nutritional information?

Oh I just love the internet, you never get a straight answer!
Been looking through here but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for, am hoping you can help.
Star has been on Pedigree. I want to change to a better food. What nutritional analysis am I looking at when choosing a dry food for a pup? Percentage wise so I can scrutinise every detail on the packet and argue with the spotty teenager on the customer service desk who knows everything

I'm probably not the best person to answer because I feed Dempsey a raw diet, but I would look for a dry food that contains meat as the first listed ingredient, has as little as possible in the way of fillers, and contains no (or very little) wheat with no added colourings/flavourings.

http://staffy-bull-terrier.co.uk/dryfood.html

That's the list of the good quality dry foods, I don't think you can go far wrong with any of those. Wainwrights has been a success for us so far, it's affordable but high protein minimal fillers etc. I think Kathy gives Rocky Barking heads so you can definitely trust that, correct me if I'm wrong Kathy I may have you confused with someone else

PygmyParrot wrote:http://staffy-bull-terrier.co.uk/dryfood.html

That's the list of the good quality dry foods, I don't think you can go far wrong with any of those. Wainwrights has been a success for us so far, it's affordable but high protein minimal fillers etc. I think Kathy gives Rocky Barking heads so you can definitely trust that, correct me if I'm wrong Kathy I may have you confused with someone else

You are quite right, Rocky has the Barking Heads TLC and loves it. He seems to be a lot calmer since we put him onto that for one thing and he always eats it all up

It's fab when you find something good for them AND that they love!

The first three things I look for in a dry food:

1) Something with meat as the first ingredient.

2) Something which has the type of meat clarified on it (I've seen some which say 'Meat/Animal Derivatives' or just 'Meat', you want to know what type of meat it is).

3) Something with no/little fillers as possible (Corn Meal, wheat, etc).

This is from the Barking Heads website, listed below the ingredients of the TLC version of the food:

A whopping 50% Chicken hypoallergenic, limited ingredient, fixed formula. "tender loving care" formulated for all dogs, especially those with a sensitive digestion.

Single meat protein source 50% Chicken. Unique combination of boneless and dried meat combined.

Unique recipe provides optimal levels of Omega 3 & with Omega 6 to improve skin & coat.

Information:
composition
Boneless Chicken*, Dried Chicken*, Brown Rice, Oats, Barley, (High Omega 3) Trout, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavours, Sunflower Oil, Lucerne, Seaweed, Dried Tomato, Dried Carrot, Hip & Joint Care Glucosamine 350 mg/kg, MSM 350mg/kg, Chondroitin 240 mg/kg)
*total 50% Chicken
analytical constituents
Crude Protein 24%, Fat Content 17%, Inorganic Matter 8%, Crude Fibre 3.75%, Moisture 8%, Omega 6 (3.5%), Omega 3 (1%)
nutritional additives (per kg):
Vitamins: Vitamin A 16,650 IU, Vitamin D3 1,480 IU, Vitamin E 460 IU
Ferrous Sulphate Monohydrate 617mg, Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate 514mg, Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate 101mg, Cupric Sulphate Pentahydrate 37mg, Calcium Iodate Anhydrous 4.55mg, Sodium Selenite 0.51mg

Thank u all, after all the reading etc I bought wainwrights. Introduced it at lunch time and she loved it.

Pleased to hear you found something she likes