Not every working dog needs a high-protein feed — a dog that's ageing or doing lighter work can do better on a food pitched below the top-end racing formulas, which is the gap this recipe is built for.

Dr John Flake Chicken is made from wheat, maize, poultry meal (11% chicken), chicken fat, chicken gravy, minerals, linseed, yeast and yucca extract. Analysis gives 18% crude protein, 7% crude oils and fats, 3.5% crude fibre and 5% crude ash. It's described as a complete recipe for less active adult and senior working dogs, with crunchy bite-sized pieces of toasted corn flake basted in chicken juices.

• Crude protein 18%, crude oils and fats 7%, crude fibre 3.5%, crude ash 5%
• Poultry meal, 11% chicken
• Toasted corn flake pieces, basted with chicken juices
• Dr John's feeding guide: under 10kg up to 200g/day; 10–20kg 200–370g/day; 20–45kg 370–680g/day; over 45kg 680g+/day, in one or more meals
• 15KG bag

One thing worth knowing. This is deliberately a lower protein and fat feed than Dr John's more active-dog formulas — it's designed to provide lower levels of protein, fat and energy specifically for dogs that are less active, so it isn't the right choice if your dog is still working at a high level.

Who it's for: owners of adult or senior working dogs whose activity level has dropped, and who need a feed pitched below a full racing or high-performance formula.