thanks very much i was going to try him on beta or proplus just wondering if anyone has used any of these before and what they thought i don't really want to put him on tinned meat as my other dog is not allowed it and could cause arguments at tea time lol
Beta isn`t a ton better
Here is the ingredients in their puppy formula
Cereals (min. 4% Rice), Meat and Animal Derivatives (min. 4% Lamb), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (min. 0.5% Beet Pulp), Vegetable Protein Extracts, Oils and Fats, Minerals, Vegetables (Min 0.5% Chicory).
First ingredient tends to be what the bulk of the food is. In this case its "Cereals" which could mean anything. Then its Meat and Animal Derivatives which means it doesn`t have to be lamb meat it could be lamb tongue or lamb hoof, they aren`t that bad but you get my gist it just isn`t specific enough for me because they can put pretty much anything in there. Then the list goes on.. Its better than Bakers anything is; however its not the best and there is much better for the price.
15kg of Beta is £36.99
Lets look at Arden Grange for example
Fresh chicken (18%), chicken meat meal (18%), rice, maize, beet pulp, chicken oil, whole dried egg, yeast, fish meal, chicken digest, linseed, fish oil, prebiotic FOS, prebiotic MOS, cranberries, yucca extract, glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin, nucleotides.
Fresh chicken is mainly water so thats about 6% meat (just a rough guess) then there is chicken meal which is much better. So about 24% meat. Then there is rice it is still a filler but considered one of the "good" fillers although not specified here brown is better than white. Maize is corn which is difficult for dogs to digest but if your dog doesn`t have an allergy to it then you could get away with it. The list goes on but you get my gist. Arden Grange is MUCH better than Beta and it is
£38.30 for 12kg. Just a few quid more than Beta and although the bag is smaller it will last longer because its better they need less
If you really want to go best but for cheap there is Simpsons Premium Sensitive
The ingredients is
Deboned Salmon*, Dried Salmon*, Potato, Sunflower Oil, Beet Pulp, Potato Protein, Dried Egg, Salmon Oil, Salmon Stock, Vitamins, Brewers Yeast, Minerals, Linseeds, Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), Yucca Extract, Cranberries, Nucleotides, Glucosamine, MSM, Chondroitin.
The star means 45% salmon BUT it is fresh so less, then there is dried salmon which contains all the meat. It contains about 30% meat. Potato is gentle on digestion and much better than grains. It is completely grain free so easier for dogs to digest and many dogs thrive on a completely grain free diet.
Price?
12 kilos £38.95
As above you feed less so it lasts longer and actually works out cheaper
Best of luck here are the links
Puppy Sensitive Salmon & Potato
Nutritional Premium Dog and Cat Food - Arden Grange
