Merrick Lil' Plates Grain-Free Real Chicken & Sweet Potato Puppy Dry Dog Food
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Improve your small pal’s morale with Merrick Lil' Plates Grain Free Small Breed Dry Dog Food Puppy Real Chicken + Sweet Potato Recipe. This delicious dry food for small puppies features real deboned chicken as the very first ingredient and includes DHA to support healthy brain development. It’s formulated with prebiotics and probiotics for digestion and formed into a small kibble size with a crunchy texture to help reduce plaque and keep teeth clean. This grain and gluten-free dry puppy food is 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 small breed puppies build healthy muscles and maintain a high level of energy throughout the day.
Key Benefits- Grain-free dry food for small breed puppies.
- Features real deboned chicken as the very first ingredient.
- Developed with high levels of omega fatty acids, glucosamine and chondroitin.
- Formed into a small kibble size with a crunchy texture to help reduce plaque and keep teeth clean.
- Crafted in Hereford, TX and cooked in the USA.
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Item Number117750
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Weight12.0 pounds
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LifestagePuppy
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Breed SizeExtra Small & Toy Breeds, Small Breeds
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Food FormDry Food
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Special DietGrain-Free, No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Gluten Free, Sensitive Digestion
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Salmon Meal, Peas, Chicken Fat, Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, Chicory Root (Source Of Inulin), Sunflower Oil, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Organic Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Choline Chloride, Apples, Blueberries, Salmon Oil, 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, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Niacin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Mixed Tocopherols For Freshness, Dried Bacillus Coagulans Fermentation Product, Citric Acid For Freshness, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product. 2B26007
Caloric ContentME = 3,621 kcal/kg; 394 kcal/cup
| Guaranteed Analysis | |
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| Crude Protein | 28.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 15.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 4.5% max |
| Moisture | 11.0% max |
| Calcium | 1.2% min |
| Phosphorus | 1.0% min |
| DHA | 0.05% min |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 2.0% min |
| Omega-6 Fatty Acids | 0.3.0% min |
| Glucosamine | 500 mg/kg min |
| Chondroitin SulFate | 500 mg/kg min |
| Weight | 6 - 16 Weeks Old Daily Feeding (cup) | 16 - 52 Weeks Old Daily Feeding (cup) |
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| 3 lbs | 3/4 | 1/2 |
| 6 lbs | 1 1/3 | 1 |
| 10 lbs | 1 3/4 | 1 1/2 |
| 15 lbs | 2 1/2 | 2 |
| 20 lbs | 3 | 2 1/2 |
| 30 lbs | 4 | 3 1/3 |
| 40 lbs | 5 | 4 |
| 50 lbs | 5 3/4 | 4 3/4 |
| 60 lbs | – | 5 1/2 |
| 70 lbs | – | 6 |
Using the guide above, divide the total per day by the total number of times you feed your dog per day to determine the portion size for each meal. Keep a clean bowl of fresh water available at all times. Every dog is a little different, so optimal feeding amounts may vary with age, size and activity level. Please use the information as an initial recommendation only and adjust when needed. Dry and wet food in combination will help to increase the level of water in your dog's diet.
- If feeding with wet food, reduce dry amount by 1/2 cup for every 6 oz of wet food.
Mix Merrick's food with your current pet's food over the course of 5-7 days. Continuously increase the amount of the Merrick food while decreasing the amount in your dog or cat's current diet.
About Merrick Lil' Plates Dry Dog Food
Big Nutrition for Small Breeds
Your furry friend may be able to hide under the bed or nap comfortably in your lap, but there’s nothing little about your small dog’s dietary needs! Merrick Lil’ Plates caters to the big appetites of small breed pups with a delicious line of grain-free and grain-inclusive recipes that deliver big on high-quality nutrition.
Try the Merrick Difference
Merrick’s Lil’ Plates dry dog food recipes are made with real whole foods for superior nutrition and taste.
Quality Protein
The #1 ingredient in every Merrick Lil’ Plates recipe is always high-quality protein like real deboned meat, fish or poultry.
