Merrick dog food
Merrick Dog Food
Merrick Dog Food ranks pretty high on the Dog Food Quality Scale. It comes in many different brands so its easy to mix it up a little bit. The dogs like this food, its tasty, easily digestible. Now this dog food is going to run you a pretty penny. We do like this food, but we feel you can get the same, if not better dog food for cheaper. Merrick dry dog food comes in three different sizes: 5lb’s,15lbs, and 30lb’s.
Merrick Dog Food Reviews
Merrick dog food formulas:
- Merrick Grammys Pot Pie dog food
- Merrick Wilderness dog food
- Merrick Puppy Plate dog food
- Merrick Senior Medley dog food
- Merrick Turduken dog food
- Merrick Campfire trout dog food
- Merrick Cowboy Cook Out dog food
Merrick Dog Food Consumer Rating
| Title | Votes | Rating | Review |
| Merrick Grammys Pot Pie dog food | 40 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Merrick Puppy Plate dog food | 46 | 7.2 | -1.0 |
| Merrick Senior Medley dog food | 17 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| Merrick Turduken dog food | 31 | 7.5 | -1.0 |
| Merrick dog food | 3 | 7.7 | -1.0 |
| Merrick wilderness blend dog food | 24 | 6.9 | -1.0 |
Great job on rating the foods out there we carry some of the foods you recommend. But I would have to slightly disagree with this food ranking high in the quality.
Some Reasons:
1. A meat in meal form is the 4th ingredient and with Buffalo as a whole meat ingredient (not meal) it would fall below the grains after it is cooked and water evaporates, making Oatmeal and Barley the major ingredients in this food. I’m not 100% sure but Chicken for example is about 80% water in it’s whole form and ingredients are listed as weight prior to being cooked.
2. Oatmeal contains gluten so dogs allergic to gluten would have an issue with this food.
Good job though and please correct me if I am wrong.
Dave
Thanks for your comments David. Correct me if I am wrong but any meat that IS in a Meal form has most of the water “cooked” out. Meat that is not in meal form is %80 water. With that being said the first ingredients is Buffalo and has a water content of about 80% as you stated.
IF you do feed your dogs with grains. Rice, Barley and Oatmeal are prefered but like David David says if your dogs in allergic to Gluten then you would want to aviod this food. There are a lot of grain free foods out there to chose from.
hi………i just tried your product for my diabetic dog. i feel that the products are wonderful and after watching him devour it, it must taste pretty good. he is extremely finicy.
to your knowledge, is this product ok for diabetics”?
I have very picky shitzu, she doesn’t like to eat the same food. I even cooked for her bud after couple of meals no more. Then someone recomended Merrick dog food and I bought a can of Grammys pot pie to try. I mixed it up with some of her dry dog food and she absolutly loved it. Just a tablespoon of can food with dry. Now she loves to eat and I am happy to watch her enjoy it.
Since switching from other brands to Merrick, the reddish tear stains around the eyes of my 1 year old Shih-Tzu/Maltese mix are totally gone. I recommend it to anyone whose dog has a similar problem, usually caused by additives in the food. I use the dry mixed with a little bit of the canned and she loves it!
I was really looking forward to switching my dog to Merrick. Unfortunately she has not tolerated the Wilderness Blend dry food as I had hoped. It was not a case of not transitioning her properly… she just has not adjusted to the food and has had very loose stools w/ occasional diarrhea for the past 2 weeks and also seems somewhat lethargic. I am trying a grain-free product from another brand and hoping things go better. I was impressed by the ingredient list and with Merrick’s reputation for quality, but it just hasn’t worked for us.
I started feeding my 3 toy poodles Merrick wet and dry dog food a few months ago, and last week their groomer told me she noticed that their coats are softer and shinier, and much easier to detangle when shampooing them. She asked if I changed their diet and when I told her I switched to Merrick, she commented on what a great dog food it was and that she was sure that is what caused the improvement in my 3 dogs coats. They used to be finicky eaters, but now with Merrick they clean their bowls.
I rescued an emmaciated mutt from my local animal control and started him on merrick just like my other 2 dogs. He’s gained almost 6 pounds already and he loves the food. Their new line called Before Grain (B.G.) solved the problems with my other dog’s allergies. I work at a pet store that sells merrick and I recommend it almost everyday =].
