A dog that's slowed down but is still fed like the four-year-old it used to be will put weight on quietly, long before an owner registers the cause as diet rather than simply "getting older".

This recipe answers that with lower fat than Burns' everyday range, built into a brown rice and chicken base, and works glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin sulphate into the food itself alongside green tea and blueberry extract. It's a complete diet formulated specifically for the senior stage of life.

• Complete food for senior dogs, with controlled fat for a less active stage of life
• Composition: Brown Rice 67%, Dried Chicken 20%, Oats, Peas, Salmon Oil 1%, Seaweed, Minerals, Chicken Oil, Sunflower Oil, Glucosamine 0.05%, MSM 0.05%, Chondroitin Sulphate 0.036%, Green Tea Extract 0.01%, Blueberry Extract 0.01%
• Protein 20%, Fat 7.5%, Fibre 1.5%, Ash 6.2%
• Calcium 1.1%, Phosphorus 0.9%, Sodium 0.25%
• Vitamin C added at 50mg alongside the standard vitamin range
• Sold in more than one bag size - check the size selected before ordering

On the glucosamine and chondroitin. These are included at food level - Glucosamine 0.05%, MSM 0.05%, Chondroitin Sulphate 0.036% - which is a maintenance amount within a complete diet, not a therapeutic dose. A dog with diagnosed joint disease is likely to need a specific supplement or medication on top of this, prescribed by a vet rather than chosen off a food label.

Who it's for: senior dogs whose energy needs have dropped, where an owner wants the everyday joint-support ingredients built into the food rather than fed as a separate supplement.