Chappie dog food
Chappie is a long-standing UK complete dog food brand, built on a straightforward everyday recipe rather than a premium or grain-free positioning. We stock it as one of the value dry foods on our shelves, alongside the bigger household names either side of it and the pricier bags above them.
Who Chappie are
Chappie sits firmly in the everyday, value end of the dry dog food market. It has been on UK shelves for decades and is one of the names most owners recognise even if they have never fed it themselves, largely on the strength of a simple, no-frills recipe rather than marketing built around superfoods or novel proteins.
That everyday positioning is not a criticism. A complete food that meets a dog's nutritional needs at an accessible price point has a real place, particularly for larger or multi-dog households where a premium bag disappears fast and the weekly food bill has to stretch further than it does for a single small dog.
What we stock, and who it suits
Our range includes Chappie's dry recipes, sold as a complete food for adult dogs. We carry a selection from the wider Chappie range rather than every variant it makes, and what shows in the grid above reflects what is currently available to order from us at any given time.
It tends to suit owners who want a reliable, everyday dry food without paying for premium packaging or a boutique ingredient list, particularly for dogs with no known sensitivities. As with any food, whether a specific recipe is right for your dog comes down to their age, size and any dietary needs rather than the brand printed on the bag.
Buying it from us
We sell Chappie the same way we sell the rest of the everyday range: as sacks bought through the trade rather than sourced from a distributor pallet, so what you order is the same stock we would buy for our own dogs if we fed this brand.
Sacks this size are heavy and worth checking for a split seam before you carry them in, which is true of any large bag of dry food regardless of brand — it is one of the small, practical things you only notice from handling this stock every week.
The range
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Chappie Dog Complete Dry with Chicken and Wholegrain Cereal
A complete dry dog food with chicken and wholegrain cereal, where chicken is a small named part
£10.75
Chappie Dry Adult Dog Chicken
A complete dry food for adult dogs of all sizes, made with chicken and cereals
£42.49
Chappie Dog Complete Dry with Beef & Wholegrain Cereal
A complete dry dog food with beef and wholegrain cereal, where beef is a small named part
£10.75
Chappie Dog Complete Dry with Beef and Wholegrain Cereal
Complete dry dog food with beef and wholegrain cereal, developed with vets
£42.49
Chappie Favourites 12pk
A 12-pack of Chappie wet dog food cans, cereal-based and lower in protein
£16.95
Chappie Dog Tin Original — 12 x 412g Tins
Sold as a case: 12 x 412g tins. A wet food made without eggs, soya, dairy or red meat, built on white fish and chicken
£23.39
Chappie Dog Cans Chicken & Rice 6x412g
Complete tinned dog food with white fish, six cans, developed with vets
£12.25
Chappie Dog Cans Favourites 6 Pack
Complete tinned dog food in six cans, easily digestible, low in fat, with white fish
£11.65
Alpha Sensitive Salmon & Rice
A salmon and rice dry food for adult dogs with sensitive digestions, made without wheat gluten, soya or dairy.
£49.00
Alpha Working Dog Maintenance Chicken
An energy-controlled chicken dry food for working dogs with lower energy needs or a tendency to put on weight.
£29.00
James Wellbeloved Grain Free Senior Dry Dog Food Turkey & Veg
Grain-free turkey kibble for senior dogs, with glucosamine and chondroitin for joints
£82.35
Harringtons Just 6 Dry Dog Food Lamb
Grain-free lamb dry dog food in 2KG and 12KG sizes, with size-specific formulas
From£13.99
Common questions
- Is Chappie a good complete dog food?
- Chappie's dry recipes are formulated as a complete food, meaning they are designed to meet a dog's nutritional needs on their own. Whether it suits your dog specifically depends on their age, size and any sensitivities, the same as with any brand you are choosing between.
- Does Giddy Pets stock every Chappie product?
- No. We stock a selection from the Chappie range rather than the whole line-up, and that selection reflects what we currently have available to order through the trade. What is shown in the grid above is what is actually in stock right now.
- Is Chappie suitable for puppies?
- Check the pack for the specific recipe's life stage before feeding it to a puppy, since not every adult formula is balanced for growth. If you are unsure which stage a bag is meant for, a puppy-specific complete food is the safer starting point until you are certain.
- What if my dog doesn't get on with a new food?
- Introduce any new food gradually alongside what your dog already eats, over several days rather than switching overnight, and keep an eye on their stools and appetite. If they seem unwell or the change does not settle, speak to your vet rather than persisting with it regardless.
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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.