My vet recommended that I feed one of my dogs on Chappie - he had had very low protein level, amongst other problems, and was put on a fish/chicken only diet for several weeks. I read many reviews on Chappie, some glowing, some saying it was the worst food available. I can only say that he loves this food, both the fish wet and the dry varieties - I've never seen him so excited about meal times and I've fed him on some of the best and expensive foods over the years. I've also added some to my GSD's Autarky food, which he had rather gone off, and he too can't wait for meal times. So far no signs of the dreaded "passing right through" (always a problem with GSDs), so after 10 days on this food, both dogs are really happy with it and if they're happy ................. The tins of food are solid and not sloppy with added gravy/jelly

we,ve kept german shephards for years and our vet has always recomended dry and tinned chappie. we have kept our last 5 dogs on this and never had any problems with their digestion since feeding them this. one of our girls became diabetic which hadn,t been obvious due to weight loss or other normal signs because chappie is also recomended for diabetic dogs. we originally used it for a very sickly pup who we fostered from a breeder. their vet said the pup would probably die due to vomiting after every feed with several different foods, our vet said try chappie its one of the best foods you can give a dog. people just dont trust it because its cheap! we,ve used nothing else since (20 years) and our sickly pup died at 13 years old.

My dogs (Cavalier King Charles Spaniels) are all now on the canned variety of Chappie, and are doing really well. All runny poos a distant memory, no more gurgling tummies and trips to vet. Our vet actually recommended Chappie! (which is a revelation as so many vets promote expensive makes). Their coats have never been so silky and shiny. Would tell anyone to give it a go, whether you prefer the canned or dried varieties. Most supermarkets stock both (even Iceland!)
Wish I had read reviews ages ago, and wasted cupboard full of different dog foods.

I cannot praise Chappie enough. My 11 year labradorX has been at deaths door, with a severe case of pancreatitis (was on a drip at the vets for 4 days), and also collitis. He got well enough to come home, and we were given prescription food from the vets which was costing £22 a week! This is a buget which we could not afford in the longterm, so after speaking to a doggy friend of mine, and googling pancreatitis I put him on dry chappie and "hey presto" straight away his poos are back to normal hard ones! He had been suffering from collitis for about 4 months with really bad diahorrea! He has not had any more set backs and is now doing great. He is maining his weight and is full of energy. I would strongly recommend this to anyone with a dog with stomach problems

My dog had lots of problems with an upset stomach and this went on for around 2 months, he was spraying what looked like brown water from his bottom everywhere, after many trips to the vets and lots of money wasted on chicken, eggs and expensive food that the vet sold me nothing was working, Instead of going back to the vets i sat and thought of what we used to feed our dogs when i was younger we had 6 dogs and none of them ever saw a vet in there lives and all lived to the healthy age of 18-19 years old with no problems at all, then it came to me all they ever had was chappie as it was the cheapest dog food around then. So i went to the supermarket and purchased a few tins gave my dog a tin that night the next morning everything was back to normal solid. So i would recommend this food if your dog has an upset stomach he enjoys it every day he has not gone off it like he did in the past with other brands and as for what the vets try to sell you i think it is a rip off. Chappie gets my vote.

CHAPPIE - great for dodgy doggy tums and bums!
My springer spaniel puppy (now 6 months) seemed to be having a lot of runny poos - we would often wake to find what looked like an explosion on the floor! As it is my first dog, I was really panicky so was constantly at the vet who sold me Royal Canin 'sensitive' wet food (£2 per standard can) You can imagine the expense of me being a new mum!. Well this food was basically minced chicken and rice - nothing else. His poo would return to normal and we would introduce other dry food slowly back into his diet. Within a day or two, his poo would be runny again. Because of the cost, I decided I was going to make my own food, so would boil turkey mince, rice, grated carrot and courgette before blitzing it in a processor. The dog was brill on it - but it proved awkward keeping a decent stock for him. While out walking my pup, I met someone who had worked for a springer rescue centre and he said he always used Chappie to feed the rescue dogs. I was unsure about trying him on this as because it is quite cheap in cost - I assumed it would be low quality - how wrong I was as he is amazing on it. Proper dog poo that I can pick up off the floor. I am still worried that he may be missing out on the proper levels of nutrients that may be added to puppy food and that a wet diet may cause problems to his gums and teeth - but he enjoys a nice fresh carrot each day which hopefully will help this and I have started giving him a fresh bone from the butchers which the vet said will help to supplement his calcium. I was surprised to learn that raw chicken wings (incl. bones) are good for calcium and it is okay to feed them these as the bones are soft and dont splinter - they must be raw though - it is the cooking that apparently causes the splintering.

