Merrick Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Great Plains Red Recipe with Beef, Lamb & Rabbit Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
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Give your pal a reason to wag his tail with Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain Free Dry Dog Food Great Plains Red Recipe. This freeze-dried dry food for dogs features real deboned beef as the very first ingredient. It’s combined with lamb and rabbit in a protein-rich and highly-digestible poultry-free formula. This grain-free dry dog food contains freeze-dried raw-coated kibble and freeze-dried raw bites to give your buddy all the benefits of a raw diet. It’s developed with high levels of omega fatty acids to help promote healthy skin and a shiny coat while glucosamine and chondroitin support hip and joint function. It’s paw-fect for helping all breeds of adult dogs build healthy muscles and maintain a high level of energy throughout the day.
Key Benefits- Freeze-dried raw-diet dry dog food with beef.
- Features real deboned beef as the very first ingredient.
- Contains freeze-dried raw-coated kibble and freeze-dried raw bites.
- Includes lamb and rabbit in a protein-rich and highly-digestible poultry-free formula.
- Crafted in Hereford, TX and cooked in the USA.
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Item Number227195
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LifestageAdult
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Breed SizeSmall Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All Breeds
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Food FormDry Food, Freeze-Dried
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Special DietNo Corn No Wheat No Soy, High-Protein, Grain-Free, Gluten Free, Raw, Chicken-Free, Weight Control, Sensitive Digestion
New: Deboned Beef, Lamb Meal, Salmon Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Peas, Natural Flavor, Potato Protein, Pork Fat, Pork Meal, Pea Protein, Lamb, Rabbit, Beef Liver, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Organic Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Apples, Blueberries, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Proteinate, Cobalt Carbonate), Taurine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Citric Acid for freshness, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product.
Original: Deboned Beef, Lamb Meal, Salmon Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Peas, Natural Flavor, Pork Meal, Pork Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Potato Protein, Lamb, Rabbit, Pea Protein, Beef Liver, Apples, Blueberries, Gelatin, Organic Alfalfa, Salmon Oil (Source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Salt, Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Sodium Selenite), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid,Thiamine Mononitrate), Choline Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Rosemary Extract.
Caloric ContentNew: 3,704 kcal/kg, 392 kcal/cup
Original: 3,738 kcal/kg, 374 kcal/cup
| Guaranteed Analysis | |
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| Crude Protein | 38.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 17.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 3.5% max |
| Moisture | 11.0% max |
New:
| Weight | Daily Feeding (cup) |
|---|---|
| 3 lbs | 1/3 |
| 6 lbs | 2/3 |
| 10 lbs | 1 |
| 15 lbs | 1 1/4 |
| 20 lbs | 1 1/2 |
| 30 lbs | 2 |
| 40 lbs | 2 1/2 |
| 50 lbs | 3 |
| 60 lbs | 3 1/4 |
| 70 lbs | 3 2/3 |
| 80 lbs | 4 |
| 90 lbs | 4 1/2 |
| 100 lbs | 4 3/4 |
Original:
| Weight | Daily Feeding (cup) |
|---|---|
| 3 lbs | 1/3 |
| 6 lbs | 2/3 |
| 10 lbs | 1 |
| 15 lbs | 1 1/4 |
| 20 lbs | 1 1/2 |
| 30 lbs | 2 |
| 40 lbs | 2 1/2 |
| 50 lbs | 3 |
| 60 lbs | 3 1/2 |
| 70 lbs | 4 |
| 80 lbs | 4 1/3 |
| 90 lbs | 4 3/4 |
| 100 lbs | 5 1/4 |
- For dogs over 100 lbs: Add 1/4 cup per additional 10 lbs.
When switching your dog's diet, we recommend that it be done gradually over a 5-7 day period.�
About Merrick Backcountry Dog Food
A Wild Ancestral Diet for Dogs
Give your dog the protein-rich diet nature intended. Merrick Backcountry uses exotic proteins in their purest forms, mixing dried, raw-coated kibble with freeze-dried pieces of raw meat, fish or poultry. Choose from grain-free and healthy grains varieties and start feeding the nutrition of raw with all the convenience of dry food. Your dog will go wild for the taste.
