The Barking Bakery Howloween Woofin

A treat built to look festive still has to be a treat first, and the Halloween decoration on this one sits on top of an otherwise ordinary sponge recipe.

This is a small sponge-style treat — the ingredient list is led by cereals, oils and fats, various sugars, and milk and milk derivatives, with dried egg and carob powder further down. It analyses at 11.3% protein, 9.1% oil, 0.5% crude fibre, 3.9% ash and 21.2% moisture, and comes packaged in a food-grade pod that is 100% recyclable and made with at least 80% recycled plastic.

• Cereals, oils and fats, sugars, milk derivatives, dried egg, carob powder
• Protein 11.3%, oil 9.1%, crude fibre 0.5%, ash 3.9%, moisture 21.2%
• Contains preservatives, antioxidants, colourants and flavourings
• Packaged in a 100% recyclable pod, at least 80% recycled plastic
• 75g, Halloween-themed decoration

On the ingredients. This is a sugared sponge treat rather than a meat-based one — sugars and milk derivatives sit near the top of the list, and it carries added colourants and flavourings, so it belongs in the occasional-treat category rather than the everyday one regardless of how it's decorated.

Who it's for: owners looking for a one-off Halloween treat for their dog rather than a regular part of the diet, particularly for a dog that already tolerates dairy and sugar in small amounts.