Black Gold Explorer Beef Meal & Barley Formula Dry Dog Food, 40-lb bag

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  • Dry dog food crafted with high-quality beef meal and nutritious grains to fuel your active pup.
  • Features TruMune–providing unique mobility and immunity support.
  • Made with prebiotics for digestive support and oatmeal for your sidekick’s sensitive tummy.
  • Glucosamine and chondroitin help maintain your fur-iend’s joint health.
  • No corn, wheat, soy, by-products, artificial flavors, colors or preservatives.

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Black Gold Explorer Dog Food

Black Gold Explorer Dog Food is packed with a powerful set of ingredients designed to optimize health, sustain energy, and increase endurance, so you and your best friend can live out all your best adventures together.

Performance Product Line

With high protein and high fat for stamina and endurance, glucosamine and chondroitin for healthy joints, and taurine for heart health, Performance formulas are specially designed for active, high-performing dogs.

Life Stages Product Line

Life Stages formulas give your dog exactly what they need, whether that’s prebiotics for healthy digestion, an essential oil blend for sensitive skin, or fuel for adventuring. These formulas include TruMune for mobility and immunity support, too.

Black Gold Nutritional Supplements

There are Black Gold supplements for every dog—choose from Daily Defense, Hip & Joint, and Skin & Coat formulas. Made with the special antioxidant blend Epicor, they’re free from corn, wheat, soy, and artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives.

About TruMune Postbiotic

TruMune postbiotic contains unique bioactive compounds that work naturally with a pet’s biology to support beneficial bacteria and balance the gut microbiome. Unleash the superpowers of postbiotics keep your pet healthy from nose to tail!

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
30 Ratings

Customers Mention

Chewy identifies key considerations with the help of artificial intelligence and our veterinarians.

Digestibility

71% Positive

Ingredients

82% Positive

Nutritional Value

92% Positive

Palatability

84% Positive

17 Customer Reviews



Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By Irene on Jan 19, 2026

Good quality

My dog is a picky eater. He likes canned dog food the best. I don’t want to give him just canned dog food so I mix it with Black Gold Explorer Beef Meal which I

My dog is a picky eater. He likes canned dog food the best. I don’t want to give him just canned dog food so I mix it with Black Gold Explorer Beef Meal which I think is a quality dog food. He will eat this mixture.


Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Nicole on Nov 22, 2025

Black Gold

The kibble is too small, perfect for a puppy or small breed dog. Not good for large breed like a Newf.

The kibble is too small, perfect for a puppy or small breed dog. Not good for large breed like a Newf.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Dexter on Aug 14, 2025

Both beef & chicken protein & other good stuff

My dogs get excited when it's meal time. They eat every morsel. Some reviewer have commented that they notice some type of smell when they open the bag of dog

My dogs get excited when it's meal time. They eat every morsel. Some reviewer have commented that they notice some type of smell when they open the bag of dog food. I have not noticed any smell unpleasant smell.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Barb on Aug 6, 2025

Ace loved it

Ace loved this kibble. The other fur babies also enjoyed it

Ace loved this kibble. The other fur babies also enjoyed it


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Andrew on Sep 25, 2025

Barnd

Good brand and does well for my pups.

Good brand and does well for my pups.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Jennifer on Oct 27, 2024

All five of my dogs love it!

I thought it would be a difficult switch and it wasn’t at all. Two of my dogs have skin, allergies, and I’m hoping this will help. So far, so good!

I thought it would be a difficult switch and it wasn’t at all. Two of my dogs have skin, allergies, and I’m hoping this will help. So far, so good!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Sonya on Dec 24, 2024

My ran to it open

They love it

They love it


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Lydia on Aug 25, 2020

great food.

Overpriced here can find it at the local hardware store for 35.00 a bag but awesome food. I love there is no corn, wheat or soy but still has healthy grains like

Overpriced here can find it at the local hardware store for 35.00 a bag but awesome food. I love there is no corn, wheat or soy but still has healthy grains like barley and rice. All my dogs do great on it. I have 4 Danes and an Irish setter. The nutrition is balanced for Danes and they do great. I do add some fish oil and sometimes Parmesan cheese to entice my one girl to eat it. But healthy food is like that for people lol.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Rhonda on Mar 7, 2020

black & gold explorer beef meal

my dogs do not like it they do not like it even sprinkled on their food surprised me, but they will not eat it

my dogs do not like it they do not like it even sprinkled on their food surprised me, but they will not eat it


Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By DoodleMama on Sep 5, 2019

Black Gold Explorer Dry Food

I purchased this food after striking out with another dry dog food. So far, so good. My dogs aren't crazy about this food, but they are eating it so that's better

I purchased this food after striking out with another dry dog food. So far, so good. My dogs aren't crazy about this food, but they are eating it so that's better than them completely refusing to eat at all. I'll probably keep my eye out for another dry food as I think the taste just isn't what they want so I will keep looking.