Real Whole Foods
Merrick uses only fresh, whole food ingredients packed with protein dogs crave. Every recipe is crafted with deboned meat, fish our poultry as its first ingredient that helps pups maintain healthy muscle tissue and energy levels. Always sourced from trusted farmers and ranchers across the USA and crafted in Merrick’s own certified organic kitchens with no additives, sweeteners, colors or preservatives–ever.
Raw-Coated Kibble + Real Meat
Protein-rich, raw-coated kibble mixed in with freeze-dried real meat, fish or poultry raw pieces makes Backcountry Raw Infused kibble recipes irresistible to pups. Freeze-drying locks in raw flavor and nutrition to provide the next best thing to feeding fresh meat. Give your dog the closest thing to raw, with the easy-serve convenience of regular kibble.
Healthy Grain or Grain-Free
Choose from high-protein recipes crafted with sweet potatoes for a nutritious, grain-free balance or foods made with fiber-rich whole grains to support healthy digestion. No matter which dry or wet Backcountry dog food recipe you feed, you’ll get top-notch nutrition and wag-worthy wild flavor for your pup.
Omega-3 and -6 Fatty Acids
Guaranteed levels of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids support healthy skin and a vibrant coat, for good nutrition that truly shows. And glucosamine and chondroitin help maintain healthy hip and joint function through all your dog’s adventures to keep him running healthy for many years.
Raw Nutrition and Wild Flavor in Every Recipe
DRY RECIPES - GRAIN-FREE
Sweet potatoes are a fiber-rich source of quality carbs for healthy energy levels without grains.
DRY RECIPES - HEALTHY GRAINS
Brown rice, oatmeal and barley provide healthy grains for good digestion.
WET FOOD
Made with real deboned meat, fish or poultry as the #1 ingredient and rich flavors and textures.
TREATS
Yummy treats made with real meat, poultry or fish and without artificial ingredients or fillers.
FREEZE-DRIED TREATS
These Freeze-Dried Raw Mixers are tasty, safely processed and offer your buddy a nutritional boost.
About Merrick
Merrick believes whole foods not only taste better, but are better for your pet, and handmade recipes are much better than scientific formulas. That's why Merrick's been making pet food in their own kitchen for more than 30 years. Produced in small batches, each recipe is closely monitored to ensure it delivers the perfect balance of nutrients guaranteed right on the label. Merrick makes food to be fuel, not filler, and their wide variety of protein-rich dry and canned foods and treats means your pet will enjoy every second of his meal.
Customer Reviews
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Missing the raw pieces
By Missing on Oct 16, 2020
I have been ordering this food for my dog for quite some time now and it’s good food. However with this order there was only kibble in the bag not a single piece of the freeze dried raw bits. Not only are these her favorite part but also part of what makes this food a balanced diet for my fur kid. Also it is rather expensive food due to the raw bits in it. I’m very displeased with this and realize it’s not Chewys fault. I will be contacting the manufacturer as well.
