High Protein Dog Foods

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There's no legal definition of high protein dog food. Manufacturers apply the term as they see fit, which is why this page holds everything from ordinary complete foods up to Orijen & Ferguson Highest Protein lines. The percentage on the bag is the start of the question, not the answer. Where the protein comes from matters more than the number Two foods can show the same protein percentage and be nothing like each other. One gets there from meat. The other tops it up with maize gluten, pea protein or potato protein, which are cheaper and less useful to a dog. Read the composition rather than the claim. Orijen Original is 38% protein and 85% animal ingredients, which is about as far as this goes. Our own Ferguson Original is 80% poultry and fish to 18% vegetables, also at 38% protein, and costs considerably less per kilo. Why so much of this page is also grain free Most of the foods here are grain free as well, and that isn't a coincidence. Take the cereal out and something has to fill the gap, usually more meat alongside potato, peas or sweet potato. So a grain free food tends to be higher in protein by default, whether or not that was the point. If grain free is what you're actually after, our grain free dog food range is the better place to start. High protein for weight loss, which sounds wrong but isn't Several foods on this page are weight control recipes. Orijen Fit & Trim and Acana Light & Fit or Ferguson Scottish Salmon Adult Light all sit here. The thinking is that protein stays high while fat comes down, so a dog loses fat rather than muscle and stays fuller between meals. If that's why you're here, our weight management dog food page covers the alternatives. When you don't need any of this Most pet dogs do perfectly well on a mid-protein complete food. If yours holds condition, has a decent coat and firm stools on what they're eating now, there's nothing here to fix and you'd be paying more per kilo for it. Our dry dog food range has the sensi