Wagg worker and Chappie on offer at pets at home

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Mrs_pbradley936 wrote: »

I don't know enough about dog food to know if that is true of them but lots of people say that their dog is calmer on a diet with less protein.

a lot of people do, but others say they find no difference at all - I know tigerlilly's pooch is on orijen which is 40% protein, with no change in her normal chilled out demeanour!

However, whether it is true or not, 23% is fine, the very lowest I have seen was about 17% and that was for an elderly/overweight dog specialised diet.

About 20-25% protein seems to be the normal range in complete foods (from my own experience of packet side reading!)

GonzoAston

Do you know if they only sell Wag and Chappie in-store. Just looked on-line and cant see Wag or Chappie on their website.

Just wanted to compare % ingredients of contents as thinking of switching foods anyway.

sloan

I have an older cocker spaniel who has suffered from pancreatitis and the vet told me to feed her Chappie. We have done so for a couple of years now and it has been successful in stopping the problem from flaring up again. We also feed our other dogs (very active cross border collies) on it and they are very healthy with beautiful coats.

itsmeagain

GonzoAston wrote: »

Do you know if they only sell Wag and Chappie in-store. Just looked on-line and cant see Wag or Chappie on their website.

i didn't find it online either. i just saw it at the shop.

GonzoAston wrote: »

Just wanted to compare % ingredients of contents as thinking of switching foods anyway.

just google it.
Chappie Ingredients: Cereals (min 4% wholegrain), derivatives of vegetable origin, meat & animal derivatives (a minimum 4% poultry), oils & fats, minerals. Also contains antioxidants & preservatives.
Analysis: Protein 20.0, 0il 7.0, Ash 6.5, Fibre 4.0. Vitamins A, D, E. Copper 10 mg/kg.

Wagg worker chicken Ingredients: Wagg Complete Worker Chicken Dog Food contains Wheat, Meat Meal, Wheatfeed, Fat, Chicken Meat Meal (min 5% in Chicken Kibble), Digest, Linseed, Beet Pulp, Peas (min 4% in Pea Kibble), Maize, Lucerne. With added Citrus, Yeats & Yucca. With Antioxidant: BHT.
Analysis: Protein 23.0, Oil 10.0, Fibre 3.0, Ash 8.00

Not sure what is the official chappie site but the www.waggfoods.co.uk has lost of anlysis of their food.

One other thing (i know many already know this).... wagg worker is 17Kg v's adult 15kg (common large bag size). I asked at the stand at crufts one year why this should be. It may not be the official answer but i was told that they use the same size bag but the ingredients have a higher density so they can fit a higher weight in the same size bag. Also working food is VAT free so they can use a common price, common bag size and the VAT man doesn't chase you if you feed your non-working dog with working dog food! If you look on the bag of most working dog foods, its does say it's VAT free. So overall you get more weight for your money, and more calories in the same weight so you don't need to feed so much either. I was told that it is 15% more calories per gram than 'normal' adult. So the final cost benefit becomes 17/15 x 1.15 = 30% more calories for your money and less poos!

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Wagg worker (ordinary):
Wagg Complete Worker Original Beef & Veg Dog Food contains Wheat, Meat Meal, Wheatfeed, Oils & Fats, Linseed, Maize, Beet Pulp, Peas, Lucerne, Vitamins and Minerals. Added Citrus, Yeast and Yucca. With Antioxidant: BHT

janeys

The vets at home web site only shows the products that they deliver, so you wont see everything on their site as they dont deliver all goods that they sell in store.