Hi went to PAH today to pick up a bag of Wafcol salmon and potato and noticed a food called wainwrights also salmon and potato only about ten puonds a bag cheaper.
I bought my usual but the lad on the checkout when I asked about it said wainwrights was a better food than Wafcol because they don,t use any rubbish to bulk it up.

I,ve always had good results from wafcol so will stick with it but has anyone else fed wainwrights and what do you think of it if you have?

Apparently it is 100% identical to JWB.

i've use it for my beardie, she had bad itchy skin on jwb and arden grange.

since changing her to wainwrights 4 months ago all this has stopped.

good price too!

I have been feeding it for a few months to my two dogs. It has basically the same ingredients as JWB (which they were fed before, and were doing well on) but is a fair bit cheaper! I know that could mean the ingredients aren't as good quality, but my dogs are doing really well on it. Certainly haven't noticed any differences since switching from JWB, except on my wallet! :)

I have 2 rough collies and tried just about every food to get one they would both eat including JWB/Autarky/Arden Grange.
Wainwrights is the only one they both like and I like the price.
They look great on it, although I sometimes mix it with a tin of Butchers tripe just for a change for them.
I get the Turkey and Rice one (they dont like fishy flavours), but would
highly recommend this food.

I bought a bag last year when it came out but my dog didn't like it at all.  He doesn't like JWB either though.:rolleyes:  He loves Wafcol Ocean fish and corn and seems to do well on it.

Thanks everyone
I might give it a try next time a tenners much more use in my pocket than PAH nothing to lose anyway one of my girls will defenitely eat it if the other one won,t.

I have tried to find a website for wainwrights to see the ingredients, i can't find one anyone else know how i find it?

if you like I can get you a list of the ingredients and post it up tomorrow for you?  It is pretty simalar to that of JWB as others have said, and they've just extended their range to include large breed and light varieties now

wainwrights is a food made especially for PAH and tbh I prefer wafcol S&P as it's not bulked out as much as wainwrights ;)

I've had all the training on wainwrights like any other PAH member of staff, I just have the knowledge of dog food.

Salmon Protein (min 23%), Potato (min 17.5%), Atlantic Fish Meal, Potato Protein, Sorghum, Whole Grain Barley, Sunflower Oil, Whole Linseed, Sugar Beet Pulp, Diacalcium Phosphate, Alfalfa, Natural Seaweed, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Methionine, Marigold Extract, Yucca Extract, L-Carnitine, Rosemary Extract.

Done a CD search and ingreedients already been posted :)

JWB fish & rice:

Rice, Ocean White Fish Meal, Barley, Whole Linseed, Olive Oil, Vegetable Gravy, Peas, Fish Oil, Alfalfa, Natural Seaweed, Chicory Pulp, Sodium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, D,L-methionine, Lysine Hydrochloride, Threonine, Zinc Methionate.

Contains: Min. 23% Fish, Min 28% Rice, Min 15% Barley

Typical Analysis: Protein 21%, Oil 10%, Fibre 4%, Ash 8%

So not 100% identical...

Both appear to have less than 1/4 animal sources of protein. There are other foods which have more.   So the rest is grain or other carbohydrate. 

Kate JWB fish and rice will be completly different to WW S&P :)  For some dogs a potato diet is better then a rice diet :)

This is the lamb & vegetable variety that JWB have started to do:

INGREDIENTS: Lamb meat meal, pea starch, potato flakes, tomato pomace, lamb fat, whole linseed, lamb gravy, peas, sugar beet pulp, pea protein, alfalfa, carrot, natural seaweed, chicory pulp, sodium chloride, calcium carbonate, D,L-methionine, lysine hydrochloride, threonine, zinc methionate.

CONTAINS: Min. 26% lamb, min. 26% vegetables

TYPICAL ANALYSIS: Protein 21 %, Oil 10.5%, Fibre 4.8%, Ash 9.5%, Vitamin A 10,000 i.u./kg. Vitamin D3 1,500 i.u./kg. Vitamin E (Alpha-tocopherol acetate) 150 mg/kg. Copper (cupric sulphate) 15 mg/kg. Omega-3 fatty acids 1.1%, omega-6 fatty acids 0.8%, with antioxidant: tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin

Has anyone tried this>?
was thinking of switching to it?

I've used the lamb variety for my Rottie and he's put on weight and he's numbers 2's have firmed up. So I recommend it but one of my other dogs dosn't do well on this or any dried food:rolleyes:

Hi If we are still talking of wainrights then yes I,m on the second bag of it at the moment I tried the salmon one first of all and then found there was a turkey one for dogs of large breed seven years and over so I,ve put them both on that even though the youngest one is just coming up five.
They are both doing absolutely fine on it and look really well less poo seems to be appearing and what there is is very firm and easy to pick up.
I,ve used wafcol up to now but I,d be happy to use this food or wafcol in the future as it seems to suit them well.

does anyone know if the protein content is empty protein?

Wainwrights is a Pets at Home own food that they are marketing to compete with other premium brands.  I assume it's cheaper for two reasons 1.) they do not spend a lot of money on marketing, and 2.) they use cheaper ingredients.

I picked up a pack of wet Wainwright and put it down when I read "derivatives" in the ingredient list.  Cheaper ingredients than premium products such as Naturediet.  Whether or not you believe derivatives are good or bad for your dog - it's a matter of much debate and ultimately your own opinion.