Anco Naturals Pork Scratchings 80g

Anco Naturals Pork Scratchings – 80g

Pieces of pork skin air-dried until they go hard and glassy, sold loose in an 80g bag. They snap rather than bend, and a dog crunches through one in seconds, so these are a quick high-value reward rather than anything that occupies a dog — closer to a crisp than to a chew.

The nutritional headline is a caution as much as a benefit. Anco declare 48% fat against 50% protein, which is by a distance the richest analysis of anything in this listing. Anco's own reason for recommending pork is thiamine, which the brain and other high-energy organs need for carbohydrate metabolism.

Performance & Benefits

• 100% pork, air-dried into hard, crunchy scratchings.
• Naturally rich in thiamine, which supports carbohydrate metabolism.
• Very high palatability, so useful where a dog refuses everything else.
• Snappy, crunchy texture that most dogs take enthusiastically.
• 80g bag of loose pieces, easy to break down into small rewards.
• Grain and gluten free, with no added colours, salt or sugar.

Suitable For

• Fussy eaters and dogs that need a genuinely high-value reward.
• Short training sessions where small pieces can be broken off.
• Dogs that prefer a crunch to a chew.
• Dogs avoiding beef, chicken or lamb.
• Emphatically not for an overweight dog or one with a history of pancreatitis at 48% fat — the Anco Naturals Hairy Cow Ears 3pk at 5.7% fat are the lean choice.

Feeding

• Feed as a treat or reward only. Complementary pet food, used as part of a nutritionally balanced diet.
• Suitable for puppies from 8 weeks of age.
• Feed in small pieces and take the main meal down to allow for them — a handful is a substantial amount of fat.
• Ensure fresh drinking water is always available.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: 100% pork.
• Analytical constituents: protein 50%, fat 48%, crude ash 1.3%.
• Pack weight 80g, supplied as loose pieces of varying size.
• Anco publish no fibre or moisture figure for pork scratchings, so none is stated here.

Care & Caution

• At 48% fat this is the richest treat in the Anco Naturals range covered here. Do not feed it to a dog that has had pancreatitis, and keep portions small for any dog on a weight plan.
• Anco require the dog to be supervised at all times while eating this product.
• Hard, glassy pieces can have sharp edges when they snap — break large pieces down for a small dog rather than handing one over whole.
• Ensure fresh drinking water is available at all times.