Find out what Mumsnetters thought of the Pedigree® Dog Food Range. £300 voucher prize draw for testers’ feedback. NOW CLOSED

[ZaneMumsnet]

This is the feedback thread for the Mumsnetters who tested the Pedigree dog food range.

Pedigree say "Our philosophy is to provide leading-edge nutrition that's affordable for everyone, and with over 80 years of experience making dog food, we're proud of our products. Currently, we’re on a mission to encourage owners to feed their dogs a combination dry food, wet food, a regular dental care regime and a responsible amount of treats. Why? Because research by the WALTHAM™ Centre for Pet Nutrition, the leading global authority on pet care and nutrition, shows that this mixed diet provides the widest range of health benefits to your dog".

Testers, please complete the feedback questions below but please feel free to add any other comments you may have. Please state which range of products you were testing, along with the size and age of your dog. You will also need to complete a short survey in order to be entered into the £300 Amazon voucher prize draw where one tester will win! The survey link has been emailed out now.

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?
Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.
Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?
Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?
Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

Thanks, MNHQ

[3sthenew2]

I've never bought Pedigree for Roo before as I always thought of it as not being the best nutritionally. I tended to shop around for high quality food and avoid anything available in the supermarket thinking it would be high sugar, additive and low quality ingredients.



We've struggled to find a dry food he eat on it's own and for the last year have been adding little bit of meat to get him to eat it all. He's a medication twice a day which is added to his feed so really important he eats everything so we know he's had his tablets. Initially we were doing this with the pouches and dry food and he was wolfing it down. Even nagging us for feeding time which he'd never done before!
Out of curiosity I gave him a few meals with out the pouches and was for the first time ever he ate it!

We're now just using 1/4 pouch each feed to mix his tablets in which will save us money. I can see why he prefers Pedigree over past (much more expensive) food, the dry food feels a lot more softer. Obviously I haven't tried it but compared to the small hard nuggets he usually has I'm guessing this is easier to chew and tastes better.

The treats went down a storm too. We're trying to train him to not run to the door and fuss over visitors which has been going really well with the treats and the dentastix now get eaten instead of buried!


My dog is a fussy old thing and will rather starve than eat something he doesn't like so it's been a real delight seeing him eating so quickly and finishing every meal. Ideally I'd like to stop using pouches but having to make sure he gets his meds we're always going to mix his food. The difference from Pedigree pouches are that there's quite a lot more sauce which is what we need as our aim is to really combine the dry and wet food so I'll be buying both from now one. I've wasted so much money trying to find some dry food he likes so now we've found one there's no need to keep surfing the web for reviews and special offers. We don't tend to offer treats very often as we have to watch he doesn't put on weight.

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
I would Absolutely recommend Pedigree in fact, I already have.

With having to watch Roo's weight the app is brilliant. And when I've not managed a good walk I can make it up at his next one so he's always getting enough exercise. I can see it being really useful maintaining the right weight as he does tend to creep up sometimes as we get a slap on the wrist from the vet.

I've shared it with my sister who's able to pass on her dog's usually walks to the dog sitter to maintain his routine.

[ConfusedLlama]

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?

Yes, of course, Pedigree is a household name we’ve seen it in supermarkets and seen the adverts on TV. We’ve purchased the dry food and Dentastix before for Bailey.


Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.

My overall impressions so far are great Bailey’s coat has actually looked shinier and healthier since he started the diet and most importantly he has stopped leaving bad smells around the house which is fantastic news for the people he sits on. I found the app really easy to use in conjunction with the diet. I find the gravy pouch contents more visually appealing than the jelly pouches however, I am a human and the dog didn’t seem to care at all what it looked like. As long as he is happy I am happy.


Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?

I think I would continue to buy the pouches and Dentastix products. I found the pouches really convenient to use and Dentastix I use anyway to help keep Bailey healthy. In my personal opinion I can’t really see the difference between Pedigree Dry food and the supermarket own brand dry food except for the price, I feel that if I’m mixing it in with good quality meat chunks such as the Pedigree Pouches then it’s more of a mixer than a main part of his diet.


Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

I would recommend the Pedigree Diet to other dog owners. It’s a good all round diet and as I said before I found the pouches really quick and convenient for my lifestyle. I would also recommend the treats as Bailey seemed to respond very well to them.


Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?

