Barking Heads Dog Food Review
Barking Heads dry dog food is produced in the UK by Pet Food UK Ltd.
Official website - (in English), there you can find reliable data on the composition of the entire line of feeds, recommended feeding rates, etc. This food belongs to the super premium class. The same manufacturer produces Meowing Heads and AATU cat foods.
Barking Heads food composition
Let's look at the composition of Barking Heads food using the example of the Adult, Doggylicious Duck blended with Sweet potato, Peas & Herbs option (for adult dogs, with duck and sweet potato).
On the left is information about the composition of the food packaging. On the right is the translation.
The sources of protein in the feed are: duck 41%, dried duck 15%. There are no other very protein-rich ingredients, so you can be sure that the bulk of the 23% protein indicated in the analysis is of animal origin (richer in amino acid composition and better digestible than plant proteins).
The original says "Duck" and "Dried Duck", that is, "duck" and "dehydrated duck". It is not clear whether these ingredients consist only of meat or include other parts of the duck (for example, if the meat is mechanically separated, it may include some fat, skin, tendons, connective tissue, bone mass).
Sweet potatoes, peas, alfalfa are sources of carbohydrates. Non-grain-free formulas also use rice, barley, and oats as a source of carbohydrates. Salmon oil and duck fat are good sources of fats and fatty acids. Seaweed is rich in iodine and many vitamins and minerals.
The rest of the composition consists of various useful additives: glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulfate - necessary for cartilage tissue and joints (which is especially important for large breed dogs); a mixture of herbs - a source of fiber, various useful substances, as well as a flavoring additive; minerals - supplement of minerals.
It should be noted that the preservatives used are not indicated in the composition, but on the official website it is written (and on the packaging too) that there are no artificial preservatives, flavors or dyes in the food.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages of this food:
- source of protein - meat, meat ingredients and fish;
- good vitamin and mineral supplement;
- no synthetic preservatives, dyes;
- wide range, there is grain-free food, canned food;
- Widely distributed and sold in many pet stores.
Disadvantages of Barking Heads food:
- relatively high price (comparable to many analogues).
Conclusions about Barking Heads food
Reviews about Barking Heads dog food are mostly positive, although, as always, there are negative feeding experiences. The composition of the food is good, so the Dai Lapu website can recommend it as the main food for your dogs.
Barking Heads feed price
- Dry dog food Barking Heads 2 kg - from 1220 to 1530 rubles;
- Dry food Barking Heads for dogs 6 kg - from 2850 to 4100 rubles;
- Barking Heads dry food for dogs 12 kg - from 4760 to 6500 rubles;
- Dry dog food Barking Heads 18 kg - from 7030 to 9400 rubles.
*The prices indicated are approximate, depending on the option, store and other factors, current as of spring 2022.
Barking Heads dog food reviews
Barking Heads brand food has been sold on the shelves of Russian pet stores for many years, and during this time it has gained a certain popularity. Therefore, there are quite a lot of reviews about them on the Internet. Below we have collected some of the newest and most informative ones.
Reviews from veterinarians
Unfortunately, it was not possible to find direct reviews from veterinarians about Barking Heads dog food from independent sources. If these appear in the future, we will supplement this review with them.
Customer Reviews
Masha writes:
Hello. Last year I got a pug =) At first I fed him natural food, but not for long. Then we spent a long time selecting dry food, having tried Grandorf, Acana, Trainer, Barking Heads. We stopped at the last one.
For the first time, the food attracted attention by the appearance of the packaging, I began to choose something without chicken, and settled on salmon with sweet potato. It turned out that the food had a very good composition, a lot of protein. I took a 2 kg package, the price was 1358 rubles.
The puppy liked the food when, during the transfer process, I mixed it with the old one - I chose granules of the new one. It's been over a month since I've been eating it on a regular basis. The stool is formed and without a pungent odor, there is no allergy. I definitely recommend Barking Heads food.
Aliya writes:
I would like to share a review of Barking Heads dry food with lamb for dogs with problem coats. I took it as a replacement for one that my dog stopped eating. The ingredients are good - freshly cooked lamb 26%, dried lamb 20%, brown rice, sweet potatoes, etc. In general, this food is considered holistic.
The food granules are small, great for small dogs. Not greasy, don't crumble. My Yorkie eats well, doesn’t refuse like the Canadian GO. Barking Heads, by the way, are British-made. The smell of the food is quite pleasant.
Packaging 1.5 kg with zip lock, convenient. The price is also reasonable. I’m also pleased with the large assortment of flavors, there’s plenty to choose from, we’ll try others later. Overall, I am happy with the food and so is the dog.
Oksana writes:
Hi all! We switched to dry food from natural food after the dog started having problems with the gastrointestinal tract. We started with Hills Prescription Diet, but problems persisted, so we decided to try foods with higher nutritional value.
First there was Grandorf, then Now, Acana, now Barking Heads. The dog ate them all with great pleasure, but the digestive system reacted differently to each. So far there have been no negative reactions to Barking Heads, no stomach grumbling, no vomiting.
A bag weighing 12 kg is enough for a month. The cost is 6,200 rubles, but with discounts and bonuses it comes out cheaper. The only negative is that the big bear does not have a clasp, so you have to pour the food into an airtight container.
Barking Heads dog food - reviews
Review of Barking Heads dog food, writes Elena. We have a 3-year-old Yorkie; he has had food allergies almost since childhood. We tried several foods, grain-free Barking Heads was the best choice and settled on that. The dog eats with pleasure, his health is fine (tests are also good), the price suits him. In general, we are satisfied, if you also have a dog with food allergies, I recommend this food.