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My dog loves it, but her tummy doesn't
By Mickey on Aug 21, 2020
So I've fed my dog Merrick's Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw, but the chicken and lamb, which she's enjoyed, but I thought maybe this flavor she might enjoy as well. She seems to really enjoy the flavor, because instead of grazing here and there through the day and making me worried she's not getting enough nutrients through the day, she's eating a whole meal finally. But she has been pooping so much and has had the worst gas. So I'm not sure if she's not able to digest rabbit(since the chicken and lamb are pretty much the same minus the rabbit), because she's been fine with beef in other food and even if I cook her beef myself, or maybe I just haven't seen it yet. Either way, it's a good food and So I've fed my dog Merrick's Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw, but the chicken and lamb, which she's enjoyed, but I thought maybe this flavor she might enjoy as well. She seems to really enjoy the flavor, because instead of grazing here and there through the day and making me worried she's not getting enough nutrients through the day, she's eating a whole meal finally. But she has been pooping so much and has had the worst gas. So I'm not sure if she's not able to digest rabbit(since the chicken and lamb are pretty much the same minus the rabbit), because she's been fine with beef in other food and even if I cook her beef myself, or maybe I just haven't seen it yet. Either way, it's a good food and I like this type from Merrick's and my dog does too, but this one just doesn't sit with her tummy well. … more
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No Longer Worried
By dutchmom on Aug 15, 2020
When my dog was a pup we started her with Purina chose smart blend. For 40-50lb bags we tried to save. She liked it at first, but then she stopped eating it. She would only eat Purina when she was really hungry. I was worried that she wasn’t getting the right nutrients or enough food. I thought about getting her on a raw diet for over 6 months and just decided to give this a try. When we first received BackCountry, she destroyed the box and then the bag. Gas wasn’t really a huge issue, but I have noticed she’s less gassy and runs out of food more often. I’m not a big fan of only receiving 20lbs because of the price, but I definitely recommend giving this a try if you notice your furbaby isn’t When my dog was a pup we started her with Purina chose smart blend. For 40-50lb bags we tried to save. She liked it at first, but then she stopped eating it. She would only eat Purina when she was really hungry. I was worried that she wasn’t getting the right nutrients or enough food. I thought about getting her on a raw diet for over 6 months and just decided to give this a try. When we first received BackCountry, she destroyed the box and then the bag. Gas wasn’t really a huge issue, but I have noticed she’s less gassy and runs out of food more often. I’m not a big fan of only receiving 20lbs because of the price, but I definitely recommend giving this a try if you notice your furbaby isn’t eating very well. It would be beneficial for me, if it was possible to order 30-40lb bag. … more
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I Love Chewy
By Doberman on Aug 7, 2020
I love Chewy and my Doberman loves Merrick Backcountry! I'm in my 60's and live in Phoenix, Arizona. The summers range from 110 to 118 degrees. Going into a store to buy my dog food, then wrestling it out of the basket and into my car with the sun beating down on me, I thought: I must be crazy! So I started having Chewy delivered. All I have to do is step one foot out of my air conditioned home, pick up the box and bring it inside. Ahhhh! Now THAT'S 21st Century thinking! Thanks for all you do, Chewy!! PS I also get my dog's heartworm medicine delivered by Chewy twice a year.
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new cheap bag
By jess on Aug 16, 2020
My dogs enjoy this food and this review is not a complaint or change on the food quality. However, the bag quality... is so poor now. I have had many bags break in the box during delivery and have had two rip down the sides while opening. The bags used to be of higher quality with Velcro closure for freshness and they no longer have this detail either. They have made the bag a couple pounds lighter however it’s still a 20 lb bag of dog food made Very cheaply... without a decrease in price. Wish they would go back to their better quality packaging.
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I like the food but the packaging is lacking.
By MishkasMommy on Aug 25, 2020
The first bag that I ordered had the velcro closure. Love this because I can make sure the bag is closed and this EXPENSIVE dog food is staying fresh. They then switched to a cheaper quality bag and I cannot close the bag to keep the food fresh. Not happy.
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Dogs view of dog food
By Crixus on Sep 1, 2020
Since he cant write it himself. He likes to eat the freeze dried pieces out first. Then begs for more of them before he eats the dry food. So I'm guessing he prefers this brand, and type than others.
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Picky eater
By Charliefood on Oct 3, 2020
My dog Charlie will not eat this food. Even tried hand feeding! Does not smell that great either.
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Love it! Pretty healthy ingredients too!
By Lindsey on Sep 5, 2020
My Roxie loves this food! I’m giving it a 4 because I’m going to move to the version that is with “healthy grains”.
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Chewy is the best!
By peggy5462 on Oct 5, 2020
My dogs love the Merrick dry food. My picky eater isn't so picky any more!!