The app is fantastic it has a great , simple layout that’s easy to navigate and use I loved the personalisation of giving your dog a profile with their own picture also the way it calculates the ideal diet for your dog with all the information given. My only feedback would be to make the swipe function to the other sections of feeding and exercise a little clearer. Although Slider menu dots mean something to some people others may find it unclear and confusing. I also found in playing around with the check up section of the app that no matter what I answered I would always have the outcome that my dog was either too thin or too fat there didn’t seem to be an in-between.


Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

I would recommend the tracks app to others, in fact I already have. I thought the idea of having a way in which to track the amount of exercise the weight and to tailor a diet to your dog is a fantastic idea.

[ralv]

Hello! We have Eric, a 2.5 year old black labrador. He's a medium sized lab (from working stock). We tested pouches, dry food, dentastix daily and treats after exercise.

Q1. Yes - I am aware of the brand. I've never bought the food before, but have given Eric the occasional treat. Unfortunately his tummy hasn't always responded well to them.
Q2. Overall impressions are good! Eric is used to having dried food only so goes mad for the meaty chunks! I was a bit concerned that having more soft food than crunchy would have a detrimental effect on his teeth, but I suppose the Dentastix cover that! I introduced the new regime gradually, as recommended, but his stools have become noticeably softer.
Q3. It would come down to price... Pouches, dried food and dentastix vs the dried complete dried food he had before the trial. If I do return to his previous diet, I would still consider buying him dentastix as I think his breath has improved.
Q4. It is too early to say. Once I have done the sums and seen if this diet is cost effective I will know whether I would recommend it to others.
Q5. OK. Useful for telling me how much dried food Eric needs on top of the pouches but didn't really use it after that. Eric gets a lot of exercise but I suppose if I was worried about that, the tracker might be useful.
Q6. Probably not. I haven't used it a great deal.

[Moodykat]

We tested Pedigree puppy food pouches, dry food and dental tubes with Millie, our 12 month old black Working Cocker Spaniel.

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?
Yes, I was aware of it, and not actually in a positive way. We have always used the Dentastix though for all of our (5) dogs.
Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.
I actually think that Millie has been exactly the same on the Pedigree diet as she is on her usual dry food. Although with the addition of pouches, she definitely eats quicker that she used to! She has a beautifully glossy coat and that is still as gorgeous as ever. The puppy dental tubes are not as good as the Dentastix I don't think. They definitely don't last as long (and dentastix don't last long!).
Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?
We will continue to use the Dentastix but to be honest, feeding dry food is much easier and more convenient for us as we have so many to feed! We do chuck in the odd bit of raw food too and I think they do very well on the diet they already have. Although the Pedigree has been good, it is also quite expensive (again, due to having 5!!)
Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes, I have previously recommended the Dentastix and will continue to do so!
Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?
To be honest, I didn't use it much. I didn't find it that useful. Our dogs get a whole load of exercise and I know the ideal weights they should be and therefore how much to feed them.
Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
I might do, to new pet owners it may be a useful app to have.

[supermariossister]

Enjoying her dentastik, she seems to really like them but they don't last very long!

[Lulabellx1]

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?

Yes we were aware, I had bought the dry pet food before but never the wet.

Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.

The wet an dry combination is working well for our Raymond. We were feeding him a mixture of wet and dry food before, but it was a different brand. He seems to eat the pedigree food even faster, which makes me think he enjoys it! He loves the Dentasticks as well, we are giving him one every other day and he really enjoys them. The small treats have been great for training treats (he gets one every time he goes for a wee/poo in he garden).

Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?

He clearly enjoys them and I have noticed that he is pooing more regularly (sorry TMI) and with less strain. I would be more than happy to keep him on this complete diet, the only thing that concerns me is the price. He is a medium sized dog (20kg) so that is quite a lot of sachets of wet food per week, it would cost much more than our usual brand. I think we will keep on with the dentasticks, as he really enjoys them. I am not too fussed about which brand he has as a small training treat... so to be honest... we will probably buy whatever product is on offer that week in terms of training treats.

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes, it has come up in conversation and I already have! LOL. There is a good range of flavours, he really enjoys them, his bowel movements seem good and normal.

Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?

We really enjoyed using this. I have a similar app that I use for my own health and fitness so it was funny to set them both going when we went out for our evening run. The feeding guide was really good, it turns out we had him on exactly the right amount of feed and the app re-assured us of this. It's nice being able to out their picture in the app and personalize it.

Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes I would, and already have. For the reasons already mentioned previously.

Thank you for choosing is to take part. Raymond is very much enjoying it!

