Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Dry Dog Food Real Lamb + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains, 12-lb bag

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  • Real deboned lamb is the first ingredient in this recipe, and it’s paired with a holistic blend of whole grains like oats for healthy digestion and drool-worthy flavor.
  • This premium kibble features high levels of glucosamine and chondroitin to provide hip and joint support in adult pups.
  • This wholesome lamb dog food includes omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids to nourish your furbaby’s healthy skin and coat.
  • Each serving features added vitamins and minerals to support your furry friend’s well-being.
  • Feel good knowing this kibble is made without potatoes, peas, lentils, artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.

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Learn More About Merrick From Our Team of Experts

Healthy Grains Dog Food Recipes

Treat your dog to a delicious meal with Merrick Healthy Grains recipes. Healthy Grains and Limited Ingredient Diet dry recipes help support overall health, and Healthy Grains wet food adds extra hydration to your dog’s diet.

Real Fish, Meat or Poultry is #1

Merrick’s delicious Healthy Grains recipes start with real deboned meat, fish, or poultry as the first ingredient followed by real grain and produce ingredients. The formulas provide complete and balanced nutrition for puppies, adults, and senior dogs.

A Variety of High-Quality Recipes

Merrick Healthy Grains dog food comes in a variety of protein choices, flavor options, and textures so you can find the perfect food for your dog. These recipes contain wholesome, high-quality ingredients and no artificial flavors or preservatives.

About Merrick Pet Care

Merrick was born over 30 years ago in Garth Merrick’s family kitchen in Hereford, TX. They craft their natural pet food recipes with real, recognizable ingredients, because it’s not just food in that bowl—it’s love. That’s why it has to be the best.

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Questions & Answers

20 Customer Questions


Are any of the ingredients in Merrick Dry dog food sourced from China ?

Answer by ChewyJul 05, 2018
Merrick crafts their recipes with the world's best ingredients from the best producers. Most of their ingredients come from the USA, however, in certain circumstances some ingredients may come from another country (like lamb from New Zealand) to ensure the highest quality possible. Each and every ingredient must meet Merrick’s own rigorous quality standards. Ingredients are tested upon arrival, samples are tested throughout production, and all pet food is tested before its released for sale.

Where is Merrick Classic Lamb and Ancient Grains manufactured?

Answer by ChewyJul 06, 2019
Merrick proudly produces it's recipes in their own Texas facility using the world’s best locally-sourced ingredients from farmers they know and trust.

Does this food have probiotics?

Answer by ChewyMay 11, 2019
This recipe contains probiotics.

What’s the difference In size with this and the little plates? These pieces are tiny!

Answer by ChewyApr 12, 2022
The All Breed kibbles sizes will be 1 centimeter in diameter and the Lil Plates & Small Breed recipes will be ½ centimeter in diameter.

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Digestibility

76% Positive

Ingredients

83% Positive

Nutritional Value

81% Positive

Palatability

83% Positive

236 Customer Reviews



Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Laura on Nov 25, 2025

This food was great til Merrick Changed it

I have been feeding Merrick Lamb & Rice to my two dogs for about six months. It is a high-quality formula with deboned lamb as the primary protein, and my dogs have

I have been feeding Merrick Lamb & Rice to my two dogs for about six months. It is a high-quality formula with deboned lamb as the primary protein, and my dogs have always enjoyed it. Their coats were shiny and their energy levels were excellent. However, after opening a new bag recently, both dogs developed intermittent diarrhea. My veterinarian ruled out parasites and infection, and once I stopped feeding that bag, their digestive issues began to resolve. Chewy confirmed that the formula had changed between my previous order and the current bag, which likely caused the problem. Overall, Merrick Lamb & Rice is a good food, but quality may vary between bags. If your dog has a sensitive stomach, monitor their reaction carefully and keep receipts in case you need to contact customer service or your veterinarian.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By BlueHoundie on Oct 21, 2025

Not as pictured

I needed a certain size for training purposes. (Teensy kibbles are too easy to drop). The photo is misleading as to kibble size and the food is greasier than it

I needed a certain size for training purposes. (Teensy kibbles are too easy to drop). The photo is misleading as to kibble size and the food is greasier than it looks in the picture...all in all, it'll be a massive pain to use these as training treats, and think it's okay to hold them accountable for this inaccuracy. Unfortunately I feed raw so cannot simply incorporate the kibble into their meals to get through it. Based on the ingredients, the quality is fine. All issues were avoidable and will be logistical.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By HT on Dec 18, 2025

Chewy all the way!

Our local pet supplier didn’t always have our dog’s food in stock. Really inconvenient! Plus, they no longer carried his favorite bone! Happy with Chewy.

Our local pet supplier didn’t always have our dog’s food in stock. Really inconvenient! Plus, they no longer carried his favorite bone! Happy with Chewy.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Travis on Dec 6, 2025

Shipping

There has been two orders within the last two month both with the bags opened and the food dried out.

There has been two orders within the last two month both with the bags opened and the food dried out.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By George on Nov 7, 2025

Bad food Purina bout rhem

Never buy it again. Too much fat. Had 4 dogs get the same symptoms. Diarrhea and jelly blood poop

Never buy it again. Too much fat. Had 4 dogs get the same symptoms. Diarrhea and jelly blood poop


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Cindy on Jan 14, 2026

Food

It was a great price for auto ship and quick!

It was a great price for auto ship and quick!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By VIckie on Sep 27, 2025

Great food

It is great food but neither of my dogs like it. I have it to a homeless lady for her dog

It is great food but neither of my dogs like it. I have it to a homeless lady for her dog


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Steve on Jul 2, 2025

Excellent Food!

This is a quality food from a quality company. One of my dogs will eat pretty much ANY dog food, but he unfortunately has a sensitive stomach. This food helps his

This is a quality food from a quality company. One of my dogs will eat pretty much ANY dog food, but he unfortunately has a sensitive stomach. This food helps his stool stay solid, which makes walks nicer for both of us.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Jimmy on Jan 14, 2026

The ingredients of the dog food

My dog really loves this product

My dog really loves this product


Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Heidi on Apr 5, 2025

What happened?

Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Dry Dog Food Real Lamb + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains has been our 5 dogs food for several years. It was one of the few that

Merrick Classic Healthy Grains Dry Dog Food Real Lamb + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains has been our 5 dogs food for several years. It was one of the few that checked all the boxes. Made in the USA, contained healthy grains, but did not contain chicken, corn, wheat or soy. It was an excellent food for all 5 of our dogs but especially for our dachshund with chicken sensitivity. That is not the case any longer. Merrick has changed the formula. The second ingredient is now chicken meal. This is a problem for dogs with allergies. It's my bad for not reading the ingredient label on every bag but I didn't expect a food that my dachshund's been eating for 6 years to suddenly contain chicken! Over the last several bags of kibble, we have also noticed a decline in the quality of food. It seems drier and crumbles easier than it did previously. Now, half the bag is kibble dust. We literally have to sift it through a sieve to get full pieces. It's inconvenient and wasteful. Very disappointing. We expected better from Merrick. We are switching to Red Barn whole grain land recipe now.