Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Toy Breed Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food, 4-lb bag

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  • Blue Buffalo dry dog food is made with real, high-quality chicken as the first ingredient.
  • Blue’s natural dry dog food is made with premium ingredients and contains no chicken or poultry by-products, corn, wheat, or soy.
  • This food is enhanced with vitamins, minerals, and nutrients to support your furbaby’s health.
  • This recipe contains essential proteins and carbs to support the higher energy requirements of small breed dogs.
  • Antioxidant-rich bits contain a precise blend of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals to support immune system health, life stage needs, and a healthy oxidative balance.

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About BLUE Life Protection Formula Dry Dog Food

The Original Healthy Formula That Started It All

BLUE Life Protection Formula always features high-quality real meat, healthy fruits and wholesome whole grains. Like all BLUE foods, it's made from the finest natural ingredients enhanced with vitamins and minerals.

Finding the Right Food for Your Best Pal Is Easy

BLUE has more breed size and life stage-specific foods than any other natural pet food. You'll find healthy, delicious BLUE Life Protection Formula recipes for toy, small and large breeds as well as puppies, adults and senior dogs.

The True BLUE Promise

BLUE is formulated with only the finest natural ingredients:

Always features protein-rich real meat

NO chicken (or poultry) by-product meals

NO corn, wheat or so

Real, Recognizable Ingredients With a Purpose

These nutritious recipes contain natural fiber from ingredients like chickpeas and beet pulp for healthy digestion. Best of all, these recipes are rich in nutrients and full of flavor for a satisfying and delicious meal.

APPLES

Good source of antioxidants, vitamin A, vitamin C and dietary fiber, which promotes overall gastrointestinal health.

SPINACH

Rich in carotenoids, including beta-carotene and lutein, and also contains quercetin, a phytochemical with antioxidant properties.

BLUEBERRIES

Loaded with vitamins C and E, healthy carbs, fiber and powerful antioxidants for immune system support and urinary tract health.

PUMPKIN

Rich in beta-carotene, vitamin A, iron, potassium, magnesium and zinc, plus a good source of fiber to help regulate digestion.

Exclusive LifeSource Bits

All BLUE dry food formulas feature a precise blend of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants selected by holistic veterinarians and animal nutritionists to help promote immune system health, fulfill life stage requirements and support a healthy oxidative balance.

BRAIN AND EYE DEVELOPMENT: Choline plus DHA and ARA fatty acids (like those found in mother's milk) support healthy cognitive learning and retinal function.

HEALTHY MUSCLE GROWTH: High-quality protein from deboned turkey and turkey meal helps develop strong muscles.

PROPER BONE DEVELOPMENT: A healthy balance of calcium, phosphorus and essential vitamins helps bones grow at the ideal pace.

DENTAL HEALTH: Special "small-bite" kibble is the perfect size for puppies' jaws and is shaped to help remove tartar.

HEALTHY SKIN AND COAT: Omega-3 and 6 fatty acids help develop a shiny coat and healthy skin.

HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM: Essential vitamins, chelated minerals and important antioxidants help support immunity.

About Blue Buffalo

Blue Buffalo started with a beloved Airedale named Blue, whose health issues prompted his family to look for better nutritional solutions for pets. What resulted was a new kind of food made from high-quality natural ingredients, with real meat as the bedrock of every formula. Feed your pet with the nutrition he deserves and the taste he naturally craves with BLUE's innovative formulas.
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Questions & Answers

6 Customer Questions


Is this dog food made in the USA?

Answer by ChewyApr 22, 2018
All Blue Buffalo products are manufactured in the United States. Many of their ingredients, such as most grains and meats, like chicken, beef and turkey come from the United States. Lamb and venison can be free range from the United States or New Zealand. Rabbit is sourced from Europe, and trout can come from the United States or Canada. Where possible Blue's suppliers are instructed to source their ingredients from the United States. Where the ingredients are not readily available in the United States, such as many vitamins and minerals, their suppliers will only work with reliable foreign companies, and subject all ingredients to rigorous quality testing. None of the ingredients are sourced from China.