[ilovesprouts]

Yes I've tried pedigree chum before a long time ago ,was surprised of the two boxes of food I've been giving him wet and dry food that went down well I'd only buy if was on offer I would recommend it did not use the app altogether dog love it thanks for choosing us to take part dog loved it

[rosyredapple]

Bramble is a 4 year old Welsh Border Collie, she's having the food pouches, dry food, treats and dentistix.

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?

Yes, I'd always been aware of the brand, my granddad used to feed his dogs it without fail. I've never fed my dogs it as we've always used a working mix and I was worried about swapping them over and the long time price in comparison to sacks of food.

I have bought the dentistix and treats when they have been on offer.

Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.

Bramble loved the wet food pouches, I don't think she even chewed! I've been trying to introduce the complete dry food but she's not a fan, I'm mixing it with her regular complete dry food and she just eats around the dry pedigree. I over came this by mixing the wet and dry (new and regular together), she still left some of the new food but ate more than if it was unmixed. (She did have some pretty epic farts though from the complete dry food).

The dentistix and the treats were a big hit and she enjoys the treats on walks.

Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?

I probably wouldn't buy the complete dry food when the trial has finished but I will consider adding some wet food to Bramble's diet. She's really enjoyed the addition and I'd like to carry on with it. I'll continue to get the treats and dentistix when they are on offer.

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

Perhaps, I would definitely recommend the pouched food - though I am not sure I would recommend the dry complete food - though other dogs may take to it more than Bramble did

Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?

Very good, its quite intuitive and easy to use. The exercise tracker isn't very practical when you don't take you phone with you walking

Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes but quite a lot of my fellow dog owners aren't very tech savvy! Good idea though and for those that are it will be very helpful

[rosyredapple]

Bramble and her 'sister' Poppy...

[geministar]

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?
yes. when Millsie was a puppy she had pedigree puppy and we use the dentastixs
Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.
she gets very excited about the wet food and devours it, mixed with the dry food. She had no problems with the transition (staged) . No sickness or loose stools. Has plenty of energy
she loves the dentastixs, less keen on the snacks
Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?
we will keep using the dentastix and the mixed food mixed with a brand (pedigree or other)dry

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes, as she prefers it to all other brands we have tried and she appears very healthy on it
Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?
easy to use, we use it every day to look at activity
Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
yes, because it is calculated on age weight breed and diet and is quite specific

[Theimpossiblegirl]

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?

Yes, I have previously used the tins, Dentastixs and some of the other treats.

Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.

I wasn't expecting much of a difference to be honest. My dig isn't fussy and will eat just about anything. However, he loves it! I used to put out a small portion of dry food for his breakfast and he would leave it a while and eat it when he could be bothered, now he wolfs it down! The pouches are easy for the kids to use so they feed the dog more.

Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?

I am very likely to continue. There have been no side effects- his behaviour and energy levels are the same. He does seem to be enjoying his food.

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

I have said that I am doing the trail and that my dog loves it.

Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?

I had it look but didn't use it. My dog is just medium (11kg) and very healthy. He gets plenty of exercise and is not overfed. I didn't feel I needed the app. I do think the app could be very useful though, a lot of people seem to overfeed their dogs.

Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes, I would if I thought it would help someone to balance food/exercise with their dog.

Thank you Pedigree and Mumsnet for the food, from Theimpossibledog.

[monty79]

Q1. Yes I was aware of Pedigree dog food before the product test. I have previously purchased the small dog dry food and dental sticks.

Q2. Overall my impressions were good. My dog only ate dry food before but we gradually introduced the wet food to her diet. At first she wasn't keen but now she loves both the wet food in jelly and dry food combined. She has always loved the dental sticks, before the product test, so there is no change there. She also loves the treats provided.

Q3. I am very likely to continue feeding her the full Pedigree diet in the future but not with the wet food sachets with gravy, my dog only liked the wet food sachets with jelly.

Q4. Yes I would recommend Pedigree to other dog owners, as it is made with good quality ingredients and my dog really likes it.

Q5. I thought the Pedigree Tracks app was really good at informing me of the right amount of food required for my dog's breed, age and weight.

Q6. Yes I would recommend the Pedigree Tracks app to other dog owners. It is really helpful if you are unsure how much food you should be feeding your dog daily/weekly.

