Instinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Salmon Freeze-Dried Raw Coated Dry Dog Food, 20-lb bag

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About This Item

  • Wild-caught salmon is the first ingredient for high animal protein to support strong, lean muscles.
  • Features 72% real animal ingredients and nutritious oils, plus 28% fruits, vegetables and other wholesome ingredients.
  • Never contains any grain, potato, corn, wheat, soy, by-product meal, artificial colors or preservatives.
  • Guaranteed levels of live, natural probiotics, natural omegas and antioxidants to support digestive health, healthy skin and coat, and immune health.
  • Made in the USA using premium ingredients from around the world, with the pure nutrition of raw in every piece.
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About Instinct Original Grain-Free Food For Dogs

Raw Coated Kibble

Instinct offers a variety of natural dry dog food recipes with added vitamins and minerals to suit your furry family member’s needs. And with freeze-dried raw coating on every piece of kibble, adding the nutrition and taste of raw into your pet’s diet is easy!

Grain-Free Kibble

Instinct’s grain-free, raw-coated kibble recipes are crafted with at least 70% animal ingredients to provide your pup with high-quality protein. Nutritious oils are also included, along with 30% veggies, fruits and other wholesome ingredients.

Pure, Real Nutrition of Raw on Every Piece

PROTEIN PACKED

With responsibly sourced real meat as the first ingredient, these recipes are packed with animal protein for strong, lean muscles.

OMEGAS 3 AND 6

Naturally occurring omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids support skin and coat health.

ANTIOXIDANTS

Antioxidant-rich vegetables and fruits help support immune health.

PROBIOTICS

Guaranteed levels of live, natural probiotics are included to support your dog’s digestive health.

RAW COATING

Instinct crushes and tumbles their freeze-dried raw with their kibble, ensuring raw is on every piece!

MADE WITHOUT FILLERS

These recipes are made without grain, potato, corn, wheat, soy, by-product meal or artificial colors or preservatives.

The Benefits of Raw

Instinct believes that eating a diet rich in raw, unprocessed foods is just as good for our pets as it is for us. They make every meal with the understanding that real, less-processed, whole raw foods can have the power to transform lives.

Better Digestion

More Energy & Vitality

Weight Improvement

Improved Skin And Coat

Excitement At Mealtime

About Instinct

Instinct has been crafting and perfecting raw recipes for over 15 years. From 100% raw frozen meals to freeze-dried, raw-coated kibble, Instinct gives you a variety of ways to incorporate raw into your pet’s diet. Their raw recipes are crafted in their own kitchens in Lincoln, Nebraska, to ensure the highest standards in quality and food safety according to SQF standards.
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Top IngredientsSalmon, White Fish Meal (Pacific Whiting, Pacific Sole...Beef, White Fish Meal, Herring Meal...Chicken, Chicken Meal, Peas...Salmon, White Fish Meal, Peas...Chicken, Chicken Meal (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Chickpeas...
Health FeatureDigestive Health, Skin & Coat Health, Vitamins & MineralsDigestive Health, Skin & Coat Health, Vitamins & MineralsDigestive Health, Skin & Coat Health, Vitamins & MineralsDigestive Health, Skin & Coat Health, Vitamins & MineralsDigestive Health, Skin & Coat Health, Vitamins & Minerals, N/A
Special DietGrain-Free, Gluten Free, No Corn No Wheat No Soy...Grain-Free, Gluten Free, No Corn No Wheat No Soy, NaturalGrain-Free, Gluten Free, No Corn No Wheat No Soy, NaturalGrain-Free, High-Protein, No Corn No Wheat No Soy...Grain-Free, High-Protein, No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Natural
Breed SizeLarge Breeds, Medium Breeds, Small Breeds, All BreedsSmall Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All BreedsSmall Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All BreedsSmall Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All BreedsExtra Small & Toy Breeds, Small Breeds
Food FlavorSalmon, Seafood & FishBeef, MeatChicken, PoultrySalmon, Seafood & FishChicken, Poultry
Food FormDry FoodDry FoodDry FoodDry Food, Freeze-DriedDry Food