Digestive Support
Prebiotics and probiotic fiber help support nutrient absorption for optimal digestion.
Small Kibble Bites
Ideally sized for small breed dogs, to help clean teeth and reduce plaque.
See the Difference
Made with guaranteed levels of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids for skin and coat health and glucosamine and chondroitin for healthy joints.
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Overview |
Made with real whole foods and a healthy balance of protein, produce, and a blend of whole grains to support optimal digestion . |
Made with real whole foods to provide superior nutrition and great taste. |
Protein-rich, ancestral diets that provide the nutritional benefits of raw in a convenient, safe recipe. |
Made with real whole foods and real, hand stuffed meat and vegetables. |
Cleans teeth with every bite using the innovative double-brush design and soft texture to clean plaque and tartar from their teeth as your dog chews. |
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INGREDIENT FEATURES |
#1 Ingredient is always deboned meat, fish or poultry. |
#1 Ingredient is always deboned meat, fish, or poultry with high levels of protein for healthy energy. |
#1 Ingredient is always deboned meat, fish, or poultry with high levels of protein for healthy energy. |
#1 Ingredient is always deboned meat or poultry. |
Grain free, potato free and made with 14 or fewer all-natural ingredients for easy digestion. |
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Lifestages |
Available for various Lifestages |
Available for various Lifestages |
Available for various Lifestages |
For Adult dogs |
Available for all Lifestages |
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Forms Available |
Available in Dry Recipes |
Available in Dry and Wet Recipes |
Available in Dry, Wet, and Treats in Grain Free and Healthy Grain options. |
Available in Wet |
Available in four sizes, for dogs ranging from extra-small to large. |
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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Success!!!
By Lynn on Aug 16, 2021
My 5 month old Yorkie is not a "foodie" and had really slowed eating her original kibble. She dove right into this one and is gaining weight now as she should.
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Loves his Puppy Food
By Brutus on Jun 3, 2021
Buddy was only 3 months old and only about 3lbs, when we adopted him and the breeder was mixing with soft food, but he has been eating this plain with no problems. He loves to gobble this up from his bowl, he chomps on them until they are gone. These will help his growing bones & muscles.
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Puppy food
By Heidi on Jul 17, 2021
The pellets are a little hard for me I am a small 4lbsand I need it to be made softer so they wet it with hot water and then drain it much better
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Juliet approved
By helene1 on Jan 6, 2021
This is excellent food my fur baby Juliet loves it. She also likes the wet food fresh chicken and duck.
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Puppy Love
By BobT on Oct 27, 2020
My pup loves this food. I picked it for its ingredients so both I and pup are happy.
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My Puppy got tired of it after 2-3 weeks.
By Shell on May 19, 2020
I bought this a couple months ago. At first my dog loved it but as usual my puppy refused to eat it after 2-3 weeks. Though I realize my dog gets tired the same dog food very quickly, I noticed that he now dislikes the Merrick's dry-food more than the "American Journey" dry-food.....but not by much (he's tired of both brands). He absolutely loves "FreshPet Vital" dog good but it's so expensive.
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Good food, puppy loves
By Oreo on Jun 8, 2020
Bought this because the seller feeds these to the dogs, my puppy loves it and i had no problems with it.
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Damaged Box
By Emily on May 10, 2020
Box came open. Almost lost contents if postman wasn’t so nice! Very disappointed in how it was taped by Chewy!!
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shih-poo approved
By Candice on Jan 17, 2020
I was getting nervous with my pup not eating daily, she would eat every two days, or nibble it for days until she gets really hungry then she’ll eat. She was on the blue buffalo kibbles and also the canned. I decided to check the reviews on this and give it a try. She ate it all in one sitting. This would definitely be my go to food from now on.
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not up to my dogs standards
By PickyPuppy on Oct 25, 2019
I ordered this a couple weeks back, thinking it's the highest rated brand for small dog breeds so my dog should love it right .. wrong. Even after dressing it up in a cracked egg, food topping, she doesn't want anything to do with it. I thought my dog may have been sick, but no, she's just sick of this food lol!