I started my two dogs, one a chow-rottweiler mix (1 year old) and the other a chocolate lab (10 weeks old), on Merrick about 4 weeks ago and they love it. I’ve tried several other high quality brands and this is proving to be the best by far. My chow-rottie is a finicky eater, after a day two of a food she will refuse to eat, but with Merrick (I mix a couple tablespoons of the wet with the dry) and she licks her bowl clean. My lab eats everything with enthusiasm, but on Merrick I’ve noticed his stools are firm and compact and not runny like when I had him certain other foods. I use the puppy plate and wildness blend and they both are doing wonderfully on them. It’s a little pricey, but only a little more than what I was already paying for thier other food, so no biggy and well worth it.
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could comment on my concerns about Merrick having the best ingredients for a well balanced dog foog? I have served my Chi Grannys Pot Pie among other flavors of Merick since he was born. I recently discovered many companies, including those who say they are natural and organic, use dead cats and dogs mixed into their food. I was horrified to learn this and to know their ID tags, collars and the chemical used to kill the animal when putting it to sleep was part of the mix. How can we be sure Merrick is what it says? Is there any other dog food that is surely the best to avoid hurting my dog from horrible chemicals etc.
Our dog Sophia, a Cane Corso can’t get enough of your dog food. When she returned to Boston from Florida due to an illness in the family she was brought back to life with your wonderful dog food. Being reunited with her mistress and her master was wonderful of course but seeing her eat all her food without the usual “Oh my God, these people expect me to eat this junk”! was incredible. She will never again eat the usual junk. She’s so happy with the product and of course that makes us happy. Her master is ill with cancer. He had a can of your beef next to the can of beef stew he was about to prepar for a late lunch and he ate her food whilst she ate his. Neither knew the difference until later in the day. What better commentary is there? I might just buy a can of “Chunk of Beef” for myself one day and give it a try. What Sophie likes, we like. Thanks so much. Sincerely, Ursula from Boston
I was feeding this food to my Standard Poodle until they changed the formula. I guess they got too many complaints about the dehydrated fruits and veggies! At any rate the new formula made him flatulant and burpy. So I took him off from it and put him on another “quality” dog food. The old formula was great and he liked it. The new formula leaves a lot to be desired.
Will you be reviewing the Campfire Trout Feast? We have switched our Jack Russel to this food when we were having to supplement his other food with Omega Fatty Acids because he was shedding a lot and hit coat was dull. It seems to be working, his coat is thicker and shiny. The cost of supplements plus cheaper dog food is the same if not more than the Merrick brand. I am open to suggestions however. We had him on a lamb-based formula distributed by PetSmart called Authority.
what about beef n more, a merrick brand sold only at sams club
can you review that?
My Pembroke Welsh Corgi loved Merrick food until it changed and eliminated the dehydrated peas, carrots and other veggies. She now refuses to eat any Merrick product with the “elements” now in the food. I will not be buyiung anymore unless they decide to put the dehydrated veggies back in again.
I am having a problem with the product at my local pets supermarket. The bags I have purchased lately no longer have a vacume seal. I dont know where the damage is being done. I have four large dogs and go through food fairly fast but if its stale they dont like it. It is not just the great ingredients that lead me to buy this brand. I really like the zipper in the bag that maintains freshness. I am hoping this forum will help me get the problem corrected. I really dont want to go through the hassel of changing their food again, but I will. For all the cost of the food I really must insist that it is fresh. Even with the new formula my dogs still like their wildrness blend.
For my Welsh Springer, I’ve had a hard time finding a good food that will keep his colitis from flaring up and I could not keep weight on him. He’s been on Merrick cans for 4 years now and he shows no signs of colitis, the runs have finally stopped. He’s put on the most weight in he 12 yrs, finally matching the breed standard. He looks great and his coat is shinny and soft. I would definitely recommend this food above all else.
