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Yorkshire, UK Suitable for all breeds of dogs
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Mixing bowl composition
This is the ingredients list as printed on the packaging or manufacturer's website.
Think of the 'mixing bowl' composition like a recipe - all the ingredients you would need to put in a 'mixing bowl' in order to make the food.
Ingredients have to be listed in descending order of their weight so the higher it appears, the more there is.
Highlighted ingredients
Ingredients that we believe to be controversial or inferior are highlighted in yellow with particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredients in red.
As fed composition
While the 'mixing bowl' composition is useful for knowing what went into the food, it doesn't always reflect what your dog is actually eating. This is because the processes that turn the ingredients into the finished pet food can significantly alter the relative weights of the ingredients.
For this reason we've calculated the approximate 'as fed' percentages for the main ingredient categories in the finished product.
Please note that these figures are very approximate. They are estimates based on the information provided by the manufacturer in the ingredients list so the clearer the terminology and the more percentages they provide, the more accurate our estimates will be. Wherever information is lacking, we always assume the worst.
Ingredient categories
◉ Meat ingredients: includes all meat and fish ingredients except isolated fats/oils.
◉Added oils and fats: includes all isolated oil and fat ingredients.
◉ Carb-rich ingredients: includes all ingredients derived from grains, pseudo-grains, potatoes and other starchy root vegetables, sweet potato and legumes (except whole peas which are categorised under fruit and veg) except for isolated protein and extracted oils. Also includes fibre supplements.
◉ Fruit and veg: includes all whole vegetables and fruits.
◉ Other: all other ingredients. Mostly made up by nutritional supplements and additives.
For more information on any ingredient, please take a look at our Dog Food Ingredient Glossary
The dry matter level of a nutrient is the percentage there would be in the food if all of the water was removed.
With water taken out of the equation, these figures allow the nutrient levels of foods of different types (like wet and dry) to be compared on an even playing field.
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69 out of 100 - Good
Our unique product ratings are calculated based on a number of characteristics including the quality and quantity of the stated ingredients, certain nutritional and technological additives and the processing methods used to create the food. They are designed to indicate how beneficial we think a food is likely to be for the majority of dogs when fed on a daily basis for an extended period. Click here for more information
Country of origin: United Kingdom
A technological additive is any substance added to a pet food "for a technological purpose and which favourably affects the characteristics of feed".
The most common categories of technological additives include preservatives and antioxidants, gelling agents and thickeners and probiotics.
While the primary effects of technoloical additives are certainly 'favourable' (increased shelf life in the case of preservatives & antioxidants, better food texture and consistency in the case of gelling agents and thickeners etc.) some have been linked to health problems in pets and should be treated with caution.
Unfortunately, many technological additives do not have to be declared by the manufacturer so just because they do not appear on the label does not necessarily mean they are not in the food. If in doubt, ask the manufacturer directly exactly what technological additives their foods contain.
Laura Mynett• one year ago
We have a Bitch Springer, she is our pet we don't work her. We want to change from Royal Canin to something more nutritional and that tastes better. We add a very small portion of wet food currently so that she will eat the royal Canin. Ideally we dont want to be doing this. So my question is, is Millies more aimed for dogs that are actually working, would this be a good option? Another brand i am looking at is Canagan, mainly because a local independent sells it.
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Laura Mynett• 6 months ago
We have a male springer, also from working lines but he is a pet. We have been using Millies for the past year and he's doing great on it. We have tried different 60/40 options.
Lisa Edworthy• 7 years ago
We've been feeding our WCS pup this for a few months now and it's great. He came to us from his breeder on Beta puppy and got quite itchy flaky skin so we swapped to Eden which was good for awhile but he wasn't putting on weight and when we upped the amount his stools were loose. Tried everything they suggested to overcome it but Eden was just too rich, although they would never admit it; kept blaming us for over feeding! Anyway moved him to Millie's and he's gone from strength to strength! He's now a very healthy 11kg, his coat gleams and he's full of energy. Moving to Millie's was the Best thing we ever did for him. I can highly recommend it.
Matthew Rhucroft• 8 years ago
I've been waiting to write a review until I could form an opinion correctly. I switched my Dobermann pup from Royal Canin to Eden at 4 months and had big problems. I then switched her to Orijen as it is so highly rated. Eventually her stools toughened but she just wasn't putting on weight and if I fed her more than the RDA her stools became runny. The problem... the food is too rich with not enough carbs! She's a Dobermann, an athletic growing dog, she needs carbs. These 80/20 foods are not necessarily the way to go. Dogs most certainly are not wolves in the same way we're not apes. She is now on this 60/40 food from Millie's Wolfheart and in perfect condition. I would recommend speaking to Millie's excellent customer service team about your breed. They have a range of foods available to suit your individual dog and your hard earned cash is going to a British company based in Yorkshire. Thank you Millie's, I'm a happy owner and Lula is a happy dog.
Bill Blackburn• 8 years ago
Have been feeding gamekeepers and countryside to my two Dobermanns and very pleased with the results, better than everything else I've tried to date and at a reasonable price. I did try the farmers mix too, this did not agree with either dog, causing stools to become loose .
Helen Mahoney• 9 years ago
Been feeding my lab this for a month - coat and skin fabulous. Down side - horrendous paint peeling wind