Skinners ruff n ready or Beta,

which is better??

Probably vary from dog to dog so you might just have to try one and see how yours goes on.  Haven't used the Skinners but have used Beta for many years including a couple of litters and been very pleased with the results.

Skinners Ruff and Ready is a very good food generally. I stopped buying it a few years ago when I found a few sharp bits of bone in it, so I lost confidence. Other than that it was excellent, and the dogs did really well and looked fantastic on it.

Well, there's one of each :D What's really needed is someone who's tried both, what do you reckon the chances are? :)

I've used both, actually! :D I reared a couple of litters on Beta, and it suited most of the pups - it was too rich for one of them though. I haven't reared pups on Skinners, but the adults I fed the R&R to did very well on it.

I think on the whole I'd go for the Skinners.
:)

Then I think Mrs Mop has her answer :)

Is the ruf n ready suitable for fairly active non-working dogs??

Later on in the year I may need to economise a bit and I'm just thinking ahead.  I may ring skinners to try and get a sample.

Yes, it's certainly fine for ordinary pet dogs.
:)

The best value dog food that I have used is Dr Johns Gold £7.25 for 15kl. The dogs did very well on it and all of them liked it (6) and no poorly tums during the change over. If ever one hits a bleak spot in finances then thats the one I would recommend. Its 22% protein 8% fat and keeps active dogs in glossy and good condition. Its not in many outlets ( its vat free and gives very little profit for retailers). Its made by Dodson and Horrel I think. If you are in a rural area most Farmers Co-ops sell it. If you do a search on google you should find suppliers or go to D&H website.

Dr Johns is made by Gilbertson & Page.
My dogs did really well on it (silver £7.49/15kg, gold made them hyper!!)but tried to reduce the 'output' of them by changing.
Now feed them Autarky which is £13/15kg
As for the others I donnot know but feed what you feel comfortable with and the dogs do best on. And what you can afford. And dont feel guilty about it!!
Lea :)

I've just mentioned this to my stingy OH, and guess what... He's all for Dr Johns,  Typical !!

Which one would you reccomend, Gold or Silver, for quite active Labs, and at what age would puppies be able to have it?

Can puppies have the skinners ruf n ready?

Cheers for your thoughts,

If your thinking about Dr Johns, then start off with Gold, and if they seem to hyper  then switch to Silver.
A friend has an Irish setter and couldnt keep the weight on him. When I did feed it to my two I changed my two from gold to silver as I couldnt get gold for a while and found the quietened down a bit. She did the same and the Irish setter started putting weight on :) :) Feeds all her 8 dogs on Silver now, and she has dogs from 1 year old right through to a jack russel aged 16 :) :)
HTH
Lea :)