Fuel your fur-iend’s playful explorations with Black Gold Explorer Original Performance 26/18 Dry Dog Food! This dry dog food has high energy and protein levels to promote your pup’s stamina and endurance and includes taurine for his heart health. Plus, glucosamine, chondroitin and omega-6 and-3 fatty acids support your super sidekick’s joint, skin and coat health. This tasty kibble gives your best buddy the nutrition he needs for all your ex-paw-ditions together.
Key Benefits
- Dry dog food has high-protein and high-energy levels to promote your pal’s stamina and endurance.
- Glucosamine and chondroitin help maintain your furry sidekick’s joint health.
- A blend of omega-6 and -3 essential oils supports your paw-tner’s skin and coat health.
- Made with taurine for heart health.
- No artificial flavors, colors or preservatives.
Contains common allergens
Beef, Chicken, Grain
Ingredients
Top ingredients:
Other ingredients:
Chicken By-Product Meal, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Brown Rice, Natural Flavors, Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Vitamins, Minerals, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Inulin, Yeast Culture, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus niger Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Rosemary Extract.
Guaranteed Analysis
| Nutrient | Guaranteed Analysis |
|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 26 % (min) |
| Crude Fat | 18 % (min) |
| Crude Fiber | 3 % (max) |
| Moisture | 10 % (max) |
| Zinc | 150 mg/kg (min) |
| Vitamin E | 50 mg/kg (min) |
| Omega-6 | 3 % (min) |
| Omega-3 | 0 % (min) |
| Glucosamine | 300 mg/kg (min) |
| Chondriotin Sulfate | 150 mg/kg (min) |
Feeding Guide
| Weight | Daily Feeding (cup) |
|---|---|
| 3 - 5 lbs | 1/3 - 1/2 |
| 5- 15 lbs | 1/2-1 |
| 15- 25 lbs | 1 - 1 /2 |
| 25- 40 lbs | 1 1/2- 2 1/4 |
| 40- 60 lbs | 2 1/4- 3 |
| 60- 80 lbs | 3 - 3 3/4 |
| 80+ lbs | 3 3/4 plus 1/3 for each 10 lbs of body weight over 100 lbs |
Adult Dogs: Food requirements will vary depending on breed, environment, temperament and stress factors. Show dogs and working dogs will require additional amounts of food depending on their degree of activity or stress. Food intake should be adjusted to maintain optimum body weight. Follow the recommended feeding guide below or use the self - feeding method. Feeding instructions for an average dog with normal activity.
Feeding puppies: If fed dry, Black Gold Premium Dog Food Performance Blend may be kept before the puppies at all times. The amount fed should be sufficient to maintain steady optimal growth and weight, but not, so much as to stimulate excessive growth and/or weight gain at an early age. Puppies may begin eating Black Gold Premium Dog Food Performance Blend at about 4 weeks of age. Feed puppies all the moistened (with warm water, not hot) food they will consume 3 times a day until 6 months old, then twice a day until 9 months old. If fed moistened, do not serve more than puppies will consume in a thirty - minute period to ensure product freshness. If fed dry, food may be kept before the puppies at all times. After 1 year of age, follow Adult feeding instructions.
Pregnancy and nursing: Black Gold Premium Dog Food Performance Blend provides the extra nutrition needed by reproducing females in stages of gestation and lactation. Food consumption may vary during gestation, so feed the amount needed to maintain the pregnant female's good body condition. Food intake may double or even quadruple during lactation.
Feeding amounts are guidelines. Adjust based on your dog's body condition and activity level.
Frequently Asked Questions
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