solved!

Glad to hear it, well done!!