I feed my poodle solid gold and his coat is amazingly dark and rich. Im sure its mostly genetics but I like to think spending an extra buck on his food is paying off. I am positive it will help his health years down the road though.
made the switch; recently i made the switch to merrick for my 2 year old beautiful cocker spaniel..i choose the pot pie dry food and bought several cans to make it more iteresting…she also gets roasted chicken and vegatables added in a few times aweek as well….so far she seems to love it…people call her a calendar girl all the time she could be your new spokes model………
I have an english bulldog “pablo”.and pablo was a very fussy eater.We tried so many kinds of natural and rich food but nothing seemed to invite him to eat and was loosing lots of weight.he also has a skin condition that leads him to loose lots of hair.This condition is permanent for the rest of his life.so we would have to give him meds every month.which is not good for his immune system.We decided to see if we could go with other options.But since we tried merrick food “cowboy cookout” dry food,he eats like a pig,hair has started to grow back.almost no more hairless red spots and a few pounds on my baby!
couldn’t be more happier with that food!
we have two beagles that have been on merrick since we got them from shelters. they are healthy, their coats are shiny and they LOVE merrick. we give them dry with a teaspoon of canned twice a day and they are the picture of health. yes, it costs a good bit, but the rewards are worth it. it is made in texas and
not overseas, somewhere. try it, see what you think.
My dog loves Merrick dog food but it does give them awful gas, but when it come to nutritious food I will live with the gas.
HELLO ALL MY FELLOW MERRIVK USERS
/,,,,,, OOH WAIT IMMEDIATELY SHES HAD TONS MORE ENERGY TOO I HAD HER ON SALMON CUZ IT WAS THE ONLY THING SHE DIDNT PUKE OR HAD DIA WITH IT STOPPED HER SHEDDING AND HER COAT WAS GLISTENING BUT SHE WAS CONSTANTLY EVERY FEW MINS WAS SCRATCHING BITING HER SKIN ESP FEET CHEWING HER SKIN AND HER SKIN WAS VERY PINK (NOT SUPPOSE TO BE PINK SUPPOSE TO BE REG WHITE–ISH) PINK BELLYS MEAN ALLERGY) WELL NOW HER BELLY IS WHITE HOWEVER HER COAT ISNT SHINY ANYMORE AND SHES SHEDDING AGAIN 
( SO IM BETWIX AND BETWEEN DO U GIVE HER FOOD SHE DOESNT GOBBLES DOWN AND HAVE A GORGEOUS COAT AND SKIN BUT ITCH HER LIFE AWAY) OR VICE VERSER UUUGHHH LOL WHY I FEEL IM GOING NUTS…WELL I AM FEEDING HER A VERY GOOD DRY FOOD WITH THE WET MERRICK WHICH PROMISES GOREOUS SKIN AND DOESNT HAVE ALL THE YAK IN IT SOY CORN WHEAT MEAT BY PRODUCTS(YUK GROSS CANT BELIEVE PEOPLE GIVE THEIR DOGGIES MEAT BY PRODUCTS) 
*( SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GET HER COAT AND SKIN BACK LOOKING GREAT! YES I SAID I WAS GOING AND YAPPED AGAIN DO U FEEL SORRY FOR MY FAMILY LOL ME TOO!!