I noticed that one of the ingredients in the dog food is garlic. I thought that garlic was bad for dogs. Why add garlic to the food?

Answer by ChewyNov 13, 2019
When used in small amounts, garlic can help support the immune system and liver. It helps the cardiovascular system prevent blood clots, and reduces cholesterol/fat build up in the blood and heart. It also aides in the fight against bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, and increases the rate of killing off parasites. Garlic also helps increase the palatability of products.

What is the difference between this one and the small breed one?

Answer by ChewyApr 10, 2020
The Toy Breed formula has a different kibble size and shape than the Small Breed formula.

What is the sodium content of a dry matter basis?

Answer by ChewyJun 01, 2021
Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Toy Breed Adult Chicken & Brown Rice recipe offers 0.48% Sodium on an As-Fed basis. At this time, Blue Buffalo does not test for dry matter values. We recommend sharing this value with your veterinarian to determine if this recipe is suitable for your pet.

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

Digestibility

88% Positive

Ingredients

83% Positive

Nutritional Value

87% Positive

Palatability

86% Positive

182 Customer Reviews



Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Marie on Nov 15, 2025

Bo (our Maltese) loves it

He simply thrives on it. It was recommended by his breeder. We went on vacation and the dog sitter succumbed to his foolishness and he ate whatever treats and human

He simply thrives on it. It was recommended by his breeder. We went on vacation and the dog sitter succumbed to his foolishness and he ate whatever treats and human food he could wrangle. First night home he went back to the Blue Buffalo without so much as a hair turned. Sitter couldn’t believe it. He is a healthy happy conniving little dog.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Mary on Nov 21, 2025

Small bites

My little guy , 8 lbs, loved the smaller kibble, and obviously the taste the way he scarfed it down. And he's a picky Chi too!

My little guy , 8 lbs, loved the smaller kibble, and obviously the taste the way he scarfed it down. And he's a picky Chi too!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Charlotte on Nov 24, 2025

Great Kibble

I have been giving this kibble to my fur babies for years. So far, so good.

I have been giving this kibble to my fur babies for years. So far, so good.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Aileen on Sep 1, 2025

I have never seen a toy breed dog food before and this impressed me.

CB weighed 3lbs most of her life and now at 11 yrs she weighs 5lbs, this along with 2 other kinds makes a perfect combination for her.

CB weighed 3lbs most of her life and now at 11 yrs she weighs 5lbs, this along with 2 other kinds makes a perfect combination for her.


Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By Mary on Dec 13, 2025

Petite food

My dog had this but then I stopped so I went back

My dog had this but then I stopped so I went back


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Bonnie on Nov 5, 2025

Tucker loves it!

This is the food Tucker has eaten all of his life. He loves it!

This is the food Tucker has eaten all of his life. He loves it!


Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Lara on Oct 28, 2025

Picky Shih-Poo says “no thanks”

She’d rather bury it than eat it. (sigh) Pickiest dog I’ve ever had.

She’d rather bury it than eat it. (sigh) Pickiest dog I’ve ever had.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Samantha on Nov 23, 2025

Perfect size bites

Perfect size bites for our toy chihuahua!

Perfect size bites for our toy chihuahua!


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

Wonderfully tiny

Our extremely picky eater is a senior now and the tiny pieces are perfect for her. She’s chihuahua/rat terrier.

Our extremely picky eater is a senior now and the tiny pieces are perfect for her. She’s chihuahua/rat terrier.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Deborah on Jun 12, 2025

Customer Service

Chewy is an amazing company. Sent me a hand written personalized card after my first order. Chewy is thoughtful, considerate, and appreciate of their customers,

Chewy is an amazing company. Sent me a hand written personalized card after my first order. Chewy is thoughtful, considerate, and appreciate of their customers, and it shows!