A dog working hard through a season needs a feed pitched higher than everyday maintenance, and a genuine step up in protein is the kind of difference that actually shows up in condition over weeks rather than days.

Bestpets Gold is made from cereals, meat and animal derivatives, oils and fats, minerals and vitamins, and fish and fish derivatives, with EC-permitted antioxidants. Analysis gives 24% crude protein, 7.5% crude oil, 2.4% crude fibre and 6% crude ash, alongside a full vitamin and mineral additive profile. Bestpets' feeding guide describes introducing it as a complete meal for working dogs of all types.

• Crude protein 24%, crude oil 7.5%, crude fibre 2.4%, crude ash 6%
• Composition: cereals, meat and animal derivatives, oils and fats, minerals and vitamins, fish and fish derivatives
• Feeding guide: small dog (4–10kg) 100–200g/day; medium (11–25kg) 200–350g/day; large (26–32kg) 350–600g/day; very large (32kg+) 500–800g/day
• Vitamin A 19,500 i.u./kg, Vitamin D3 2,500 i.u./kg, plus copper sulphate, selenium, iron, manganese and zinc
• 15KG bag

On what's not named. "Meat and animal derivatives" and "fish and fish derivatives" are categories rather than named cuts, so this card can't say exactly which meats and fish make up the 24% protein — worth knowing if a dog needs to avoid a specific one. This line is also sold under a Silver name at a different protein level; check you're ordering the Gold analysis above if that's the one you want.

Who it's for: owners of working dogs who want a genuinely higher-protein feed than an everyday maintenance food, with a feeding guide broken down by dog size.