;o)
WELL YOU CANT GO BY ME AT ALL I WILL PUT IN A REAL REVIEW NEXT WEEK. BUT I WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW YOUR REVIEWS HAVE MADE A LITTLE AFRAID TO START TRYING MERRICK. 1 REASON SOME SOUNDED UNHAPPY BUT GAVE 4 STARS?? THEN OTHERS WHO RAVED ABOUT IT GAVE 2-3 STARS? I WAS SO CONFUSED ALSO BECAUSE…..THEY ARE A FAMILY COMPANYI THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE EVANGERS FOOD (FAMILY OWNED) AND THEY LOST THEIR LICENCE TO SELL OUT OF STATE BECAUSE OF SAFETY PROBLEMS)
BUT IT WAS SOOOO HARD TO RESIST THE GREAT SAYINGS THEY HAVE WITH HIS FOOD LOVE ALL THE NAMES THEY GIVE THE FOOD GIVES YA A WARM COZY FEELING…BUT….AFTER TRYING LITERALLY OVER 20 DIFF BRANDS BECAUSE MY LITTLE BEAGLE GIRL HAS ALLERGIES IVE ;
LITTERALLY FELT LIKE I WAS GOING NUTS!! FEELING LIKE CRYING MANY TIMES! I WOULD GET ALL HAPPY SHE’D BE LOVING A FOOD…TO ONLY 4 DAYS LATER NEVER WANTING IT AGAIN! OR BUY SOMETHING AND DIDNT WANT FROM THE START AND YOU’D TRY EVERYTHING TO NO AVAIL..THEN TO SCOUR THE NET “AGAIN” READING EVERY INGRDIANT (ITS AMAZING THE JUNK IN SOME FOODS!) OR I’D FIND ONE READ ABOUT IT SOUNDS GREAT THEN THE DANG MANUFACTURERS HAD TO RUIN BY PUTTING CHICKEN IN EVERYTHINB!!!! MOST DOGS R ALLERGIC TO CHICKEN SO A LOT I NEVER COULD HAVE BECAUSE OF THAT. I LOVE THE FOODS THAT HAVE ONLY “ONE” PROTEIN CUZ LIKE EVEN WITH MERRICK IM LOOKING FOR LAMB AND BUFFALO BUT EVERYONE BUT 2 HAD TO ADD OTHER PROTEINS WITH THEM LAMB OR BUFFALO SO NOW I COULDNT BUY!! WELL I COULD GO ON FOREVER WITH ALLLL THE PROBS I HAD. THEN IN MY LOCA; PET STORE MY MERRICK CAUGHT MY EYE BECAUSE IT WAS SO DIFF LIKED THE CHUNKS…GRAVY ETC ALL THE OTHER FOODS ARE MUSH BUT………..PICS OF IT SHOWED ALL FRESH VEGGIES! JUST LOOKED SO YUMMY LOL SO BOUGHT! (THE NEW ZEALAND LAMB) BOY WAS I SURPRISED WHENI OPENED THE CAN!!!!! IT DEF HAD CHUNKS AND GRAVY BUT………..NO VEGGIES!!! IT DID “NOT” LOOK AT ALL LIKE THE PICS ON THE CAN! THAT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING! I GUESS IT “USED” TO HAVE DRIED VEGGIES IN IT BUT CHANGED THE FORMULA TO MASHING THE VEGGIES RIGHT INTO THE CHUNKS OF LAMB???!!! REMINDED ME OF THE PREMADE MEATBALLS IN THE GROCERY STORE THAT LOOKED FAKE!! I WAS SOOOOO UPSET…….HOWEVER……SINCE I ALREADY BOUGHT IT FOR $2.10 AND ALREADY OPENED IT I FIGURED MIGHT AS WELL GIVE TO HER (WITH ANOTHER BRAND HARD FOOD MIXED WITH THE GRAVY, BECAUSE…… GRRR…. ANOTHER THING I DIDNT LIKE…..THEY DONT HAVE MANY DIFF DRY FOOD TO PICK FROM THERES LIKE 3 CHICKEN ONES UMMM ALLERGY RIDDEN AND THEY DIDNT HAVE “ONE” WITH LAMB IN IT UNLESS U BOUGHT THE ONE WITH SALMON AND VENISON IN IT TOO!! 3 PROTEINS 2 OF WHICH SHES ALLERGIC TO… AS MANY MANY MANY OTHER DOGGIES R TOO. WHY A BAD IDEA TO USE MORE THEN 1 PROTEIN IN A FOOD! IM PICKEY I LIKE WHEN U CAN BUY MATCHING DOG FOOD DRY AND WET TOGETHER. THAT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS UR DOG EATS BEEF IT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD A MATCHING DRY WITH WET….. WELL ANYWAAYS ENOUGH OF MY PICKYNESS LOL. BUT ALLLLL THIS ASIDE OF EVERYTHING I COMPLAINED ABOUT IN THIS NOVEL OF A REVIEW LOL……I DECIDED TO GIVE TO MY BEAGLE SOPHIE WHO WOULD GO DAYS W/O EATING CUZ SHE HATED EVERYTHING (EXCEPT