Best Dog Food for English Pointers — Nutrition That Matches the Breed
English Pointers are elite, athletic bird dogs with extraordinary endurance. High-protein, highly digestible freeze-dried raw fuels their stamina and supports their lean, athletic build.
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What English Pointers need most from their food
The Pointer’s athletic, high-endurance build shapes their needs:
Energy & Lean Muscle
Highly digestible protein fuels working energy and athletic muscle.
Lean Muscle
Athletic bird dogs need high-quality protein for endurance and lean muscle.
Joint & Hip Health
EPA and DHA omega-3s and lean body weight support the joints large breeds are predisposed to strain.
Coat & Skin Health
Omega-3s from fish oil support the coat and skin barrier.
Why freeze-dried raw is right for English PointersEnglish Pointers
English Pointers are elite, athletic bird dogs built for extraordinary endurance in the field — lean, fast, and tireless. That level of activity demands premium fuel: high-quality, highly digestible protein for sustained energy, stamina, and lean muscle.
Freeze-dried raw delivers protein in its most usable form, supporting the Pointer’s endurance and athletic build, with omega-3s for the joints of a high-impact athlete and the short coat. Loyal Saints provides clean nutrition from human-grade quality ingredients with no fillers — real fuel for a working bird dog.
Formula recommendation for English Pointers
Beef Formula
Our bestseller and top pick — rich, high-protein beef fuels the Pointer’s endurance and lean, athletic muscle.
Shop Beef Formula →Turkey + Salmon Formula
For joint, coat, and recovery support — omega-3s support the joints and recovery of an athletic field dog.
Shop Turkey + Salmon Formula →Make it work for your budget
What a day costs for a 60 lb English Pointer
with Halo Club (16 tbsp)
with Halo Club (4 cups)
as a complete meal
- Start as a topper. Swap a quarter of the bowl for Loyal Saints and keep the rest the same — real freeze-dried raw in every meal for a quarter of the cost. One 14 oz bag then lasts about 8 days.
- Join the Halo Club. 20% off every order and free shipping on every member order.
- Buy the 14 oz bag. Same food as the 5 oz, and it costs less per day ($23.05 vs $35.64 for a complete meal).
- First order: enter code KING40 at checkout for 40% off (first orders only).
Beef or Turkey + Salmon, at the live 14 oz price. Amounts follow the bag’s feeding guide and our feeding calculator; adjust for activity and body condition. See every weight and formula →
The standard is King.
Loyal Saints was built because of one dog. King’s digestive sensitivities pushed Kristina Voltin to question the ingredients, processing and nutrition behind every bowl. She formulated a whole-food, freeze-dried raw diet from human-grade quality ingredients — food she felt confident feeding King every day. Every formula is held to that standard: would I feed this to King?
For English Pointers owners navigating the same questions Kristina faced — about ingredients, about what’s really in the bag, about whether the food is actually good — Loyal Saints is the answer she built for them.
Read King’s story →What’s not in it — matters for English Pointers.
Elite bird dogs need real fuel; clean, highly digestible protein powers endurance and lean muscle, with omega-3s for hard-working joints.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best dog food for an English Pointer?
High-quality, highly digestible protein for an athletic bird dog. Beef fuels endurance and lean muscle; Turkey + Salmon adds omega-3s for joints and recovery. Hunting Pointers have high energy needs — adjust to maintain lean, athletic condition.
How much should I feed an active Pointer?
Working and hunting Pointers have high energy needs and may need significantly more than average — monitor body condition and increase for working dogs while keeping them lean and athletic. Quality highly digestible protein supports their stamina.
How much should I feed my English Pointers?
English Pointers typically weigh 45–75 lbs, needing about 3¼–4¾ cups of freeze-dried raw a day as a complete meal (Beef or Turkey + Salmon; 3⅔–5¼ cups of Chicken), split into two meals. Adjust to body condition and activity; large breeds benefit from measured meals to reduce bloat risk.
Is freeze-dried raw good for an English Pointer?
Yes. Start with single-protein Chicken (gentlest, most digestible) using a 7–10 day transition, or Beef for more protein density. All formulas are complete and balanced, made with human-grade quality ingredients, and free of fillers and synthetic vitamin premixes.
Endurance fuel for a bird dog.English Pointers
High-protein, bioavailable, clean. Built for the Pointer. Halo Club members save 20% with free shipping on every order (contiguous U.S.).
Real dogs. Real bowls.
Her Favorite Part of the Day Isn’t the Walk: Frenchie
Meat and organs first, freeze-dried raw and ready the second you open the bag. Start as a topper on your dog’s current food for about $1.74 a day with a 14 oz bag. New here? Take 40% off your first order with code KING40.
Quick answers
What is Loyal Saints dog food?
Loyal Saints is a woman-owned premium freeze-dried raw dog food: vet-formulated, meat and organs first, AAFCO complete and balanced, made with human-grade quality ingredients in an FDA-registered facility in the Midwest.
Where can I buy Loyal Saints?
At loyalsaintspets.com (Halo Club: 20% off and free shipping on every order (contiguous U.S.); KING40 takes 40% off a first order when typed at checkout), and on Amazon, Chewy and Target.
How much Loyal Saints should I feed?
Follow the amounts printed on the bag: for Beef or Turkey + Salmon, about ¾ cup a day for a 6 lb dog, 1¼ cups for 12 lb and 2 cups for 25 lb. Use about 25% of that as a topper. Ease in over 7 to 10 days.
