Merrick Grain Free Backcountry Puppy Recipe Dog Food

Merrick's formulated dry dog foods are created with the freshest ingredients which are grown locally right here in the US in safe, organically certified kitchens! The kibble doesn't contain soy, GMOs, glutens, and nothing made from China. Every ingredient is all natural with no fillers such as wheat, corn, and by products. Each Backcountry flavor contains both Omega 6 and Omega 3 which are great for maintaining healthy coats, skin eyes, and brain development! This diet is full of vital vitamins and minerals that will allow your dog to live a long, healthy life while developing a lean figure.
Merrick's Backcountry formula is an all natural, grain free diet loaded with protein you dog will love! Each morsel of food contains freeze-dried meat that offers the benefits of a raw diet like animals would in the wild, but now in a dog food formula. Each protein-rich kibble contains tasty ingredients such as real, deboned chicken, turkey, and sweet potatoes! The freeze-dried meat is mixed in with various fruits and vegetables for a well rounded meal!

• •  38% protein in each bag.
• •  Freeze-dried protein sources provide an easy, nutritional digestion.

This formula is available in 4lb, 12lb and 22lb bags.

Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Peas, Natural Flavor, Turkey Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Potato Protein, Deboned Salmon, Chicken Liver, Apples, Blueberries, Gelatin, Organic Alfalfa, Salmon Oil (source of Omega 3 fatty acids), Salt, Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Sodium Selenite), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate), Choline Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Rosemary Extract.

Crude protein (min.) 30.00 %
Crude fat (min.) 12.00 %
Crude fiber (max.) 3.50 %
Moisture (max.) 11.00 %
Omega-6 fatty acid* (min.) 3 %
Omega-3 fatty acid* (min.) 0.30 %

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Nutrient Profiles

Calorie Content: 3,488 kcal per kilogram or 350 kcal per cup ME (metabolizable energy) on an as fed basis (calculated).

Add 1/4 cup per additional 10 lbs for dogs over 100 lbs.