TREATS) OR SHE SUFFERED FROM ALLERGY TO IT…..I POURED THE CAN OUT AND THE CHUNKS ARE BIG (WELL FOR HER BECAUSE WHEN SHE DOES EAT SHE DOESNT TAKE TIME TO CHEW HER FOOD JUST SWALLOWS IT WHOLE ALMOST) SO I PUT ON A PAPERPLATE TO CUT THEM IN HALF….SHE WAS STANDING BY ME WATCHING WHAT I WAS DOING….SHE ALWAYS GOT EXCITED FOOD WAS COMING TILL I PUT IT DOWN IN FRONT OF HER LOL…..WELL ACCIDENTLY WHILE CUTTING THE CHUNKS IN HALF I DROPPED ONE WHOLE ONE.WELL…..!!!!!!!!! SHE GOBBLED IT DOWN AND AND HER TAIL WAS WAGGING SO FAST IT WAS LIKE A WIND STORM HAHA AND SNIFFING FRANTICALLY UP BY WHERE I WAS CUTTING SO I HANDED HER ANOTHER CHUNK AND LIKE I SAID SHES SO EXCITED HARDLY CHEWED IT SO I FINISHED CUTTING THEM UP AND PUT DOWN THE BOWL….OMG IN LESS THEN A MINUTE IM NOT KIDDING THE FOOD WAS G O N E !!! SOOOOO I PUT ALL MY DISAPPOINTMENTS ABOUT MERRICK OUT THE WINDOW THIS IS WHAT SHES GETTING NOW LOL NOW SHE LOOKS FWD TO EVERYTIME TO EAT SHE HASNT DONE THAT SINCE 6 MOS OLD! (SHES JUST A YEAR)..I KNOW I COULDNT HAVE MADE THIS LOOOOONG REVIEW MUCH SHHHHHORTER LOL BUT HEY I HOPE I HOPE JUST ONE PERSON IN THEIR DECISION TO EITHER GO THROUGH IT OR NOT! I JUST PRAY I CAN COME BACK HERE IN A WEEK AND SAYS SHES STILL ON IT…NOT ALLERGIC TO IT OR JUST STARTS SNOBBING IT!! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE GUYS I KNOW I LOOOVE READING LONG REVIEWS INSTEAD OF ONES THAT JUST WRITE ONE LINE!
P.S. FOR THE REVIEWER WHO WORRIED IF MERRICK HAS THAT GROSS STUFF IN IT—DEAD CAT AND DOGS NAME TAGS AND FEET FEATHERS BEAKS ETC ETC…NO MERRICK IS NOT ONE OF THOSE FOODS WHEN YOU READ A LABEL THAT SAYS MEAT-BY-PRODUCTS THAT HAS ALL THE STUFF I JUST LISTED AND THEN SOME AND MERRICK DEF DOESNT SAY MEAT BY PRODUCTS. GOOGLE MEAT BY PRODUCTS HAVE A VOMIT BAG NEXT TO U THOUGH!!
OK GUYS CHECK BACK NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF MY SOPHIE TOLERATED MERRICKS FOOD IM HOPEFUL!!!
AND MERRICK….PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING BACK THE WHOLE VEGGGIES INSTEAD OF MASHING THEM IN THE FOOD!!! YOULL GET BACK YOUR OLD CUTOMERS AND GAIN MORE TOO! THANKS HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!
all my dogs and cat love merrick! they have so many good choices and variety that they really need, i couldn’t imagine eating the same thing every day and merrick makes it easy to mix it up. their food is very high quality as well.
I live very near the Merrick plant and happen to know a man who takes care of the dogs who test it. When the company tries a new food, they feed it to some dogs (who live in a beautiful setting that is open to the public), and then analyze the waste.
If you are ever in Hereford, Texas you should go by the Merrick plant and see for yourself and then you wouldn’t be worried about the by-products.
CINDY.. YOU DIDNT MENTION IF YOU FEED MERRICK TO YOUR PETS?? YES IT DOESNT SAY MEAT BY PRODUCTS ON THE CAN SO I KNEW THEY DONT SERVE THAT JUNK. HOWEVER THEY DO HAVE AN INGREDIANT THAT NO OTHER DOG FOOD DOES AND ITS NOTA GOOD INGREDIANT AT ALL. I DONT KNOW HOW TO SPELL IT BUT ITS NEAR THE BOTTOM AND STARTS OFF ETH.,.TONS OF OTHER DOG FOODS ALL SAY AND…WE DONT USE ETH!! I THINK ITS BLOOD USED TO PERSERVE THE FOOD!! EEEKKKK!
