Kirkland Signature Range Super Premium Puppy Chicken, Rice and Vegetable
November 24, 2008
Filed under Dog Food Reviews, Kirkland
Kirkland Signature Range Super Premium Puppy Chicken, Rice and Vegetable Dog Food
Kirkland Signature Range Super Premium Puppy Chicken, Rice and Vegetable formula is manufactured by Diamond and sold at Costco’s around the United States.
Kirkland Signature Range Super Premium Puppy Chicken, Rice and Vegetable Dog Food Review
For the price it will be hard to find a brand of this quality. Usually dog food brands in the price range of Kirkland are overloaded with grains and fillers. The first thing we are going to do is take a look at the first five ingredients.
Kirkland Signature Range Super Premium Puppy Chicken, Rice and Vegetable First Five Ingredient:
- Chicken – Chicken is the first ingredient. Since this ingredient is not in the form of a meal it still has its water weight before hand, which if removed it would more than likely fall further down in the ingredients list. Water makes up approximately 80% of this ingredient.
- Chicken meal – Chicken meal is probably this formulas first ingredient. Since meat is a natural part of a dogs diet we are pleased to see this as the first ingredient.
- Whole grain brown rice – The premium dog food brands will exclude all grains from their ingredients. Does having grains make this food horrible? Not necessarily. Whole grain brown rice is a decent quality of grain so it doesn’t lower the quality of the food that much.
- Cracked pearl barley -Also a decent quality grain.
- Egg Product -Egg as a whole is a decent ingredient.
Beet pulp is also found as an ingredient and has been linked to allergies in dogs. It comes in the form of a by product.
Kirkland Signature Range Super Premium Puppy Chicken, Rice and Vegetable Full Ingredients List:
Chicken,chicken meal,whole grain brown rice, cracked pearled barley, egg product, beet pulp, chicken fat(preserved with mixed tocopherols and Vitamin E), potatoes,fish meal, flaxseed,natural flavors, brewers dried yeast, millet, potassium chloride, salt, choline, carrots, peas, kelp, apples, dried skim milk, cranberry powder,salmon oil (a source of DHA), rosemary extract, parsley flake, dried chicory root, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
Kirkland Signature Range Super Premium Puppy Chicken, Rice and Vegetable Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein…………..28.0% minimum
Crude Fat …………..17.0% minimum
Crude Fiber………….. 3.0% minimum
Moisture………….. 10.0% minimum
Calcium…………..1.2% minimum
Phosphorus …………..1.0%minimum
Zinc………….. 225mg/kg minimum
Selenium …………..0.4 mg/kg minimum
Vitamin E …………..250 IU/kg minimum
Omega-6 Fatty Acids………….. 3.0% minimum*
Omega-3 Fatty Acids …………..0.5% minimum*
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) …………..0.05% minimum*
*Not recognized as an essentioal nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient profile.
Still a decent product for a great price. However, you definitely need to avoid it if your puppy has allergies to grain, beet pulp, or brewers yeast.
I’ve always look for puppy dog food whenever I shop at Costco and until I was talking to a friend and he told us Costco carries their own brand of adult and puppy food. He said he haven’t seen it at the store. One day my boyfriend and I went shopping, and there it was, Kirkland Puppy food. We read through the package and we decided to try it and our puppies loved it. We’ve been purchasing the expensive brand such as Natural Balance which costs around $45 for 38lbs bag. I can buy almost 3 bags of the puppy food for the same price now and my puppies are getting the best too. When it’s time to change to adult food, we will also buy the Kirkland Adult dog food too. The ingredents are great if not better than other brands.
I’ve been feeding Kirklands for sometimes now.I went to feeding Diamond Natural Chicken from the local feed store,just trying to save on traveling the town over to the costco.But he keeps uping he’s prices so i ran an picked up Kirklands feed worth the drive,plus the ingredients are better in the kirkland brand than diamonds even though there made by diamond.
We recently switched both our puppies over to Kirkland Puppy Food. We were at Costco looking for our normal brand of Purina Puppy, but were not able to find it and decided to try the Kirkland brand. We gradually mixed the two until the old bag was gone. They absolutely love it and have not had any issues at all. My little puppy is even eating more often now. The price is a great bonus too! I know a lot of manufacturing companies package the same product in premium and generic packages. I would highly reccomend this product to anyone!!
I’ve been feeding my Golden Retriever puppy kirkland signature chicken for about 8 months. He loves it, his coat is beautiful and his development has been outstanding. In about a month I will start feeding him the adult food from Kirkland.
