Beta reviews: what the dog food range actually is
We don't run a separate reviews page for Beta as a brand — what follows instead is the straight answer: what the range is, what it's built around, and who it tends to suit. Beta is a complete dry dog food brand covering puppy, adult, working and senior life stages, sold at the everyday end of the market rather than the premium end, and we stock a selection across most of those stages.
What Beta is built around
Beta's recipes are built around a small number of core proteins — chicken, salmon, turkey and lamb — repeated across the different life-stage lines rather than a wide spread of novel or exotic ingredients. That makes it a straightforward brand to compare: the same protein choice tends to run from puppy through to senior in a slightly different formulation for each stage.
It sits in the accessible, widely stocked part of the market, which is where most of the volume in UK dry dog food actually sits. That's worth saying plainly, because it means Beta is a sensible everyday choice for a dog with no particular dietary need, rather than a specialist food aimed at a specific sensitivity or condition.
The life-stage range we stock
We carry Beta across puppy (including a small-breed puppy recipe), adult, working adult and senior lines, mostly built around chicken with turkey and lamb and salmon options alongside. A working-dog line sits in the range too, aimed at dogs with a higher activity level than an average pet.
As with any dry food, which recipe suits your dog comes down to their age, size, activity level and how they do on it — not the brand name on the bag. If you're moving a dog onto Beta from something else, introduce it gradually over a week or so rather than swapping the bowl over in one go, and watch how their stools and coat settle.
Is Beta a good brand of dog food?
It's a reasonable, well-established choice for a dog with a straightforward digestion and no specific dietary need — plenty of dogs do perfectly well on it for years. It isn't marketed as hypoallergenic or grain-free, so a dog with a known sensitivity is probably better served by a food built specifically around that.
The honest measure of whether it's right for your dog isn't the brand's reputation but how your own dog does on it — settled stools, a steady weight and a decent coat over a few weeks are the things worth watching, whichever food you choose.
From this brand
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Forthglade Cold Pressed Natural Turkey
Cold-pressed turkey kibble for dogs from 2 months, soft enough to mix with water for young pups
£45.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Salmon
Cold-pressed grain-free dry food for dogs, built on fresh and dried salmon
From£16.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Duck
Cold-pressed grain-free duck food with fruit and botanicals, in two bag sizes
From£16.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Chicken
Cold-pressed grain-free chicken food with fruit and botanicals, in three bag sizes
From£16.99
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Turkey
A lightly baked complete dry food, 50% turkey, for adult dogs of any breed
From£12.49
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Chicken
A grain-free complete dry food for adult dogs, lightly baked and built on 50% chicken
From£12.49
Forthglade Cold Pressed Small Dog Turkey
Cold-pressed grain-free dry food for small dogs and puppies, built on turkey
£16.99
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Lamb
A lightly baked complete dry food, 50% lamb, for adult dogs of any breed
From£12.49
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Turkey
Grain-free cold-pressed turkey kibble for dogs, gentle on sensitive stomachs
£69.69
Harringtons Puppy Turkey & Rice
Complete turkey puppy food with 30% protein and feeding bands by adult weight
£6.49
Harringtons Adult Dog Turkey Veg
Complete dry food for adult dogs with turkey, chicken and salmon oil, 21% protein
From£3.39
Harringtons Adult Dog Salmon & Potato
Complete salmon and potato dry dog food with 21% protein in a 1.7KG bag
£6.25
Common questions
- Is Beta a hypoallergenic dog food?
- No, Beta isn't marketed as a hypoallergenic range. Its recipes are built around single core proteins like chicken or salmon, which can suit some sensitive dogs, but if your dog has a known intolerance a food specifically formulated as hypoallergenic is a more direct fit.
- Does Giddy Pets stock every Beta recipe?
- No, we stock a selection across the puppy, adult, working and senior lines rather than the full catalogue Beta produces. What's shown in the grid above reflects what we currently have in, and that can change as stock does.
- Is Beta suitable for puppies?
- Yes, Beta makes dedicated puppy recipes, including a small-breed puppy option, formulated for growth rather than adapted from an adult food. As with any puppy food, follow the feeding guide on the bag for their current weight and check with your vet if you're unsure.
- What if my dog doesn't settle on Beta?
- Introduce any new food gradually over about a week, mixing in increasing amounts alongside their old food rather than switching overnight, and keep an eye on their stools and appetite. If they seem unwell or the change hasn't settled after a week or two, speak to your vet rather than persisting with it.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.