Review of Barking Heads food, writes Tatyana. We ate BH with turkey for a couple of months, everything was great. Then I wanted to try it with chicken - as a result, at first the stool became softer, then it completely turned into diarrhea. Now we are eating rice and boiled beef to recover, and in a couple of days we will try to return to food with turkey.
Review of Barking Heads dog food, writes Ekaterina. We transferred our dog to Barking Heads when he was 7 months old; the store offered only chicken for puppies, so we immediately started eating fish for adults. I ate and now eat a little more than the norm, but there are no negative consequences, I read that the norm is just an average value and less/more than the norm is normal.
Brand products – Barking (Meowing) Heads
Dry food and canned food from England BARKING HEADS (Barking Heads) for dogs and MEOWING HEADS (Meowing Heads) for cats are some of the best Holistics presented on the Russian market today.
These are natural, healthy, nutritious and tasty diets that will make your pet look good and feel healthy and full of energy. Like all Holistic products, BARKING HEADS and MEOWING HEADS are made from human-edible ingredients. They are well digestible and do not contain soy, corn, GMOs, wheat, flavor enhancers, artificial preservatives or flavors.
The meat base of this brand of food is lamb, chicken, turkey, salmon and trout. Carbohydrates include brown and white rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and steel-cut oats. Vegetables and berries are also added to the food - tomatoes, carrots, cranberries. To ensure that pets' bones are strong and develop properly, BARKING HEADS and MEOWING HEADS also contain natural seaweed, rich in calcium. Sources of essential fatty acids Omega 3 and Omega 6 are salmon and flaxseed oils. They prevent moisture loss, slow down the aging process, promote normal brain function and help prevent allergic reactions.
Manufacturers also enriched BARKING HEADS and MEOWING HEADS with prebiotics. The prebiotic FOS, for example, supports the health of the gastrointestinal tract of animals and helps them better absorb nutrients. And the prebiotic MOC fights harmful bacteria, activates the immune system and supports the health of the digestive tract of dogs and cats.
After studying dozens of reviews and talking with animal owners and breeders, we confidently introduced BARKING HEADS and MEOWING HEADS into the Holistic-shop.ru assortment and confidently recommend these dry foods as very high quality and safe.
In the vast majority of cases, animals respond well to BARKING HEADS and MEOWING HEADS and eat them with great appetite. Even the most picky four-legged “kings” and “queens”, who often refuse to eat treats carefully offered by their owners, are very favorable towards these foods.
At Holistic-shop.ru you can always order BARKING HEADS and MEOWING HEADS food. They come in fun, colorful packs of 2kg, 6kg, 12kg, 18kg for dogs and 0.25kg, 1.5kg, 4kg and 12kg for cats.
And to add variety to your pet's diet, BARKING HEADS and MEOWING HEADS offer complete wet food for purrs and barks!
And we will be happy to help you with your choice!
Always on guard for the best feed,
Sincerely yours Holistic-shop.ru.
Barking Heads
Comrades, help plzzzz!
Once again I was unlucky (probably like many others)…
Background…
The dog is allergic, now 7 years old. At 1.5 years old, on the advice of a doctor, he was switched from natural food to medicinal dry food (problems with the gastrointestinal tract). After which the painful search for “their” food began. Hurray, we found... Canidae (then they also came up with lamb and 4 types of meat, everything was super). Of course, we weren’t happy for long, 1.5 years later (after the crisis) the food disappeared... again the search... we tried Holistic Blend (after 1 bag we realized that it was not ours), Grandorf seemed to work at first, I felt better on it, but not even six months passed and the dog “bloomed” again, on the advice we switched to fish food. For a year and a half we fed Pronature Holistic, which, with salmon and brown rice, seemed to calm down, the condition was pleasing, but gradually I began to notice that again the condition of the skin and coat was not ice and as a result there was a rapid “blooming” again.. searching again.. ordered a bag Many people seem to like Magnusson and there are few ingredients in the composition, but there was no improvement.
And so I decided to order Barking Heads grain-free fish - delicious... and here it seems like happiness!!!! The food suited him very well, the fur, ears, eyes, output all seemed perfect. I even stopped shedding to the point of being bald and forgot what the smell of skin and fur was, well, this year I just couldn’t get enough of the condition of the dog on this food….
But that was not the case, in August the food disappeared... I dug through all the stores, with grief I found the last 2 bags, with hope and faith in the words of official representatives that rebranding was underway and the food would definitely appear at the end of September...
my supplies are coming to an end, I opened the last bag, began to place an order, with confidence that deliveries had resumed, there was generally no food…. and when it will be no one can say((((((
I asked Petshop and another store.
Question 1. Does anyone know information about the food, is it worth waiting for it at all??
And from this follows question 2: what food should you pay attention to, my head is spinning, but I don’t know what can replace BH... I was considering AATU, it seems to be the same manufacturer as BH, but it has a protein content with salmon which is 31, with fish and crustaceans 30..., and fat 17-19 is too much ((((
GO and NOW are holistic, long compositions are scary, and I don’t understand which one is better... but for now these options are probably a last resort.
I'm leaning towards these for now
Husse Ocean Care 24/14
Looking towards WOLFSBLUT Alaska Salmon (25/15)
WOLFSBLUT Wild Pacific (28/17)
Dry dog food “Wild Ocean” – with salmon, herring, mackerel, trout, shrimp, haddock and potatoes
This dry food was developed specifically for dogs with allergic reactions.
In general, maybe someone is faced with the problem of replacing BH Fish-yummy food, what options were considered and what food they switched to.
My brain is racing, help me, I’m afraid to change something again, because the price of a mistake results in problems for more than one month (((
Modified on October 21, 2022 by LORAIN&STK
