Merrick’s digestive-friendly wet food features a high concentration of proteins with lower fat levels, such as chicken, chicken meal, yellow peas and pearled barley; in addition, oat groats and brown rice standout carbohydrates for this formula.
This formula for large dogs 56 to 100 pounds contains larger kibble pieces to accommodate their strong jaws, as well as glucosamine and chondroitin to support healthy joints.
Contents
1. Merrick’s Healthy Grains Real Beef and Brown Rice Recipe
Merrick’s Healthy Grains line provides dogs with premium natural nutrition from a blend of proteins, fruits and veggies, whole grains, and superfoods that meets AAFCO nutrient profiles for specific life stages. Their recipes are prepared at their kitchen in Hereford, Texas.
Real deboned beef is the star ingredient in this recipe, helping your dog develop and maintain healthy muscle tissue. Plus, there’s ancient grains like quinoa as well as delicious veggies like sweet potatoes and carrots plus superfoods like apples and blueberries! Not to mention its impressive levels of omega fatty acids for skin and coat health and outstanding levels of glucosamine and chondroitin for joint support!
Your adult or senior dog will love this food! Available both dry and wet stew forms for the ultimate meal experience, the Backcountry recipes feature freeze-dried raw mixers to boost protein. For an extra protein boost try mixing raw mixers into their kibble meal for even greater benefits.
2. Ollie’s Chicken Recipe
Ollie Dog Food Delivery Service provides fresh and baked meals directly to subscribers’ homes across the US. Their human-grade recipes use whole ingredients without fillers or artificial flavors and they cook at low temperatures so as to preserve all their nutrients.
Their recipes are developed by a board-certified veterinary nutritionist and meet AAFCO nutritional standards, while providing complete and balanced meals to dogs of all life stages.
Ollie recipes contain high levels of protein and are free from gluten, corn, wheat, dairy and soy – as well as providing an excellent source of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids! Furthermore, they feature chelated minerals which make the meals easier for dogs to digest; all with no byproducts or fillers added – thus earning Ollie five stars from Dog Food Advisor!
3. Merrick’s Grain-Free Salmon and Sweet Potato Recipe
This grain-free dog food features deboned salmon as the first ingredient, providing a rich source of protein. Other natural ingredients included sweet potatoes, apples, carrots and blueberries complete this healthy blend. Omega fatty acids as well as glucosamine and chondroitin for joint support help support overall joint health; plus all this comes without corn, wheat or soy as well as artificial flavors, sweeteners or preservatives!
Small-sized kibble can help reduce plaque and tartar buildup on your pup’s teeth. Amazon customers have given this food an average rating of 4.7 stars with many citing their dog enjoying this food as being worth purchasing again.
Merrick’s Lil Plates range, designed specifically to meet the nutritional requirements of small breed dogs, has this recipe. Made in kitchens operating under strict FDA regulations in the US, this food provides optimal digestion. Ideal for dogs with sensitive stomachs or food allergies and providing leading levels of animal-derived proteins.
4. Royal Canin Large Breed Adult Chicken Recipe
Made specifically for large breed dogs, this food features high-quality proteins and an optimal combination of healthy fibers that promote optimal digestibility and support a healthy weight. Plus, omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA help ensure healthy skin and coat.
Strategist junior writer Brenley Goertzen describes how much her 160-pound Australian Shepherd mix loves this food, rushing directly to his bowl at meal time to start devouring it all in record time. According to Brenley, its meaty aroma and easy chewability makes this particular kibble stand out among others she’s tried.
But this food may not be suitable for some dogs with food allergies or sensitivities, since it contains pork liver – an unpopular source of iron – and chicken by-product meal, an alternative protein source that may not suit sensitive pups. Furthermore, sodium selenite provides an alternative form of selenium absorption than its more natural and chelated form, which may prove hard for certain pups to absorb.
