High Protein Recipe - Beef & Rice Dry Dog Food

*For Puppies, Lactating or Gestating Mother Dogs, and Highly Active or Working Dogs Our Nature’s Select High Protein Beef & Rice Recipe is ideal for growing puppies 8 weeks and older, gestating or lactating mother dogs, and highly active working dogs! Growing pups, working dogs and highly active dogs all require high protein, high fat and high calories to ensure their needs are met properly. This recipe contains prebiotics and probiotics for smooth digestion and supports a healthy weight. INGREDIENTS: Beef Meal, Brown Rice, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Peas, Whole Grain Sorghum, Blood Meal, Pork Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal, Pea Protein, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Hydrolyzed Whole Chicken, Dried Yeast, Yeast Culture, Natural Flavors, Potassium Chloride, Dried Kelp, Salt, Choline Chloride, Taurine, DL-Methionine, L-Carnitine, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamins (Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement), Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Selenium Yeast), Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderma Longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract.  GUARANTEED ANALYSIS: Crude Protein Min. 28.0% Crude Fat Min. 18.0% Crude Fiber Max. 4.5% Moisture Max. 10.0% DL-Methionine Min. 0.45% Calcium Min. 1.4% Phosphorus Min. 0.8% Zinc Min. 200 mg/kg Selenium Min. 0.35 mg/kg Vitamin E Min. 250 IU/kg Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) * Min. 100 mg/kg L-Carnitine * Min. 150 mg/kg Taurine* Min. 0.1% Omega 6 Fatty Acids* Min. 3.0% Omega 3 Fatty Acids* Min. 0.3% *Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles. Nature’s Select High Protein Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrition Profiles for All Life Stages including growth of large size dogs (70 lbs or more as an adult). CALORIE CONTENT: ME Calculated: 3,745 kcal/kg; 395 kcal/cup RECOMMENDED DAILY FEEDING GUIDELINES: Follow the feeding guidelines shown below. Your dog’s food intake should be adjusted based upon body condition, life stage, activity, and environmental temperature. Since Nature's Select Dog Food is complete and balanced, additional foods, treats and chews may alter the nutritional balance and calories. Feed with clean water every day. We recommend splitting this amount into two meals. Be sure to take your pets to your local veterinarian for a proper health examination. The following is based on a standard 8 oz. cup size FOR PUPPIES: WEIGHT (in lbs) UP TO 4 MONTHS (in cups) 4-8 MONTHS (in cups) 8-12 MONTHS (in cups) 2-10 ½ - 1 ¾  ¼ - 1 ½  ¼ - 1 ¼  11-20 1 ¾ - 2 ½  1 ½ - 2 1 ¼ - 1 ¾  21-40 2 ½ - 4 ½  2 – 3 ¼  1 ¾ - 2 ½  41-60 4 ½ - 5 ¾  3 ¼ - 4 ½  2 ½ - 3 ¾  61-80 5 ¾ - 6 ¾  4 ½ - 5 ½  3 ¾ - 4 ¾  81-100 5 ½ - 6 ½  4 ¾ - 5 ¾  100+ 6 ½ - 7 ¾  5 ¾ - 6 ½  Note: Increase feeding intake by ½ cup for every 10 lbs over 100 total lbs. FOR PUPPIES: Puppies start to nibble on solid food at three to four weeks of age. Use the feeding chart as a guideline. We recommend serving Nature’s Select High Protein Dog Food with warm water (three parts dry food, one part water) at all times until weaned (6-8 weeks of age). Remove softened food after a couple of hours due to spoilage. Don’t let your puppy get too overweight and maintain an ideal body condition. Individual needs will vary with breed, activity, litter size and environmental temperature. Slight appetite changes are normal with puppies. Since Nature’s Select foods are complete and balanced, additional foods, treats and chews may alter the nutritional balance and calories. Be sure to offer fresh, clean water daily. We recommend you take your pet to see your veterinarian annually. FOR REPRODUCING FEMALES: Nature’s Select High Protein Dog Food has been fortified to meet the needs of reproducing female dogs (gestating or lactating). Food consumption can vary during gestation and lactation, but reproducing females must eat enough food to maintain a good body condition. Expect intakes to increase 2 to 4 times the cups shown in the adult feeding guidelines during lactation. Transitioning to Nature’s Select: When transitioning your pet to a new food, do so slowly over a period of 7 days, mixing an increasing amount of new food with old food each day. Slowly increase the amount of new food and slowly decrease the amount of old food until they are fully transitioned to the new food by Day 7. Recipe FAQs What is Beef Meal? Beef meal is considered a meat concentrate and contains nearly 300% more protein than fresh beef, which is why we have it in this recipe.  Why are we by-product free? By-Products & poultry by-products contain animal parts other than meat including organs, brain, blood, bone, intestines, feet, etc. Nature’s Select Recipes contain absolutely NO by-products in our pet food. My dog is sensitive to rice. Can he eat this? Our Select Multi Protein Recipe is free of rice, so it's perfectly safe for your rice-sensitive dog.