Feeding Working dog food to regular dogs?

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Do any of you? My sister in law feeds working food to her non-working lab as its cheaper and it suits his sensitive tummy. She suggests I feed the same but I'm not sure. What is the difference to 'regular' dog food?

(and also, apologies for all my questiony posts lately, but I value your knowledgable opinions :) )
 
I did when my lab was younger and although not a 'working' dog he got plenty of exercise doing agility / ad hoc shoot work etc.

Now he's a bit older and slightly less active (got an injury that put paid to his agility) he was putting on too much weight on the working diet.

He is now on a feed by 'Wafcol', it is a hypoallergenic diet feed - unfortunately it is expensive but my dog has lost 3kg in 8 months just by the diet switch, which for a lab can only be a good thing!
 
We feed Burns Canine Alert lamb and rice, it's pretty much identical to the normal lamb and rice kibble but vat free, it has a few added herbs but the meat/rice content is the same.
 
'Working' dog food is wording which means the food can be sold VAT free.
It tends to have a higher level of protein for any dog which expends a lot of energy.
TBH I would think that a dog with a sensitive tum would actually suit a senior/low energy food but horses for courses :) I feed a 'senior' food to my five year old dog as it has low protein levels for a dry food (he cannot tolerate raw), it is just wording.
 
As CaveCanem said above ;- "working diet" makes the food VAT free, so is "Greyhound food".
Both these types can have rest periods so the feeds cover the whole range of activity levels.
 
Thank you all :) so it wouldn't be like giving blue smarties to my 5 year old son? That's good to know :)
 
Protein levels will vary. At this timeof year, most will stock food with around 20%. Coming into the shooting season, the protein will be higher. My new dog doesn't work but is on a working food. Coat looks fantastic after only a couple of days.
 
I feed Skinners F & T too, no problems with a blue smartie effect. Freya is on Fish4puppies working dog food. Exactly the same composition as the normal Fish4puppies but in a clear bag and vat free so quite a bit cheaper :D.
 
I feed the skinners F&T salmon to my rather sedentary greyhounds, its about 21% protein and only difference is the saving on VAT.
 
our lab rottwieler, 10 months and our lab doerman 9 years are on working grayhound food. basically dry buiscuits that have a bit more protien in then normal feed. we have it in a dad grinds it up for a bird feed company and sells it to the game keepers for their working dogs. ours have no problem on it at all and a very nice shiney coat on both.
 
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