[Leeanne111]

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?
Yes, we have used Pedigree dog food before and also for all our dogs when growing up. It is a well-known trusted company
Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.
My puppy is loving it, I have been following the suggested diet, before she was a fussy eater now she is really enjoying this new food and gobbles it down. Her coat was in great condition before but now it seems in even nicer condition. She has lovely teeth and the dentasticks keep them healthy she loves the taste of these too.

Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?
Yes I would follow this diet, she loves the taste of the wet pouch food but shes enjoying the dry food as well, sometimes she is picky with dry food. I would use the dentasticks. Overall we are very impressed.
Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes I would recommend Pedigree to other dog owners
Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?
Haven't tried it – my phone has small data package

Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes, I would definitely mention it, I am sure it is very good at helping you monitor the dogs diet and exercise.

[Wandaaa]

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?
Yes, I previously had a dog that was fed entirely on Pedigree wet food, but only fed it to this dog very occasionally.

Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.
Very impressed, my dog is very fussy and I wasn't sure he would eat it (he normally wouldn't eat anything in gravy) but he polishes off the lot. He is having 2 pouches and 50g of dry twice a day, the portion size is smaller than what I was giving him but he is not hungry afterwards and I weighed him after the first week and he did not lose weight. He was having a dentastix each day, but he now just hides them in his basket so stopped giving them to him, not sure if this is because he is full or he doesn't like them, he likes the other treats though.

Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?
The pouches are in offer in my local Sainsbury at the moment so may continue to buy them.

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes, my fussy dog likes it.

Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?
Downloaded it and checked how much dry food to give him as recommended on the instructions but otherwise not used it.

Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
I would mention it, but I haven't used it.

[Defenestration]

My one year old chihuahua has been testing the dry food, wet food, dentistix and treats. She was most intrigued when I opened the huge parcel of treats!
Q1: Yes I was aware of pedigree food and had previously purchased it for my old dog but not for my current pet.

Q2: I was very impressed with the food. The parcel actually arrived as I had used the last of our usual brand dried food so we made a complete transition pretty quickly using the handy guide that came in the box. My dog loves all of the food. I was surprised as she hasn't previously been a fan of any wet foods I've tried but the pouches were devoured immediately. She's very small so doesn't eat a massive amount but definitely seems to enjoy what she has. She has one pouch a day as the app suggests and then a bit of dried food left in her bowl.
The dentistix are quite big for her so I've been cutting them in half as although she eats them they seem to last for days!

Q3. I am definitely considering using the full diet. As I said she's not liked wet food previously and the pouches are so convenient to give her. She's had no issues with moving over to this food so I will probably keep her on it now. I probably wouldn't buy the dentistix regularly but the small treats will definitely be on my shopping list.

Q4. I would absolutely recommend it to other dog owners. In fact, I have already recommended it to a family member who's dog also isn't fussed on wet food, I'm going to give them a pouch to try out on their jack Russell terrier.

Q5. The app is great. Easy to add a pet onto and I love that it gives the calories that the dog needs. I was really shocked by how low it was to be honest so I am more mindful of the treats she gets. The activity tracker is great and the health checker is a really good idea! It's quite basic but I'm not entirely sure if anything else is needed or if basic is a good thing!

Q6. Yes I'd recommend it to other dog owners, the feeding guide and activity tracker were a revelation to me!

[SuzCG]

Our black labrador Tilly (age 5, weighs c 20kg) has been testing the wet food pouches mixed with the dry complete food and having a daily dentastix (plus a few occasional treats/nibbles).

1. Yes, I was aware of the Pedigree brand before this test - I remember feeding it to our dog when I was little. We have bought it before - but honestly only tends to be when it's on special offer as I find it a bit on the expensive side.
   
2. Overall impressions very good (apart from the kids can't stand the smell of the wet food). When the mix of wet and dry food is in her bowl I have to say it looks a whole lot more interesting than when I put her normal dry food down. The only thing I would say is it would be nice to have some variations on the chunks of dry food (colour, size, shape) - it all looks quite bland and boring. I'm not sure how useful the dentastix are to her - she's such a greedy labrador and just seems to crunch them down really quickly rather than chewing around with them & actually getting the benefit of cleaning her teeth? Treats nice, just a bit on the small side - but I guess that's what a treat should be.
   
3. I'm not sure I could afford to feed her the full Pedigree combination diet all the time as I think it work out a little too expensive for my weekly budget. But I definitely think she is enjoying her meal times more - and I will treat her once or twice a week to some of the pouches mixed with some dry.
   
