Skinner’s Field & Trial Light & Senior – Complete Dry Dog Food, Ideal for Older, Overweight or Less Active Dogs, 15kg

Skinner's Field & Trial Light & Senior – 15kg

At 8% fat this is the leanest food Skinner's make in the Field & Trial dry range, and 347 kcal per 100g means a dog can be given a filling bowl without the calories that come with it. Protein sits at 18%, with poultry meat meal and white fish meal both contributing.

The joint and heart package is what separates it from a plain light food: glucosamine at 350mg/kg, chondroitin sulphate at 150mg/kg, MSM at 50mg/kg, taurine at 500mg/kg and carnitine at 100mg/kg. Those are the additions that matter in an older dog rather than a merely idle one.

Performance & Benefits

• 8% crude fat — the lowest in the range — at 347 kcal per 100g.
• 18% crude protein from poultry meat meal, white fish meal and dried egg.
• Glucosamine 350mg/kg with chondroitin sulphate 150mg/kg and MSM 50mg/kg for stiffening joints.
• Taurine at 500mg/kg and carnitine at 100mg/kg, well above the level in the working recipes.
• Naked oats and beet pulp give bulk and slow-release energy without fat.
• A wheat gluten-free formulation.

Suitable For

• Older dogs that have slowed down but still want a full bowl.
• Dogs prone to weight gain, or being brought back down to condition.
• Retired working dogs out of the shooting season for good.
• Dogs needing joint support alongside calorie control.
• Not enough energy for a dog in regular work — Field & Trial Maintenance Plus carries the same Joint Aid thinking at a higher fat level, and Working 26 suits a dog still doing full days.

Feeding

• Feed dry or moistened with a little tepid water.
• Skinner's publish their daily amounts as a bodyweight chart rather than a single figure, so work from the guide printed on the bag and adjust to condition.
• Weigh the ration on a kitchen scale while a dog is losing weight; a scoop is a poor measure of a low-density food.
• Reassess every fortnight by body condition rather than by the number on the bag.
• Change over gradually, mixing an increasing share of the new food with the old across several days.
• Fresh drinking water at all times.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: maize, naked oats, poultry meat meal, barley, beet pulp, brewer's yeast, white fish meal, dried egg, poultry fat, vitamins and minerals, whole linseed.
• Analytical constituents: crude protein 18%, crude fat 8%, crude fibre 2.5%, crude ash 5%, omega-3 0.58%.
• Energy content 347 kcal per 100g.
• Functional additives per kg: glucosamine 350mg, chondroitin sulphate 150mg, MSM 50mg, taurine 500mg, carnitine 100mg.
• Skinner's describe it as wheat gluten-free. It does contain maize and barley, so it is not one of the cereal-free recipes.
• 15kg bag; also made in 2.5kg.