Puppy Large Breed Dry Dog Food
Style Number: PD-123
A186.99 to A471.98
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Product details
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Description:
For puppies weighing over 25 kgs at maturity.
Large-breed puppies are best fed a diet rich in meat and protein to develop muscles and manage body weight, reducing stress on developing bones and joints.
That’s why ACANA Puppy Large Breed is loaded with free-run chicken, wild-caught flounder, and cage-free eggs, delivered FRESH or RAW in WholePrey ratios.
Free of grains or gluten, ACANA is rich in meat proteins to promote your puppy’s peak development and conditioning.
Made in our award-winning kitchen from Canada’s best and freshest ingredients, Biologically Appropriate ACANA is guaranteed to keep your puppy happy, healthy, and strong.
Key Benefits:
- 70% Meat 30% Fruit, Vegetables and Botanicals.
- 0% Grains, CMO Ingredients or Potato
- Key ingredients promote peak physical conditioning in dogs of all breeds and life stages.
- Only 1 supplement - Zinc. Unlike conventional dog foods, ACANA’s rich fresh meat and WholePrey inclusions deliver essential nutrients naturally, eliminating the need for long lists of additives and supplements.
Ingredients:
ACANA Puppy Large Breed features an rich variety of farm-fresh ingredients that are raised or fished by people we know and trust, deemed fit for human consumption, and then delivered to our award-winning kitchen fresh or raw.
Fresh chicken (22%), chicken meal (21%), whole red lentils, whole green peas, fresh chicken giblets (liver, heart) (6%), herring meal (4%), eggs (4%), raw flounder (4%), fish oil (4%), whole chickpeas, pea fibre, pea starch, turkey meal (2.5%), whole green lentils, whole yellow peas, chicken fat (2%), raw turkey livers (0.5%), salt, dried kelp, fresh whole apples, fresh whole butternut squash, fresh whole carrots, fresh whole pears, fresh whole pumpkin, fresh whole zucchini, fresh kale, fresh spinach, fresh turnip greens, fresh beet greens, fresh whole blueberries, fresh whole cranberries, fresh whole saskatoon berries, burdock root, lavender, marshmallow root, milk thistle, rosehips, turmeric. ADDITIVES (per kg) Technological additives: With antioxidants. Nutritional additives: Choline chloride (choline): 700 mg, 3b606 (Zinc: 112.5 mg), 3b406 (Copper (II): 11mg), Vitamin B1: 25mg, Vitamin B5: 8 mg, Vitamin B6: 7.5mg, Vitamin E: 60 IU. Zootechnical additives: 4b1707 Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 2.2x10^6 CFU
Supplements:
Zinc.
*Contains mixed tocopherols (a tocopherol rich extract of natural origin- Vitamin E and Rosemary Oil). Also contains the probiotic Enterococcus faecium.
Nutritional Analysis:
They might look different, but your puppy shares his anatomy with the grey wolf – which means he’s evolved as a carnivore and adapted for a diet rich in meat, protein, and fat.
Based on this biological fact, and to produce a nutritional analysis that mirrors the diet Mother Nature would provide for your puppy, ACANA features richly nourishing proteins and fats.
| Crude protein (min.) | 33% |
| Crude fat (min.) | 15% |
| Crude ash (max.) | 7% |
| Crude fibres (max.) | 6% |
| Moisture (max.) | 12.00% |
| Calcium (min.) | 1.40% |
| Phosphorus (min.) | 1.0% |
| Omega-6 fatty acids (min.) | 2.4% |
| Omega-3 fatty acids (min.) | 1.2% |
| DHA (min.) | 0.4% |
| EPA (min.) | 0.4% |
| Glucosamine (min.) | 1400 mg/kg |
| Chondroitin sulfate (min.) | 900 mg/kg |
| Linoleic acid (min.) | 2.2% |
| Carbohydrate (NFE) | 27% |
Feeding Guidelines:
ACANA benefits dogs of all breeds and life stages. Just like you, your dog is unique and feeding requirements will vary with environment, age, and activity. The table below provides a starting point, to be adjusted as needed. Feed twice daily and always keep fresh water available.
| Weight of Puppy | Expected Adult Weight | |||||||||||
| 30kg | 40kg | 50kg | 60kg | 70kg | 80kg | |||||||
| Grams / Day | Cups / Day | Grams / Day | Cups / Day | Grams / Day | Cups / Day | Grams / Day | Cups / Day | Grams / Day | Cups / Day | Grams / Day | Cups / Day | |
| 5kg | 180g | 1-1/2c | 180g | 1-1/2c | 180g | 1-1/2c | 180g | 1-1/2c | 180g | 1-1/2c | 180g | 1-1/2c |
| 10kg | 300g | 2-1/2c | 300g | 2-1/2c | 300g | 2-1/2c | 300g | 2-1/2c | 300g | 2-1/2c | 300g | 2-1/2c |
| 20kg | 400g | 3-1/3c | 400g | 3-1/3c | 510g | 4-1/4c | 510g | 4-1/4c | 510g | 4-1/4c | 510g | 4-1/4c |
| 30kg | 540g | 4-1/2c | 540g | 4-1/2c | 540g | 4-1/2c | 680g | 5-2/3c | 680g | 5-2/3c | ||
| 40kg | 510g | 4-1/4c | 680g | 5-2/3c | 680g | 5-2/3c | 680g | 5-2/3c | ||||
| 50kg | 600g | 5c | 800g | 6-2/3c | 800g | 6-2/3c | ||||||
| 60kg | 690g | 5-3/4c | 920g | 7-2/3c | ||||||||
| 70kg | 780g | 6/1/02 | ||||||||||
Use a standard 250ml/120g measuring cup. Serve dry or lightly moistened. See your veterinarian regularly. To help maintain freshness, we recommend sealing the bag tightly and storing it in a cool, dry location.
ACANA Puppy Large Breed is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.
Calorie Distribution:
Unique compared to conventional foods, ACANA delivers more calories from protein and fat, promoting your puppy’s peak health and development.
Metabolizable Energy is 3375 kcal/kg (405 kcal per 250ml/120g cup), with 34% from protein, 28% from fruits and vegetables, and 38% from fat.
Acana
Champion Petfoods make Biologically Appropriate Acana dog food from Fresh Regional Ingredients, made from start to finish in their very own award-winning kitchen. Their mission represents a new standard in pet food, designed to nourish dogs in two ways.
First, according to their natural evolution for a meat-based diet. Second, using ingredients that are sustainable and harvested by regional suppliers, delivered to their kitchen fresh or raw.