4. Yes, would definitely recommend Pedigree to those that can afford it. They seem like a lot of research has gone into coming up with this optimum diet, our dog really seems to be enjoying the change it has brought her - and for those reasons I could only be positive about Pedigree and recommend.
   
5. I'm not too great on technology so haven't played around enough with the app to be able to pass judgement on it. I will try to do so though and comment later on. I'm not sure I 'live' on my phone enough to be able to log and keep track or everything, particularly the exercise part of it.
   
6. To more technical people than me perhaps - I'm sure some people who log & track all aspects of their lives would love it. But sadly, that's just not me!

[tazo5153]

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?

Yes I've heard of it and have bought several products: wet food,dry food and dentastix
Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.

I only usually give dry food to my dog to help with dental care. The dentastix my dog really enjoys but they are quite high calorie and much also free than some other dental chew products available.

Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?

I would buy the dry food again

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

I'm not sure. It is not as high in meet content as some other brands but my dog does like it

Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?

It is a bit gimmicky. It doesn't really add anything for me personally

Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

Probably not. Perhaps if someone had a very overweight or underweight dog and wanted help

[HappyMum4]

Our spaniel enjoying her Pedigree breakfast!

[Flapdoodles]

Product tested by our 15 week old Cocker Spaniel puppy.

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?
Yes I was aware of the product but have not seen the vitality dried puppy food in our local supermarket so had not tried it before with our current dog.

Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.
We introduced the food slowly, mixing the pouches with her current dog food then slowly introducing the dried food. She is not a great eater, more of a grazer, and didn't eat it any faster than her usual food. She definitely likes her food moist so I liked the idea of the pouches with dried food.

The chews were great and we did give her a few before reading the packaging and realising it said from 4 months! She definitely liked the 3 she had and I will come back to the thread in a few weeks if I have anything to add.

Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?
She definitely liked the food. As I said before, she is not a great eater and we are trying different products to try and find one she really enjoys. The chews were great and I will definitely buy more of these.

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
I would recommend the food, the pouches particularly.

Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?
I did look at it but for me personally, I didn't really find it added anything new.

Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
Maybe to new pet owners but otherwise no.

Thank you for choosing us to be part of this trial. We have enough food to lasts for weeks!!

[Mandatorymongoose]

7yr old, small dog (schnauzer x ). Testing complete diet, including tasty bites (cheese / chicken).

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?

We have purchased Pedigree before but it's not our usual brand. Mandatorydog isn't all that fussy about food so often ends up with whatever is on offer.

Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.

I liked it. I prefer dry food usually but it does seem a more dog like diet when it includes something that actually resembles meat. Mandatorydog was very pleased with it.

The pouches were nice and mess free, no yucky dog food knife and the treats were wolfed down.

We also liked the dentastix, as he's getting a bit more middle aged mandatorydog really values his dental hygiene.


Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?

It would depend on the price.
I'd definitely consider the pouches as an addition to dry food and possibly the treats.

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes, mandatorydog liked it and seems happy and healthy eating it.

Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?

It was an interesting idea and we had fun playing around with it but after the first couple of days it wasn't as useful.

I liked the idea of checking how much to feed mandatorydog, I have worried about that in the past, not wanting to overfeed him but once that was sorted I wasn't that fussed about tracking exercise.

Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

Unsure, possibly just for the working out how much to feed?

Thank you from mandatorydog for including us in this test. In particular from him for all the meat in gravy.

[Lyn29]

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?

Yes, I was aware of Pedigree dog food before taking part of this test and yes I have purchased certain products in the range but not all that had been sent to me.

Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.
My dog LOVED the dental sticks and the Tasty bites cheesy nibbles. Unfortunately he wasn't as keen on the dry food but really enjoyed the lamb wet food.
Unfortunately I couldn't do the complete feeding diet as certain things he refused to eat so had to use the ones he would combined with food from his usual diet. I think because he is 8 now he is very set in his ways with what he eats now so introducing new food didn't go down as well as I thought.

Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?
I would defiantly recommend the range as I thought it was good quality and the wet food was packed out with meat.
I will defiantly continue to buy the dental sticks as my dog loved them and sat there staring at the packet after he had, had one and also a bonus that they help with oral hygiene. Tasty bites went down a treat and my daughter has them in her room and she is only allowed to give them to him as he loves them so much!

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
Would defiantly recommended Pedigree to other dog owners. Great quality, trusted brand.
Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?
I was really pleasantly surprised how much fun this app was.
It also showed me that my dog is getting the right amount of exercise for his weight, age and breed which made me feel good that I'm giving him the exercise he needs. It did come up though that his a little over weight oopps!!


Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
I have already told my best friend about the app who is using it and loving it too.
If I didn't have children as well I think I would be even more into it but sometimes my daughter distracts my attention from using it. Great, fun, informative, easy to use app!!
My dog is called Charlie, a cavalier king charles, age 8 and weighs

[StDogolphin]

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before? Yes, and yes we buy the dental sticks.

Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products. My dog loved it, she wolfs it down and hasn't complained at all. I like all of them, especially the dental sticks and the pouches, which are so easy to use.

Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why? Dental sticks as usual. Pouches if they are not too expensive. I would continue also with the dry food, again depending on price.

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not? I would recommend it all, especially the pouches because you dont have to have a tin with clingfilm on making your fridge smelly and they are so easy to take out with you if you need to travel. I also like the size of the dry mix, it works well as a treat as well as its the right size.

Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app? Useful initially but not used it much since.

Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes, its reassuring to check you are getting the quantities correct.

[StDogolphin]

Ooops sorry, forgot to say what we tried. Lucy the beagle, age three (medium) tried the adult dry mix with the pouches (and dental sticks and treats).

[eckythumpenallthat]

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?
I was aware of Pedigree dog food before. We've never bought the dry or wet food but have regularly bought treats like Jumbone and Schmackos when they've been on offer

Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.
I liked the fact there was a wet and a dry product. As did my dog. With our regular food he seemed a bit bored just having dry complete food and would often leave his morning feed and begrudgingly eat it in an evening when he realised there was nothing else so this was a positive change for him. Again he did get a bit bored of the dry but did eat it. I have found with some of the jelly based pouches some were set in a jelly and some the jelly had almost melted so it was more meat chunks in a liquid :-/ another thing is I was suprised to notice how low the meat co tent was and that it was ''meat derivatives' so moving forward this has made me more aware of finding a brand with a quality meat content. we haven't used the treats much so can't really comment on those. I like the dental sticks too. Especially being a smaller dog I like that they were a bit smaller than standard o es you'd get in a pet shop/supermarket.

Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?
After getting the products I then when and priced them up and it was extortionate so price is a big factor as to why I wouldn't feed the full diet. I may get some of the pouches to give my dog some variety with some wet food but as mentioned previously I will be looking at other brands now for a product with a better quality meat content. Also. I don't know what it is with this complete diet but my dog now STINKS which he didn't previously. Another reason why I'm wary of buying again

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
I'd mention I'd tried it but don't think I could recommend as its very subjective and individual to each dogs needs

Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?
Apart from getting the correct weights of how much food to use I thought the app was pointless. plus the info on dental treats was for the denta flex when we'd been given dental sticks. It regularly crashed and I didn't see the point of it. I know how long I need to walk my dog for I don't need an app for it. It got deleted soon after downloading.

Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?
I wouldn't for the reasons I'd mentioned above. You can work out how much to feed your dog based on the info on the packet and common sense should be able to tell you how long to walk your dog for,

[CheeryCherry]

Q1. Were you aware of Pedigree® dog food before taking part in this product test? If so, have you ever purchased it before?

Yes I have heard of Pedigree dog food before. Can't remember buying it before though.

Q2. What are your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Complete Feeding diet your dog tested? We’d love your thoughts on the complete diet as well as the individual products.

I think the Complete Feeding diet seems comprehensive, generous and really varied. It has been well received by our dog - he enjoyed every meal and treat! I think the vegetables in the pouches are a bizarre addition, and made me wonder if they were there to make the food appear more 'healthy' from a human point of view. But we really appreciate the Dentastix - they have made his doggy breath disappear! Great result! (Wish you would do them for cats!)

Q3. In future, how likely are you to consider regularly feeding the full Pedigree® diet that your dog tested to your dog? If not the full diet, which particular products would you consider and why?

It would depend how much it costs! The dry food looks good, and sounds like it has many nutritious elements. Will definitely buy the Dentastix and give them regularly. The treats are good too.

Q4. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes I would, and would tell them about this trial - and how easy it is to transfer diets. I will recommend the treats and Dentastix too.

Q5. What were your overall impressions of the Pedigree® Tracks app?

Sorry I couldn't do the App, not enough storage on my phone :(


Q6. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Pedigree® Tracks to other dog owners? If so, why? If not, why not?

I would mention it, but as I said I have not been able to try it out.