My late German Shepherd had a sensitive tummy, and when he was 6 years old developed a nasty condition called furunculosis which causes lesions inside the back passage which can spread into the bowel. We were advised by the vet to keep his diet bland and to avoid beef. Many of brands of food were simply too expensive for us to feed him long term so we decided to try the cheap and cheerful chappie, and amazingly he loved it and his condition resolved and never recurred. I now feed chappie dry complete to my springer spaniel and she too loves it, and for a treat a couple of times a week I mix in some chappie wet food, her coat is shiny and she has boundless energy. Don't be put off thinking it is cheap and therefore inferior, that is far from the case it is excellent, go try it!

Our five month old puppy has had constant sloppy poos and nothing seemed to help - we tried every possible brand. The vet recommended Chappie and immediately everything improved. As it's a low fat food you do need to feed more for puppies but the change is amazing.

after weeks of my lab pup having very loose stools with blood in them and several trips to the vet that cost a fortune we were told our pup had colitis we had also spent a fortune on different food for her because the colitis gave her a very sensative stomach none ofand as if the food helped it just made her worse untill we seen another vet at our practice who told us to try chappie chicken and rice wet food and as if by magic she started to have normal stools and she loves chappie our pup is full of energy now her coat looks great and no more visits to the vet i certinly recomend chappie for pups

I have 2 yorkies both with diabetes and pancreatitus one also has cushings our vet put them on Hills w/d and they would not eat it there skin went all flakey and they were pooing for england. I tried other makes for diabetic dogs and then tried them on chappie, they now eat all the food and the pancreas is less inflamed , Great food for diabetes as well, the dried low fat food keeps them stable Would reccomend this food

i have a cocker spaniel and since a pup he has had a sensitive tummy ive tried winalot, bakers, pedergree and most other food now he is on chappie its the best move ive ever made, i should of made him go on it before,

i have never wrote a review but thought i must on this.My labrador has a really bad stomach and has done since we got her ,I found dry food Harringtons and a skinners chicken and rice were not upseting her but she was not interested in her food (ever).I found chappie by sheer chance as we buy our food in bulk.(3 dogs)This is the first time i have seen her excited to eat it's a miracle.I would have liked some sort of advert on the tv on how it has no red meat e.t.c as i know thats what my dog is sensitive of.I still introduced it slowly and wow the results are great, she has more energy and seems much more content.

My Dobermann loves it.... and its helping us to keep her weight under control.. switched to this after she was ill could not stop her being sick and she had the runs... will never know what set it off but she has been finde since we swapped.. and saving alot of money in the process..
and to answer the question as to why its not advertised ... its made by Pedigree Mars I believe same people that make pedigree (chum) dog food... why would they want to advertise thier cheaper range... even if it is better for them...

My cross-breed dog Angel was always fed Butcher's wet and Baker's dry food with occassional treats. She then went off her food and I mean not eating anything so after a few days we took her to the vet she had developed pancreatitis and was really unwell and in a lot of pain. The vet had her on Royal Canin (cost a fortune) for a fortnight and then recommended Chappie. We have not looked back - this is a fab food for any dog that suffers from this painful condition or even just for roly poly dogs fed too many treats. I just wonder why the company who manufacture it dont spend money advertising just how good it is - like everyone else I thought it was a cheap and not very full of nutrient dog food. If the company are looking for a star for their commercial our healthy wee Angel will oblige...for a fee... free Chappie for life.