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Continue to Canada siteGive your fur-iend the wag-worthy chicken flavor she loves with Black Gold Explorer Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food! This scrumptious kibble is specially crafted for highly adventurous dogs of all ages–including large breed puppies. It features glucosamine and chondroitin to support your BFF’s healthy joints, an essential oil blend to encourage her skin and coat health and TruMune to boost her immunity and mobility. Best of all, this dog food has no corn, wheat, soy, by-products, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives–just good nutrition to fuel your girl’s fun!
Item Number | 133048 |
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Weight | 40 pounds |
Season | N/A |
Lifestage | Adult |
Breed Size | Small Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All Breeds |
Food Form | Dry Food |
Special Diet | No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Sensitive Digestion, With Grain |
Provide plenty of fresh, clean water in a clean container at all times. Remember to thoroughly wash your hands after handling your dog’s food or feeding utensils.
Chicken Meal (Source of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate), Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Pearled Barley, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Brewers Rice, Natural Flavors, Flaxseed, Salmon Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols) (source of DHA), Potassium Chloride, Monosodium Phosphate, Salt, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid), Dried Egg Product, Yeast Culture, Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Calcium Iodate), Taurine, L-Threonine, Inulin, Choline Chloride, Dried Sweet Potatoes, Pea Protein, Dried Carrots, Dried Chicory Root, Dried Tomato Pomace, Dried Spinach, Dried Blueberries, Dried Cranberries, Rosemary Extract.
408 kcal/cup, 3586 kcal/kg
Crude Protein | 26.0% min |
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Crude Fat | 16.0% min |
Crude Fiber | 3.5% max |
Moisture | 10.0% max |
Linoleic Acid | 2.0% min |
Zinc | 150 mg/kg min |
Vitamin E | 175 IU/kg min |
Omega-6 | 2.5% min |
Omega-3 | 0.5% min |
Glucosamine | 350 mg/kg min |
Chondroitin SulFate | 500 mg/kg min |
The chart below shows the of Black Gold Explorer Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dog Food that is required daily to maintain condition and to support a normal level of activity in Adult dogs of varying sizes. Amounts are based on a standard measuring cup. A cup will hold about 3 1/2 oz of Black Gold Explore Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dog Food.
Weight | Daily Guide |
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5 - 10 lbs | 3/4 - 1 cup |
10 - 15 lbs | 1 - 1 1/2 |
15 - 25 lbs | 1 1/2 - 2 1/4 |
25 - 40 lbs | 2 1/4 - 3 1/4 |
40 - 60 lbs | 3 1/4 - 4 1/3 |
60 - 80* lbs | 4 1/3 - 5 1/3 |
*For larger dogs, feed an additional 1/2 cup per day for each 10 lbs. of additional body weight over 80 lbs.
When transitioning your dog to Black Gold Explorer Dog Food, substitute a small amount of current food with Black Gold Explorer, gradually increase over a 6 day period. Suggested transition as follows:
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Customer Rating | Rated 4.35 out of 5 stars 20 | Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars 10 | Rated 4.113 out of 5 stars 115 | Rated 3.8545 out of 5 stars 55 | Rated 4.4035 out of 5 stars 57 |
Price Per Unit | $1.23/lbChewy Price | $1.46/lbChewy Price | $1.30/lbChewy Price | $1.23/lbChewy Price | $1.53/lbChewy Price |
Price | $49.00Chewy Price | $58.13Chewy Price | $51.99Chewy Price | $49.00Chewy Price | $61.02Chewy Price |
Autoship | $46.55Chewy Price | $55.22Chewy Price | $49.39Chewy Price | $46.55Chewy Price | $57.97Chewy Price |
Top Ingredients | Chicken Meal (Source of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate), Brown Rice, Oatmeal... | Beef Meal (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Brown Rice, Pearled Barley... | New: Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Peas... | New: Beef Meal, Brown Rice, Peas... | New: Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Peas... |
Health Feature | High-Energy | Digestive Health | — | — | — |
Special Diet | No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Sensitive Digestion, With Grain | No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Sensitive Digestion, With Grain | No Corn No Wheat No Soy, With Grain | No Corn No Wheat No Soy, With Grain | No Corn No Wheat No Soy, With Grain |
Breed Size | Small Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All Breeds | Small Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All Breeds | Large Breeds, Giant Breeds | Small Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All Breeds | Small Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds |
Food Flavor | Poultry, Chicken | Meat, Beef | Poultry, Chicken | Meat, Beef | Poultry, Chicken |
Lifestage | Adult | Adult | Adult | Adult | Adult |
Food Form | Dry Food | Dry Food | Dry Food | Dry Food | Dry Food |
Really thought this was going to be my replacement food after a recent recall of my dogs previous food I went searching for a new food. Came across this brand which I’d never heard of and based on ingredients and price I was excited. My dogs have never been picky so I ordered different variations of this same brand based on my 4 different dogs needs. “eg my old goldendoodle needed the mature version. My two labs needed the regular. And my German shepherd needed the puppy” all 4 dogs won’t touch it and start whining when I put the bowl in front of them. And it’s all 3 of the flavors. Never happened with any other dog food before giving two stars because it has good ingredients and is definitely a value. My guys and girls just thought something wasn’t right about it.
