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Wagg Adult Review

Type of food

Complete dry extruded

Dog types

Pet dogs

Breed sizes

Suitable for toy breed dogs
Adult weight 1-4kg. e.g. Chihuahua, Pomeranian, Yorkshire Terrier
Suitable for small breed dogs
Adult weight 4-10kg. e.g. Beagle, Dachshund, Jack Russell
Suitable for medium breed dogs
Adult weight 10-25kg. e.g. Border Collie, Staffie, Springer, Vizsla
Suitable for large breed dogs
Adult weight 25-45kg. e.g. Boxer, Labrador, Greyhound
Suitable for giant breed dogs
Adult weight 45kg+ e.g. Bernese, Great Dane, Mastiff

Dog ages

From 12 months to 7 years

Pack sizes

1kg, 2kg & 12kg bags

RRP

12kg bags = £14.39

AADF rating

27%

At a glance

Not natural: Contains some added artificial preservatives, antioxidants, colourings, flavourings and/or other controversial synthetic ingredients
Not high in meat: Contains less than 30% meat ingredients (on a dry matter basis) or meat percentage is unspecified
Not hypoallergenic: Contains wheat, maize, dairy products, soya products and/or artificial additives or has an ingredient list that is too unclear to rule out their presence
Not clearly labelled:

This product has not been awarded the clear labelling logo because few ingredient percentages are given and listing meat and gravy together may obscure the real amount of meat present in the food.

Certified nutritionally complete: This food complies fully with the complete food nutrient tolerances as recommended by FEDIAF and/or AAFCO

Price per day

£

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Nutrition

Composition

Mixing bowl:

26% Meat Meal & Gravy (with min 5% Chicken), Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Barley, Vegetable Fibre, Maize, 2% Chicken Fat, Whole Linseed, 2.3% Dried Whole Green Peas & Beet, Minerals & Vitamins, Chicory Root (1000 mg/kg), Yucca (150 mg/kg), Antioxidant, Preservative.

As fed (BETA):

Nutritional additives (per kg)

Vitamin a 12, 000 Iu, Vitamin D3 1, 200 Iu, Vitamin E 90 mg, Vitamin C 50 mg, Zinc (Zinc Oxide) 75 mg, Iron (Iron Sulphate Monohydrate) 60 mg, Manganese (Manganous Oxide) 50 mg, Zinc (Zinc Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 25 mg, Copper (Copper Sulphate Pentahydrate) 10 mg, Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 2 mg, Selenium (Sodium Selenite) 0.1 mg.

Typical Analysis

Energy

0.0 kcal/100g

Dry weight nutrients

Above average

Average

Below average

Pricing

12kg bags RRP

£14.39

Grams per day

g

Cost per day

£

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Skoot91 one year ago
Thos food causes cancer in dogs my dogs hair fell out also constant trips to the vet wagg food is not fit for purpose 695 pounds vet bill due to food thats dangerous
Susan Begg one year ago
Most Puppies will eat anything including sxxt, which this food is. Dogs will survive on this inferior dog food but they certainly won’t thrive.
McCBomber 6 years ago
Might as well feed your dog McDonalds if using this brand. They wouldn't state what cereals or types of meat meal used...pretty shoddy!
At a push it only contains 21% meat and only has 22% nutritional protein. If you go for the Beef and Veg -
only 4% Beef...not really beef and veg then is it!?
Couldn't get any worse if you tried. Low income is not an excuse, even when I was homeless I still feed mid range food and even now that i'm no longer homeless but unable to work due to long term illness I now feed high quality food. If you care about your dog you make it work.
Before we knew better about the large variance in dry dog food my mum feed Wagg Adult and then Wagg Sensitive and feed a mid range kibble my mums dog looked really unhealthy with a dull, dry and brittle coat. itchy skin with lots of dander, weeping eyes. Lacked energy to partake in any activities for any length of time but had spells of being a misbehaving hyper sh*t. Had the all clear from the Vet so it wasn't a medical problem and all was resolved after switching to grain, soya, and poultry free food the issues cleared up.
I feed a mid range kibble but also experienced a ok coat condition that was really bright, weepy eyes, Stinky breath and many a day soft smelly stools.
Switching to a quality dog food (80:20) fixed these problems and you wouldn’t recognise the Dog. Glad to never let this cheap and nasty food pass our dogs lips ever again.
Even the working dog range is questionable; primary ingredient being cereals without listing which ones and only a 20% meat and animal derivatives content again not listed the protein sources.
Sky high in carbohydrates and only 22% nutritional protein. Might as well feed your dog a diet of McDonald’s, sure it’ll live but it ain’t healthy.
Yes it cheap and nasty but it is not really economical!
For example going by the Wagg feeding guide I would have to feed 6 times the amount I feed now. In real life it would probably be more given how active my dog is. This will mean a 12Kg adult bag of £12.50 will last at most 20 days meaning that for 60 days food I'll spend £37.50. The 80:20 high quality kibble that my dog eats costs me £40 for 65 days.
Prime example of false economy. Cheaper isn't better and it's deplorable that anyone would consider feeding this, people need to be educated that not all dog food is created equal. People who know its rubbish but still feed it should reconsider dog ownership, maybe a goldfish or rabbit would be more suitable.
Fiona 8 years ago
Excellent food- had a similar experience to Scott where our English Mastiff suffered sore areas all over her tummy. We tried creams and antibiotics from the vet but it kept coming back, we even thought it might be stress. We were feeding her Iams as the breeder said it was best. Given that Lola weighs 65kg it was really expensive. Our other dogs have always eaten Wagg so we decided to try Lola with it- her skin cleared up very quickly and she is now 9 and really healthy and calm with lots of energy. Our other dogs lived to 17 and 14. We now have an 11 month old Cairn terrier X Cockapoo who started on Wagg puppy food from 7 weeks, before joining Lola in eating worker Wagg.
I found this site after our puppy trainer said Wagg was dreadful food and full of additives- she felt our pups bounciness was due to poor diet and that it was cheap- 'you get what you pay for'.
I don't usually post comments anywhere but I feel quite strongly about this - Wagg is a good quality complete food and I have had the joy of 4 healthy, happy dogs to prove it.
laura 10 years ago
I have used Wagg since I got both of my rescue lurchers and one is 14 and the other 11. Their food has never been an issue and they can be fussy with other brands. The low protein is good for some dogs but Wagg do a higher protein option for working dogs. Dogs are a scavenger species and used to eating leftovers and low quality meat, giving them quality meat just reduces the efficiency of the meat industry.
Sarah 10 years ago
Our dogs (labradors, same litter) started off on Bakers as that was what they were used to. We found it went straight through them and made them poorly - they were losing loads of weight. We then tried lots of 'higher end', more expensive brands and they continued to lose weight. In the end we tried them on Wagg and it is the only thing which seems to suit them.

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