Canagan - The food of their ancestors
We have received a bag of dryfood by Canagan.
About Canagan
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"Canagan produces biologically appropriate, grain-free dog and cat food with nature's best ingredients.
The food of their ancestors
Throughout
the ages, man and dog have evolved side by side, living and hunting
together, protecting each other in a unique alliance. Canagan - from the
ancient Celtic word for wolf - was created to honour this bond.
All
dogs are the direct descendents of grey wolves domesticated by our
ancient forefathers, and their dietary needs have remained virtually
unchanged to this day.
What is biologically appropriate?
Traditionally dog and cat foods have sacrificed nutritional value by using cheaper, less nutritionally accessible ingredients. The Canagan nutritionists have looked carefully at the dietary needs of cats and dogs to produce a food which more closely mimics your pet's ancestral diet with the correct ratio of meat protein and fat to carbohydrate and a much higher meat content than most.
Traditionally dog and cat foods have sacrificed nutritional value by using cheaper, less nutritionally accessible ingredients. The Canagan nutritionists have looked carefully at the dietary needs of cats and dogs to produce a food which more closely mimics your pet's ancestral diet with the correct ratio of meat protein and fat to carbohydrate and a much higher meat content than most.
What really sets Canagan apart is the quality of the meat and fish that they source for their food. As dogs are carnivores they can more readily get nutrition from meat sources, so they have chosen meat that is wholesome, delicious with plenty of nutritional benefits.
Why go grain free?
Grains such as corn, wheat and barley have
been linked with canine allergies, with symptoms ranging from upset
stomach to itchy flaky coat. Even if your pet has no allergies, these
grains have virtually no nutritional value, yet they are present in the
majority of pet foods.
Every single ingredient in Canagan has been carefully selected to provide your dog and cat with the optimum in nutrition.
Dogs
and cats, like all carnivores, are biologically incapable of fully
digesting grains such as corn, wheat and barley. This is because they
don't have the enzyme called amylase in their saliva, which helps to
break down these starchy carbohydrates.
Canagan have eliminated all the grain from their recipe to create a food that is entirely nutritionally accessible."
(Source: www.canagan.co.uk/index.html)
Canagan
offers two varieties of dog food for small breeds; Free-Run Chicken and
Country Game. We were able to try the Free Run Chicken variety for
small breeds by Canagan.
Canagan Small Breed Free-Run Chicken
Description of the Canagan Small Breed Free-Run Chicken: "The Canagan Small Breed Free-Run Chicken has a smaller kibble which
is perfect for the smaller dog. Canagan Free-Run Chicken is a special
grain free dog food formulated by the Canagan experts to deliver nutrition,
close to their ancestral diet, with the correct
ratio of protein to carbohydrate and a host of vegetables and
botanicals. This carefully balanced, nutrient dense formula will excite your dog's
taste buds and give them the
abundance of highly digestible protein demanded by their evolutionary needs.
Composition: Freshly Prepared Deboned Chicken (26%), Dried Chicken (25%), Sweet
Potato, Peas, Potato, Pea Protein, Alfalfa, Chicken Fat (3.1%), Dried
Egg (3.1%), Chicken Gravy (1.6%), Salmon Oil (1.2%), Minerals, Vitamins,
Glucosamine (1000 mg/kg), MSM (1000 mg/kg), Apple, Carrot, Spinach,
Psyllium, Seaweed, Fructooligosaccharides, Chondroitin (700 mg/kg),
Camomile, Peppermint, Marigold, Cranberry, Aniseed & Fenugreek.
Analytical Constituents:
Crude Protein (33%), Fat Content (17%), Crude Fibres (3.5%), Crude Ash
(9%), Moisture (8.5%), Omega 6 (2.8%), Omega 3 (0.9%), Calcium (1.86%),
Phosphorus (1.42%).
Review:
I am very satisfied with the Canagan Small Breed Free-Run Chicken.
Canagan offers great dog food with great ingredients. I really like that
this dryfood contains a lot of meat and that it is grain-free. It also
does not contain any unnecessary fillers but only contains good
ingredients. I especially like that Canagan have included Glucosamine, MSN
and Chondroitin in their dog food as these ingredrients are great joint
supplements.
Rocky straight away loved the Canagan Small Breed
Free-Run Chicken. He can be quite fussy about food but immediately ate
the Canagan dryfood. I think it is great to have a dryfood that Rocky
likes and which has great ingredients.
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