Love the small kibble, easy for them to chew and lower risk of choking on. Food lasts, poop is firm, dogs allergies are much better. Great brand
I ordered this for my 3 greyhounds, who usually eat anything. They literally would not touch this. I don't know if I got a bad batch, or what was going on, but even the squirrils that I feed my other dog food to for a snack would not eat it. I still have a half full bag and a cannister full of it and they won't touch it, even when mixed with wet or other dry food. Very disappointing.
I work in animal ERs, transport dogs all over the US, foster tons of dogs and work in rescue. For a while, victor was my fav but my giant breeds would get constipated so after tons of research I gave this a shot. I have two huge shepherds, a chihuahua, and foster dogs all on this and it’s the BEST overall food experience we’ve ever had. Everyone has great poops, less poops, great energy, great coats, I just cannot say enough. This will be my new transport dog ‘house’ food and it’s much more affordable that what I’ve been doing. If this ever gets discontinued I think my head will roll off my body in terror hahaha it’s literally the BEST!!
Man i used to feed black gold all the time but they are changing the formulas, adding pea protein to all of them! I refuse to buy it anymore if it has pea protein in it. Its nothing but a cheap waste product from pea production. And it artificially bumps the protein levels in the food. It isnt a good ingredient, I let the beet pulp ingredient slide, but this is just showing they are completely degrading what was once a great dog food.
I recently switched to this food. My dogs love it and best of all they have both stopped farting.
Needed more dog food & you have Black Gold which is hard to find! Thank you!!!!
I have a kennel full of beagles & a German Wirehair Pointer. Dogs are tired of eating the same Feed day in and Day out, switched to Black Gold and they look Great, My pointer has always been very picky with feed, First Time I’ve ever seen him Finish his Bowl that Fast !!
Our mini dachshund used to eat the Precise Naturals Chicken and Rice Formula, which, unfortunately, was discontinued a few years ago when the company went out of business. Our little baby is 12 years old and was eating the Precise Chicken and Rice Formula (Dry Food) his entire life. He never had a problem with it. We raised 3 other mini dachshunds on the Precise food as well, and we were devastated when we found out it was discontinued. We searched around all over the internet for dry food Chicken and Rice Formulas, and found that this seemed to best match the ingredients in the food that we were aiming to replace. To our surprise and great relief, our little baby ended up liking this food even better than his previous food. He really enjoys this food and seems like he truly can't get enough of it. He loves the taste. He does have a sensitive stomach, but has no problems at all with this food. His stool is normal as well. We did not have any issues with the transition between the two foods. We do soak the kibbles in water to soften them for him, as he does have some difficulties chewing in general. We found that this method does work, and it takes approximately 3 hours to soak the kibbles to the point where they can be squished with your fingers and hand fed if needed. We are extremely relieved we found this food and would highly, highly recommend this food (especially to those still looking for a replacement for the discontinued Precise Naturals Chicken and Rice Dry Food Formula)!
I've been feeding my dogs this food for years. Used to feed them a brand that was discontinued and was recommended to Black Gold which I believe is the same formula. My dogs have NEVER had stomach issues and have always had solid poop- signs of a good food. Many people I know feed their dogs the cheap brands and guess what? They all have stomach issues. Pay the extra money for this... your dog will thank you.