Questions & Answers

23 Customer Questions

Is the fish farm raised or wild-caught?
Answer by Chewy • Jun 23, 2018
Whenever wild-caught salmon is available, it is sourced for this diet. When not available, farm-raised Salmon from the Pacific Northwest is used to ensure the recipe is still available.
What is the calcium percent? Would this food be good for a large breed puppy (4 months old)
Answer by Chewy • Jun 23, 2018
The calcium is 2.1 % in this recipe. It is meant for dogs of all ages and all breeds, so it will definitely work for your pup.
Where does this company source its meat from? Is the fish sourced from the USA?
Answer by Chewy • Aug 22, 2018
Per the manufacturer, all protein is US based and sourced.
What is the sodium content in this dog food.
Answer by Chewy • Jul 26, 2017
The sodium content in this food is 0.6 % on an as-fed basis and 0.33% on a dry-matter basis.

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143 Customer Reviews

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Lori on Feb 26, 2022

The Girls Love It

After refusing to eat Salmon Orijen, I wasn’t sure how this would be received. The girls love it. When I unpacked the bag and opened it, my Sharpei was by my side immediately. She scarfed down the two sample handfuls I gave her and was looking for more. My Pittie will be having hers for dinner. My son’s Corgi, who’s staying with us this week, loved it too. My Sharpei has allergies that manifest themselves in horribly itchy skin, so I’ll be watching to see if this aggravates that. If not, we have a winner.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Fiahy on Feb 21, 2022

Corbie turned up nose

Corbies instinct rabbit was out of stock. Ordered salmon. He would not eat it for 1 day. Finally ate some of it 2nd day. He is picky and rabbit is what he likes. Just waiting for his fave to be back in stock

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By JanB on Nov 16, 2021

Nice Product!

My 2 dogs really like the taste. My Springer Spaniels are now 18 mos old and don't need all of the carbs calories they were getting during their growth spurts. The amount that they defecate eating this food has greatly diminished as others have indicated. I think the concern that many of us have is that dog's immune systems seem to diminish at some magic number and then most develop tumors of some kind. I just hope that using these new kinds of freeze dried foods allows dogs to live longer. If there is any way to track and validate this, vendors such as this would have huge followings.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Angie on Jan 4, 2022

Good so far!

Had to switch to this food when notified that Canidae Fish Formula is being discontinued. It's been 2 weeks, and it hasn't caused any issues for our sensitive stomach boxer mix. That's a win!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Alan on Nov 3, 2021

Wonderful service

Our older dog decided she no longer liked this food. She has only a few months left, so we are giving her what she wants, of course. Sent on Auto-ship, I asked to return this order. The Representative not only canceled and refunded the order, she asked that we donate it to a local humane shelter which we will certainly do! Wonder program, lovely thought.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Lab6 on Dec 31, 2021

My lab loves it!

She would never eat dry dog food unless I topped it with scraps, but she will eat Instinct Original.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Jack on Jan 25, 2022

Great food

My dogs love this and their poops are solid and healthy after eating it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Kevin on Jul 11, 2021

Our 2 love it

Got a 5 year old husky and a 4 year old husky lab mix. I’ve tried a lot of different brands. While most of the time they’ll eat it, they prefer this most of all. Our Vet complimented us on how shiny and full their coats were. No issues with bowel movements. The salmon stinks a bit, but seems like any kibble with fish in it does

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Bear on Oct 26, 2021

Best kibble ever !

My dog LOVES this food !! Never a crumb left in his bowl.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By Jewels03 on Feb 14, 2021

good food high price

So my shepherd has severe and recurring yeast infections. This food was suggested to us by many people. Going off the cups per bag we ordered 24 lbs to last him almost a month. However we were highly shocked that the 24 lbs that we purchased didn’t even last him 2 weeks. He ate the amount we set out for him that we already calculated would last him approximately a month. If it helps him it’s worth the cost but we’re already over $100 into this food and it’s barely been 2 weeks so we can’t see any changes as of yet. Will know for next month he needs 44 lbs not 24 lbs to get him through until the next delivery. He seems to like the food. It’s extremely stinky, smells like fish food flakes. It’s been about two weeks and we haven’t seen any positive changes in his yeast infections, we also haven’t seen anything negative though. I was hesitant to put him on grain free food but he also is unwilling to take the meds for his yeast infections at this point and will actually vomit from stress when we finally manage to get him to take the meds.