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Description
To support their rapid physical development, small-breed puppies benefit from a diet rich in proteins and fats from a diversity of fresh, whole meats.
That's why ACANA Puppy Small Breed is loaded with free-run chicken, wild-caught flounder, and cage-free eggs, delivered FRESH or RAW in WholePrey ratios, so they're brimming with goodness and taste.
Free of grains or gluten, ACANA is rich in meat protein to promote your puppy's peak development and conditioning.
Made in an award-winning kitchen from Canada's best and freshest ingredients, Biologically Appropriate ACANA is guaranteed to keep your puppy healthy, happy, 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 2 supplements - Zinc chelate , Vitamin E (preservative). 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.
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 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.) | 20% |
| Crude ash (max.) | 7% |
| Crude fibres (max.) | 5% |
| Moisture (max.) | 12.00% |
| Calcium (min.) | 1.50% |
| Phosphorus (min.) | 1.10% |
| Omega-6 fatty acids (min.) | 2.70% |
| Omega-3 fatty acids (min.) | 1.00% |
| DHA (min.) | 0.30% |
| EPA (min.) | 0.30% |
| Glucosamine (min.) | 1400 mg/kg |
| Chondroitin sulfate (min.) | 900 mg/kg |
| Linoleic acid ( min. ) | 2.5% |
| Carbohydrate (NFE) | 23% |
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 | |||||||
| 2kg | 5kg | 7kg | 9kg | |||||
| Grams / Day | Cups / Day | Grams / Day | Cups / Day | Grams / Day | Cups / Day | Grams / Day | Cups / Day | |
| 1kg | 40g | 1/3c | 60g | 1/2c | 60g | 1/2c | 60g | 1/2c |
| 2kg | 40g | 1/3c | 80g | 2/3c | 80g | 2/3c | 80g | 2/3c |
| 3kg | 90g | 3/4c | 120g | 1c | 120g | 1c | ||
| 5kg | 120g | 1c | 120g | 1c | ||||
| 7kg | 180g | 1-1/2c | ||||||
| 9kg | ||||||||
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 Ranchlands 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 and fewer calories from carbohydrates, reducing the risk of obesity and promoting your puppy's peak health and development.
Metabolizable Energy is 3660 kcal/kg (439 kcal per 250ml/120g cup), with 32% from protein, 22% from fruits and vegetables, and 46% from fat.
Ingredients:
ACANA Puppy Small Breed features an unmatched variety of regional that are raised or fished by people we know and trust, deemed fit for human consumption, and then delivered to their award-winning kitchen fresh or raw.
Fresh chicken meat (16%), chicken meal (13%), turkey meal (12%), red lentils, whole green peas, fresh chicken giblets (liver, heart, kidney) (7%), chicken fat (7%), cage-free eggs (4%), fresh whole flounder (4%), herring meal (3%), herring oil (2%), sun-cured alfalfa, green lentils, field beans, whole yellow peas, pea fibre, fresh chicken cartilage (2%), dried brown kelp, fresh whole pumpkin, fresh whole butternut squash, fresh whole parsnips, fresh kale, fresh spinach, fresh mustard greens, fresh turnip greens, fresh whole carrots, fresh Red Delicious apples, fresh Bartlett pears, freeze-dried chicken liver, freeze-dried turkey liver, fresh whole cranberries, fresh whole blueberries, chicory root, turmeric, milk thistle, burdock root, lavender, marshmallow root, rose hips.
Supplements:
Zinc chelate. Vitamin E (preservative).
*Contains mixed tocopherols (a tocopherol rich extract of natural origin- Vitamin E and Rosemary Oil). Also contains the probiotic Enterococcus faecium.