I also have a Boston Terrier who used to eat Pedigree and I switched him to Kirkland Adult Small Bites Chicken. Before Pedigree he used Science Diet. Because of price, I had to start feeding him Pedigree – he got fat, really fat and his coat got very bad. When I switched him to Kirkland he lost weight and his coat is really beautiful.
I swear by Kirkland, good price, good quality, excellent results. I’ve spoken to many of my friends about the food and they have switched and are very happy. So are the dogs.
switching to Kirkland from Purina (other than Pro Plan)- STEP UP. Switching from Natural Balance- STEP DOWN. Even though I have problems with both natural balance and purina not relating to the food directly, I would rather pay for a high quality, natural food, than to cheap out on my pets. I work at a pet store and hear the phrase “My pets eat better than I do” and when youre feeding crap meats and by products, they really aren’t.
Beet pulp is often used in vegetarian dog foods and is used in some hypoallegenic chows. Also, it can help with digestion, as some breeds (large) are prone to such issues (i.e. German Shepherds).
Just a quick FYI for those afraid of the beet pulp. Spoke to the vet on staff at Eagle Pack and was informed that beet pulp was found to be a good natural Pro-Biotic. For those who don’t know what a Pro-Biotic is I will explain it this way. It is what you get from eating yogurt. It actually helps to put the good bacteria in their digestive tract especially after anti-biotics. Which anti-biotics are non-selective and kills both good and bad bacteria in the intestines, so it is important to feed Pro-Biotics for good digestive health.
Remember this quote from a doctor who I can’t remember now, but
“Life Begins and Ends in The Colon.”
My thoughts are this on feeding a food with better ingredients, “Would you rather put your money in your puppy/dogs tummy or in your vets pocket?”
I don’t know what I think about this dog food… I’ve had my two pups on it for almost a month and their poop still seems by mushy and smelly. Also, my dogs used to poop three times a day. Now, they poop five to six times a day. My one dogs coat has become dry when it used to be shiny. Now, what did I used to have them on? Beneful puppy, which is supposed to be awful for your dog. However on that they had a shiny coat, normal amounts of poop, and seemed to be happy and most importantly healthy. I’m beginning to think that all this “all-natural, no grain” stuff is just another way to get consumers to spend more money… playing on the guilt of wanting the best for your dog(s).
Im real picky about my dog food when it comes down to my shar peis. Will kirkland dog food be good for my dogs due to skin problems. I need dog food with no soy, corn and glutens. I need feed back for kirkland dog food please.
I have been feeding Kirkland’s Chicken based adult food to my kennel for over a year and love it. However I have tried the puppy formula twice now and the pups won’t eat it. You can even mix yummy stuff into it and they will turn away. Greyhounds are very hearty eaters and generally not in the least bit picky so I can’t imagine what is turning them off from it. I would love it if they could get used to it but greyhound puppies have such fast metabolisims that I don’t dare let them go even a day without eating a full meal as it takes too long to put the weight back on.
I’ve been using Kirkland lamb and rice for my golden retriever for years. I have a cousin that works for a dog food distributor and told me that it was excellent food, often better than any of the brands he distributes. Well, my dog passed away this week and we now have a new golden puppy. The breeder I got her from has been breeding dogs for 25 years and she asked me what I was feeding my dog. I told her the Costco brand. She said, “Good! That’s what we feed all our dogs.” And she sent a bag of Kirkland puppy food home with us. She loves it.
I don’t live anywhere near a Costo store but I’d really like to buy this dog food. Is there anywhere I can buy it online because it isn’t listed on the Costco site?
I’m picking up our new Vizsla puppy on Friday, and called a long-time, trusted vet friend in Dallas, TX to ask what kind of food was best. She recommended Diamond Naturals (and she doesn’t sell it, so has no conflict of interest). Guess what? The Kirkland dog food is made by Diamond and rebranded for Costco. Kirkland is also the food recommended by the breeder. I’m sold!
My Boxer pup was being fed Pedigree by the breeder. I wanted something better and tried Eukanuba based on the recommendation from the pet store. I was mixing the Pedigree with the Eukanuba with no luck. My dog was not eating enough. I would have to hand feed it to her in order for her to eat. I did my research and found that the Kirkland puppy food was rated pretty high. The price happened to be a bonus since I was not shopping by price. I purchased a 20lb bag for $11.99 Sure there are better dog foods out there but this one is very good. My dog loves the food and she has a soft coat and no loose stools. All dogs are different and react differently to some ingredients in foods. I would recommend this food to anyone.