I have been using the MERRICK PUPPY PLATE for two months now for our female beagle pup.
This is a really great food. She has a lot of energy, soft, shiny coat and well formed stools. I also do not have to feed a lot, so for the price it does last longer than the conventional foods.
I am very happy with this product!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DAWN, TURN OFF THE CAPS AND I MIGHT READ YOUR POSTS……………..
I feed my Jack Rat Merrick Dog Food, but read about the review on Merrick which says “We do like this food, but we feel you can get the same, if not better dog food for cheaper”.
Question: What better dog food for cheaper are you’re referring to?
Gracie, our cookapoo, seems to love Merrick’s; however, I was disappointed to hear there was a recall on their treat products for possible salmanella contamination. I feel this if not tolerable for a high-quality product. Am I misinformed?
Marianne B. Latch, where did you hear that? And do you have a link?
Here is a link to their web site
http://www.merrickpetcare.com/about_us/news_article.php?tid=214
Here are some more links and Ol Roy is the only company being sued over bad food.
http://www.google.com/search?q=merrick+dog+food+recalls&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=&rlz=1I7ADRA_en
I hope I’m not writing this too soon but…..my 13 y/o retriever mix recently had surgery to remove a couple of tumors. Since then he has become very, very picky about his food – to the point of not eating for days if it’s not something he likes. I’ve been through Blue Buffalo, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul, Wellness, Nutro, Verus and Earthborn. He’d eat a little and be done with it. We’re on the third day of Grammy’s Pot Pie (dry & wet mixed) and he just loves it. No gas, good stool formation, energy levels good and no problems with the switchover. He has even stopped doing this weird habit he formed of taking things out of trashcans and putting them around the yard (he was NEVER a dog who went into trashcans). So far Merrick’s is the one for our house but like people dogs are very individual – what works for one will not work for all.
I just started my dog & cats on merrick’s Before Grain dry foods & they love it!!I was impressed with their ingriedent list and the fact that it is a totally grain free food just as nature intended for carnivores.
TO DAWN:Don’t be afraid of big words that you can’t pronounce or spell.The ingredient you are so freaked out about Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide Cobalt Methionine has been incorporated into animal feed and drug products for many years for both nutritional and therapeutic purposes it is simply a lot of big words that actually mean organic iodine.(salt).If you see any other words that you don”t know the meaning of just do a web search on them before jumping to the conclusion that they are bad ingredients.Definitely not BLOOD!!! lol
When buying this product You will have to go to your local pet store as they do not distribute to the big chain pet stores ie petsmart or petco .
You can also order directly off merricks website with free shipping… I haven’t done it, so I don’t know how long it would take though.
Yes you can order from their website and others,they say the shipping is free but I think the price is just higher to compensate because it’s usually somewhere between 50-60 for the 25 pound bag of Before Grain on the websites,but I can get it at my local pet store for 37 dollars and some change.I guess ordering on line is a good option if you can’t get it in your area though.
We rescued a very trouble mix breed spaniel, lab, collie and who knows what. She was gettting Science Diet for the first couple of months and while we thought she was going to be a mid-sized dog and the size of a cocker, we were quite wrong. WE ADDED A BEAST to our family! (More to Love!) Needless to say we wanted to try a different brand that wasn’t s ‘paid sponsor’ to our quack of a vet. We picked up Taste of the Wild Wetlands Canine formula with Roasted Fowl
(I noticed many posts for canned and we dont mix except when our dog suffered an attack by two other dogs and pills needed to be mixed in for the antibiotics) 20/80% ratio with dry being the 80%, Otherwise it 100% dry with a bit of water mixed in and she goobles it down.
