Dr. Gary's Best Breed
Holistic Working Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag
0out of 100
C Evidence Fair
dry $2.50/lb
Dr. Gary's Best Breed Holistic Working Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.
Graded by The Sniff System
Why this score
Strong protein profile with chicken meal as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
PQI
+20
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
CQI
+16
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
FQI
+12
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
ACF
−8
Controversial ingredients · 1
- sodium seleniteSynthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.
Every flagged ingredient has a published basis (confirmed harm / regulatory action / precautionary). See methodology →
Guaranteed analysis
Protein
24%
min
Fat
22%
min
Fiber
3.5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
47 total - 1 chicken meal protein animal
- 2 chicken fat [preserved with natural mixed tocopherols ]
- 3 rice grain
- 4 oatmeal grain
- 5 brown rice grain
- 6 dried beet pulp fiber
- 7 egg product protein animal
- 8 catfish meal
- 9 brewers dried yeast
- 10 flax seed
- 11 natural flavor other
- 12 sea mussel
- 13 lecithin
- 14 kelp meal
- 15 sea salt mineral
- 16 taurine supplement
- 17 menhaden fish oil fat
- 18 calcium carbonate mineral
- 19 dl methionine
- 20 l-lysine supplement
- 21 glucosamine
- 22 ascorbic acid vitamin
- 23 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 24 biotin vitamin
- 25 niacin supplement vitamin
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