Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe Adult High-Protein Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 4.5-lb bag

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  • Grain-free recipe includes complex carbohydrates like potatoes and sweet potatoes.
  • Packed with real chicken to satisfy your dog’s cravings and provide a high-protein diet.
  • Balanced recipe delivers the perfect mix of protein, fats, and complex carbohydrates for an active life.
  • Made with natural ingredients enhanced with vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.
  • Contains no chicken or poultry by-product meals, no corn, wheat, or soy, and no artificial flavors or preservatives.

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About BLUE Wilderness

Nature’s Evolutionary Diet

Nature’s Evolutionary Diet formulas offer complete and balanced nutrition for your dog. These high-protein recipes start with real chicken, salmon, duck, or red meat to satisfy your dog’s innate cravings.

Rocky Mountain Recipe

Inspired by the American West, Rocky Mountain Recipe formulas feature unique proteins like bison, beef, lamb, or venison alongside a healthy balance of fat and carbohydrates.

Two Powerful Pieces in Every Dry Recipe

Meat-rich BLUE Wilderness dry recipes combine nutrient-dense kibble with special LifeSource Bits. LifeSource Bits contain a precise blend of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals selected by veterinarians and animal nutritionists to support immune system health and help your dog thrive at every age.

Nutrition for the Wolf Within

Like all Blue Buffalo foods, BLUE Wilderness has no poultry byproduct meals, corn, wheat, soy, or artificial flavors or preservatives.

More Meat Than Ever

BLUE Wilderness contains more meat than ever to satisfy your dog’s ancestral cravings while providing an excellent source of protein and fat.

About Blue Buffalo

The Blue Buffalo story started with a beloved Airedale named Blue, whose family wanted to feed him the best pet food possible. After searching for high-quality options, they decided to create their own food using natural ingredients, real meat first, and only the highest standards. That promise still drives them to seek out the healthiest ways to feed and nurture pets, and it lives on every time you fill your pet’s bowl with BLUE.

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Questions & Answers

32 Customer Questions


Whats the difference between this blue wilderness and the life protection formula by blue buffalo?

Answer by ChewyMar 05, 2019
All Blue Life Protection formulas are made with the finest natural ingredients enhanced with vitamins and minerals. They feature the exclusive antioxidant-rich LifeSource Bits for your dog’s overall health and well-being. Formulated for all breed sizes and life stages, BLUE Life Protection Formula contains no chicken (or poultry) by-product meals, no corn, wheat or soy and nothing artificial. Blue Wilderness formulas are inspired by the diet of wolves, true omnivores whose endurance is legendary. Blue Wilderness is a protein-rich, grain-free food that contains more of the delicious meat dogs love.

where is the food made from?

Answer by ChewyJun 30, 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.

Are the meats in this formula hormone-free?

Answer by ChewyApr 24, 2018
The meats used in Blue Buffalo products do not contain any antibiotics or added hormones.

According to your answer to question of byproducts on this formula, dated 3/3/20 you answered All Blue Buffalo foods are formulated without the use of chicken or poultry by-product meals." However, if you read the label the second ingredient is clearly "chicken meal". Could you please explain???

Answer by ChewySep 01, 2020
Blue Buffalo does not use chicken/poultry by-product meals in their formulas. By-products are the identified meat, plus some of the internal organs. An example of this would be chicken by-products, which would consist of chicken meat, plus some of the internal organs. Meal is the dry rendered product from a combination of clean chicken flesh and skin with or without accompanying bone, derived from whole carcasses of chicken, exclusive of feathers, heads, feet and entrails. The Meal is used as a source of high protein.

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Nutritional Balance

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Protein Content

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1624 Customer Reviews



Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Debra on Dec 2, 2025

Dry dog food comparable to Hill's science diet W/D

My diabetic yellow Labrador, Nellie Isabella was doing quite well on the Hill's, but the cost was getting ridiculous. After a bit of research I decided on the

My diabetic yellow Labrador, Nellie Isabella was doing quite well on the Hill's, but the cost was getting ridiculous. After a bit of research I decided on the Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken High Protein Grain Free. She's only just started on her first bag and so far so good. She seems to like it just fine. I noticed that it has a very fresh and non-dog food smell to it.


Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Rhonda on Jan 19, 2026

Blue Buffalo

He wasn't as thrilled as I thought he would be. I feel it is a better choice so we are just going to keep trying, maybe a different flavor? What do you think?

He wasn't as thrilled as I thought he would be. I feel it is a better choice so we are just going to keep trying, maybe a different flavor? What do you think?


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Danielle on Jan 5, 2026

Dogs Love it

I have two border collies and a coonhound, and they all love it mixed with the canned blue buffalo.

I have two border collies and a coonhound, and they all love it mixed with the canned blue buffalo.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Allen on Dec 1, 2025

Nothing Special

She would hardly eat it at all. It made my dog itch and then she quit eating it. Smart dog - she seemed to know what caused the itching.

She would hardly eat it at all. It made my dog itch and then she quit eating it. Smart dog - she seemed to know what caused the itching.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By everett on Dec 25, 2025

Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken

My dog seems to like this food we mix it with both Arcana and Orijen dry dog food

My dog seems to like this food we mix it with both Arcana and Orijen dry dog food


Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Marie on Jan 10, 2026

Gave dog gas

My poodle didn’t like this food plus it made loose stools and gassy.

My poodle didn’t like this food plus it made loose stools and gassy.


Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Lee on Nov 14, 2025

Not leave boxes in my garage or drivewtay.

Food was okay. Do not leave in my garage or driveway It is too heavy for me to carry.

Food was okay. Do not leave in my garage or driveway It is too heavy for me to carry.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Henry on Oct 1, 2025

My dog likes it. That's all that matters.

Former foods were too small for his taste. This one is about right and has the ingredients that my dog likes. But---it is expensive.

Former foods were too small for his taste. This one is about right and has the ingredients that my dog likes. But---it is expensive.


Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Nikki on Nov 6, 2025

Auto

I got two orders when I tried to change flavor of food ..so I cancelled all auto delivery.

I got two orders when I tried to change flavor of food ..so I cancelled all auto delivery.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Kenneth on Oct 28, 2025

Taist great!

My Chesapeake Bay Retrievers enjoy this very much. I tried a piece. Taist like chicken!

My Chesapeake Bay Retrievers enjoy this very much. I tried a piece. Taist like chicken!