RainmakerRaw
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I signed up to answer you here, because I've gone through a similar search this month and your post actually came up in the results! I've worked lurchers, terriers and bulls (and soon a Cocker) for years and walked the gamut over the last 30 years from 'cheapest crud' to fully raw to premium kibble and back again. My wife has a French Bulldog that gets digestive upset if it even looks at an ingredient its stomach doesn't like. Foods with legumes and sweet potato don't seem to agree with it, but with the modern trend for grain free, it's actually really hard to find a good old fashioned single protein plus rice/oats formula these days - especially with a high meat content. Here's a couple I found (depending on your definition of 'high meat'):
Scrumbles Adult and Senior chicken dry
60% Chicken (28% Dehydrated Chicken, 26% Freshly Prepared Chicken, 4% Chicken Fat, 2% Chicken Stock), 20.3% Rice, 13.5% Oats, 2.5% Dried Alfalfa, 1.5% Salmon Oil, Vitamins and Minerals, 0.7% Whole Linseed, 0.4% Dried Carrot, 0.02% Yucca, Dried Spearmint.
Protein 34.0%, Fat 15.0%, Fibre 3.0%, Ash 6.0%, Calcium 1.30%, Phosphorus 1.00%, Omega3 0.90%, Omega6 4.00%.
387.5 kcal/100g
Scrumbles Puppy and Toy
65% Chicken (29% Dehydrated Chicken, 26% Freshly Prepared Chicken, 7% Chicken Fat, 3% Chicken Stock), 18.5% Rice, 10% Oats, 2.5% Dried Alfalfa, 1.5% Salmon Oil, Vitamins and Minerals, 0.7% Whole Linseed, 0.3% Dried Carrot, 0.2% Chicory Extract, 0.015% Yucca, Dried Spearmint.
Protein 34.0%, Fat 16.5%, Fibre 2.5%, Ash 6.5%, Calcium 1.30%, Phosphorus 1.00%, Omega3 1.00%, Omega6 4.70%.
399.0 kcal/100g
Red Mills Leader Puppy
Dehydrated Chicken (36%), Brown Rice, White Rice, Chicken Fat, Dehulled Oats, Whole Linseed, Minerals, Alfalfa, Hydrolysed Liver Protein, Yeast Extract, Chicory Inulin, Dried Cranberries, Dried Beetroot, Rosemary, Ginger, Turmeric, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Yucca Schidigera, Chondroitin Sulphate.
Protein 28.0%, Fat 15.0%, Fibre 2.0%, Ash 6.5%, Moisture 10.0%.
Jollyes Lifestage Puppy/Junior turkey and rice
Turkey 43% (Turkey Meal 27%, Turkey Fat 9%, Freshly Prepared Turkey 4%, Turkey Gravy 3%), Brown Rice (20%), White Rice (20%), Oats (12%), Pea Protein, Linseed, Minerals, Lucerne, Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), Yeast Hydrolysate (MOS, Beta Glucans), Dried Seaweed, Yucca Schidigera, Dried Dandelion.
Protein 29.0%, Fat 14.0%, Fibre 2.0%, Ash 7.0%, Omega3 0.90%, Omega6 2.50%.
Jollyes Lifestage Adult turkey and rice
Turkey 31.5% (Including Turkey Meal 22%, Freshly Prepared Turkey 5%, Turkey Gravy 3%, Turkey Fat 1.5%), Brown Rice (22%), White Rice (22%), Oats (18%), Linseed (2.5%), Beet Pulp (2%), Alfalfa, Seaweed, Minerals, Omega 3 Supplement, Fructooligosaccharides (0.1%), Chicory Extract (0.05%), Dandelions (0.02%), Yucca Extract (0.02%).
Scrumbles would certainly qualify as high meat with 'safe' grains I think, though it's expensive (£86 for 12KG). Red Mills Leader (adult formula available also) has a decent amount of dehydrated chicken, which is an arguably better ingredient than 'meal' in a dog without allergy or sensitivity - though chicken is, of course, one of the biggest allergens for dogs as it's so ubiquitous. Jollyes is only £30/10KG (puppy) or £33/12KG (adult) and quite a good food overall, especially as one has to remember meal means a smaller on-label percentage but a higher overall as-fed percentage of meat. If you can afford it, Scrumbles seems to be the 'winner' in this category though. It also contains E. faecium, albeit at fairly low levels, which seems to really help the digestion and produce smaller, odour free stool. I hope this helps.
Source for the data was AADF.