Here are the ingredients as posted on the bag and website:(for those wanting the vegies, but cannot get in the canned variety your in luck)
(I noticed many posts for canned and we dont mix except when our dog suffered an attack by two other dogs and pills needed to be mixed in for the antibiotics) 20/80% ratio with dry being the 80%
*No Grain – Natural grain-free formula with vitamins and minerals offers your pet nutrition for health and vitality.
*All Life-Stages Nutrition – Formulated to meet the nutritional needs of your pet throughout all stages of life, from puppy or kitten to senior years.
*Roasted Quail, Roasted Duck & Smoked Turkey – Found in our Wetlands Canine Formula. Lean protein, roasted and smoked for great flavor. These ingredients offer highly digestible protein to help your dog maintain the sleek condition of good health.
*Roasted Bison & Venison – Found in our High Prairie Canine Formula. Lean meat, roasted for great flavor. These ingredients offer highly digestible protein to help your dog maintain the sleek condition of good health.
*Roasted Venison & Smoked Salmon – Found in our Rocky Mountain Feline Formula. Lean meat, roasted for great flavor. These ingredients offer highly digestible protein to help your cat maintain the sleek condition of good health.
*Smoked & Fresh Salmon – Found in our Pacific Stream Canine Formula. Rich in omega fatty acids, these ingredients offer highly digestible protein to help your dog maintain the sleek condition of good health.
*Protein Blend For Optimal Amino Acid Profile – Amino acids are the building blocks for a healthy body. Multiple protein sources ensure that adequate building blocks are available to meet your pet’s needs. Ocean fish meal provides the added benefit of marine source omega-3 fatty acids, important for a healthy immune system, healthy skin and a shiny coat.
*Digestive Support System – Dried chicory root is a natural fiber that helps support a healthy digestive system. Fermentation products and extracts also contribute to healthy digestion and overall good health.
*Antioxidants – Antioxidants protect your pet’s body from damaging free radicals. Fruits and vegetables provide natural antioxidants and guaranteed levels of zinc, vitamin E and selenium help support optimal cellular health.Omega Fatty Acid Blend – Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids work to together to help maintain healthy skin and a shiny coat as well as overall good health.
*Sweet Potatoes – A power packed vegetable! Rich in dietary fiber, vitamins A and C, iron, calcium and beta carotene, this is one ideal complex carbohydrate source that provides all day energy.Blueberries & Raspberries – Berries are packed with powerful antioxidants to help keep the body healthy as the days go by.
*Tomatoes & Tomato Pomace – Natural sources of antioxidants and vegetable fiber to help support overall good health.
*Chelated Minerals – During the digestion process, minerals are attached to proteins for absorption from the digestive tract. We include proteinates in our recipe to help promote easy absorption for optimal mineral nutrition.
So if you took the time to read this far I unquestionable feed this product to my Moochie and she eats and is very active and gets regular excerise by my wife and I and also through a day care program that teaches her good manners via the pack method and diligent training by us (not the easiest; leashed inside the house via gentle leader or your standard collar leash is a real drag for awhile but it really paid off) At six months and praise training she will except this dry dog kibble even as treats! Needless to say, Worth every penny and she is more regular than myself in the bowel department
Hoped this helped. TRIED NOT TO KEEP IN ALL CAPS SO YOU COULD READ IT j/k
Henry and Mooch
Unsure why this was posted in the Merrick forum?
But none-the-less here goes…..if you take the time to read the extemely short Nutrient Analysis of this food and realize the $40 price tag of a 30lb bag, you can conclude that the meat content in TOTW is not all that….meaty.
That’s great that they use better ingredients in their food. Better, not great. But where is the whole Nutrient Analysis? And why for a grain free, meat based diet does it only produce 375 K/cals per cup? It is my belief, and someone correct me if I’m wrong but the combination of price, the metabolized energy and short NA leads me to believe something isn’t right with this food. Not to mention it is a product of Diamond Pet Foods.
For $40 a bag, it’s not a bad grain free food….but you are still going to have to feed more to obtain enough energy for your dog to meet the energy levels of a $58 bag of Evo or a $60 bag of Orijen. At the end of the month you are spending more money on TOTW than the other two to reach the same amount of calorie levels.
Although this is a Merrick forum, I like Eric, have also wondering why the calories in the TOTW formulas are much lower than the other grain free brands on the market today.