Merrick Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Puppy Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
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See your little pupper enjoy every bite of Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Grain Free Dry Dog Food Puppy Recipe. This freeze-dried dry food for puppies features real deboned chicken as the very first ingredient. It’s combined with salmon and essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients in a protein-rich and highly-digestible formula. This grain and gluten-free dry dog food contains freeze-dried raw-coated kibble and freeze-dried raw bites to give your little 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 puppies grow, develop and build healthy muscles.
Key Benefits- Freeze-dried raw-diet dry puppy food with chicken.
- Features real deboned chicken as the very first ingredient.
- Contains freeze-dried raw-coated kibble and freeze-dried raw bites.
- Includes wild salmon and essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients in a protein-rich and highly-digestible formula.
- Crafted in Hereford, TX and cooked in the USA.
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Item Number232313
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Weight20.0 pounds
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LifestagePuppy
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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
New: Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Peas, Turkey Meal, Chicken Fat, Potato Protein, Salmon, Natural Flavor, Salmon Oil, Chicken Liver, Salt, Organic Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Apples, Blueberries, 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 Chicken, Chicken Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Peas, Natural Flavor, Turkey Meal, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Potato Protein, Deboned Salmon, Chicken 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 Plantarumfermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Rosemary Extract.
Caloric ContentNew: 3537 kcal/kg, 385 kcal/cup
Original: 3,488 kcal/kg, 350 kcal/cup
New:
| Guaranteed Analysis | |
|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 30.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 12.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 3.5% max |
| Moisture | 11.0% max |
| DHA | 0.2% min |
Original:
| Guaranteed Analysis | |
|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 30.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 12.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 3.5% max |
| Moisture | 11.0% max |
| Omega-6 Fatty Acid | 3.0% min |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acid | 0.3.0% min |
New:
| Weight | 6 - 16 Weeks Old Daily Feeding (cup) | 16 - 52 Weeks Old Daily Feeding (cup) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 lbs | 3/4 | 1/2 |
| 6 lbs | 1 1/4 | 1 |
| 10 lbs | 1 3/4 | 1 1/2 |
| 15 lbs | 2 1/2 | 2 |
| 20 lbs | 3 | 2 1/3 |
| 30 lbs | 4 | 3 1/4 |
| 40 lbs | 5 | 4 |
| 50 lbs | 6 | 4 3/4 |
| 60 lbs | – | 5 1/2 |
| 70 lbs | – | 6 |
| 80 lbs | – | 6 3/4 |
| 90 lbs | – | 7 1/3 |
| 100 lbs | – | 8 |
Original:
| Weight | 6 - 16 Weeks Old Daily Feeding (cup) | 16 - 52 Weeks Old Daily Feeding (cup) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 lbs | 3/4 | 2/3 |
| 6 lbs | 1 1/3 | 1 |
| 10 lbs | 2 | 1 1/2 |
| 15 lbs | 2 2/3 | 2 1/4 |
| 20 lbs | 3 1/3 | 2 2/3 |
| 30 lbs | 4 1/2 | 3 1/2 |
| 40 lbs | 5 1/2 | 4 1/2 |
| 50 lbs | 6 1/2 | 5 1/4 |
| 60 lbs | – | 6 |
| 70 lbs | – | 6 3/4 |
| 80 lbs | – | 7 1/2 |
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
92% Recommend
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Great Choice
By Brody on May 2, 2020
My Brody has been on this food since he started eating puppy food (now 7 months). At first he would run to it at the sound of the bag opening. Now he kinda let it sit and nibble throughout the day. I mean it agrees with his bowel but I think he might be tired of the same flavor. So I’m thinking about keeping the Merrick Brand but maybe finding a different flavor!!!
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My Border collie puppy loves it!
By Jackie on Mar 20, 2020
We've used this food since we've brought our puppy home and she does excellant on it! No matter the chunks aren't consistent she doesn't mind and I dont care. Very quality food and worth the price. My girl has a shiny and beautiful coat! And seems to be thriving. Will be buying again!
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puppy love
By fallynava on Apr 29, 2020
I mix this with Lucy Pet Products Salmon, Pumpkin & Quinoa Formula Grain-Free Dog Food and my puppy loves it...she's growing like a dandelion!
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Our dog looks great!
By Hanna on Feb 15, 2020
We have a young GSP who’s SUPER picky with her food. We tried several brands before Merick that she just wouldn’t touch. She devours this stuff. I love that it has the freeze dried raw too. Her coat is twice as shiny since starting her on this food and she’s putting on lots of muscle instead of fat. She looks great!
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Only 1 piece of freeze dried meat
By Belle on Mar 13, 2020
So there was literally 1 piece of freeze dried meat in the bag 1 got. My puppy liked the kibble anyway so that was good. Just don’t like paying for something and not getting it.
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good product
By Allan on Mar 14, 2020
The product is without question, great. The shipping method needs looking into. Box was smashed, bag was tore open, and one of the can products was smasked
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puppy does not like it.
By Kasey on Jan 15, 2020
My pup isn’t much of a picky eater, but he does not like this very much, which is strange. My older dog loves it! And my cat tries to sneak a bite every now and then. It seems likes a good quality brand. Lots of chicken bits. Guess I’ll try a different recipe.
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food this time, is too small
By Jennie on Oct 22, 2019
I have been feeding this food to my Rottie pup for a year. this is the second time a bag came that had what looked like bottom of the barrel product. The freeze dried chicken is much smaller that it is supposed to be and the kibble is literally a fraction of what it is usually. The kibble is falling out of her mouth. Other that that My dog loves it. and she is very healthy because of it. I will be switching though because of it.
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Not enough dry raw chicken
By yanm on Nov 27, 2019
My Dogs loved the raw chicken pieces but there was very little of them. By the time we were halfway through through the bag there was no more dry raw chicken pieces. Good product but because of the price it should have more raw chicken
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My puppy loves it!!!
By BoxerBruno on Nov 7, 2019
I've been feeding my boxer puppy this for about 5 months now and he's been enjoying every plate of it. I highly recommend it.
