Buying a full-size bag rewards checking the ingredients once, because a flavour assumption can otherwise follow a dog through every bowl in it.

Harringtons Salmon & Potato is complete dry dog food in a 12KG bag for dogs aged 8 weeks onwards. Salmon and meat meals make up 28%, including 7% dried salmon and 4% freshly prepared chicken. Potato is 4%, oats are 17%, chicken fat is 3% and the omega blend is 1.8%; maize and barley are also listed. The analytical constituents are 21% protein, 10% fat, 3.5% crude fibre, 8.5% crude ash, 1.9% omega 6 and 0.5% omega 3.

• 12KG bag
• Complete dry dog food
• Salmon and meat meals: 28%
• Oats: 17%
• Fat content: 10%

Do not treat the title as an exclusion list. This salmon-and-potato recipe contains freshly prepared chicken and chicken fat, while maize, oats and barley mean it is not grain free. Those details should be checked before committing to the 12KG bag.

Who it's for: dogs aged 8 weeks onwards whose owners want a complete salmon-led dry food in a 12KG pack and are comfortable with its chicken and cereal ingredients.