Wet food for adult dogs Classic Lamb with courgette 800g

Lamb with courgette and tomato is the recipe owners most often reach for when poultry and beef have stopped working. The animal protein comes solely from lamb, and the can contains no grains, sugar, salt or artificial colourings. It is completed by courgette, tomato, basil as a natural flavouring and salmon oil.

Why lamb

Lamb has a distinct, characteristic aroma that dogs usually don't confuse with anything else. It is a less common meat than poultry, but still well known, so it is a sensible intermediate step: something new for your dog, yet nothing exotic.

Alongside muscle meat, the recipe includes offal, which naturally concentrates micronutrients. This makes the can complete without expanding the list of additives. If you are narrowing down your dog's diet, take a look at the entry single-protein dog food.

Courgette, tomato and basil

Courgette is the mildest vegetable in this recipe, tomato brings a slight tartness, and basil is responsible for the aroma and is the only flavouring addition in the recipe. None of them replaces meat, because lamb remains the basis of the can.

What this can doesn't contain

• Grain-free: no wheat, no maize, no gluten.
• No sugar or salt: the flavour comes from the meat and the vegetables.
• No colourings or artificial flavourings: the aroma comes from basil.
• One animal protein: lamb only.
• With salmon oil: a natural source of omega-3 fatty acids.

Which dog is it for

It suits dogs that have grown bored of poultry, as well as those for which you want a short and clear ingredient list. Lamb is also often chosen for dogs with a sensitive stomach, because the recipe doesn't combine several meat species.

If you need an even rarer meat, the same line includes Classic Horse with raspberries. You will find the full overview of flavours in Classic wet food.

How to introduce this food

A new food should be introduced gradually, over several days, by mixing it with the current one in an increasing proportion. This gives your dog's digestive system time to adjust, and you know whether the switch went smoothly. If your dog has so far eaten only dry food, start with a small amount of wet food on top of the portion rather than replacing the whole meal.

It is worth taking the can out of the fridge a quarter of an hour or so before serving, because at room temperature the food smells noticeably stronger, and smell is the first thing that wins a dog over. Match the daily amount to your dog's body weight according to the table on the pack and split it into two meals.

Who the 800 g can is for

The 800 g size makes sense for medium and large dogs and when you feed wet food only. The recipe is identical to the 400 g can, so the choice is purely about convenience and the cost per feeding day. If you are only checking whether your dog will like this flavour, start with the smaller can. Store an opened can in the fridge and serve at room temperature.