Canidae® Pet Foods: All Life Stages: Dry

Available in 5 lb., 15 lb. and 44 lb. bags

All Natural and made the CANIDAE^® Way with Superior Quality in Every Bag with No Corn, Wheat, Soy, Grain Fractions, Fillers or By-Products and Naturally Preserved!

CANIDAE^® All Life Stage formula is formulated to meet the AAFCO Dog Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.

Benefits

• Four Human Grade Meats – Chicken, Turkey, Lamb and Fish
• 10 Natural Skin & Coat Conditioners
• Balanced Omega 6 & 3 Fatty Acids
• Guaranteed Viable Micro-Organisms
• Guaranteed Enzyme Activity to Help Breakdown Cellulose
• Superior Digestibility
• Antioxidant Vitamins & Amino Acid Chelated Minerals
• Excellent for Problem Skin & Allergies
• Holistic & Herbal Benefits
• Formulated for All Life Stages – Puppies, Adults, Seniors & Overweight
• Excellent Palatability - Dogs Love CANIDAE®

Daily Feeding Guidelines

Dog Weight	Puppies	Adult	Light/Senior
2-10 lbs.	1/2-1 1/2 cups	1/2-3/4 cup	1/4-1/2 cup
10-25 lbs.	1 1/2 - 2 cups	3/4-1 cup	1/2-3/4 cup
25-50 lbs.	2-4 cups	1-2 cups	1/2-1 cup
50-75 lbs.	4-5 cups	2-3 cups	1-1 1/2 cups
75-100 lbs.	5-6 cups	3-4 cups	1 1/2-3 cups

• Puppies up to 6 months old may be fed 3 to 4 times daily.  Puppies six months to a year may be fed twice daily.
• Feed Pregnant Dogs up to 50% more during the last 3 weeks of pregnancy.  Nursing mothers require twice the amount of food as suggested in the daily guidelines and may be fed 3 to 4 times a day.

The above Daily Feeding Guidelines are a good starting point on the amount of food suggested to be fed on a daily basis. If you feed more than once per day, simply divide the Daily Feeding Guidelines by the amount of times fed per day.

Calculated Caloric Content

• ME (kcal/kg) 4125
• ME (kcal/g) 4.13
• ME (kcal/lb) 1875
• ME (kcal/cup) 468

Ingredients
Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, White Rice, Lamb Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Herring Meal, Flax Seed, Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal, Sunflower Oil, Chicken, Lecithin, Monocalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Linoleic Acid, Rosemary Extract, Sage Extract, Dried Enterococcus Faecium, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract, Inulin (from Chicory root), Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Solubles, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (source of B2), Beta Carotene, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, D-Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Papaya, Vitamin B12 Supplement.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min.) 24.00% Crude Fat (min.) 14.50% Crude Fiber (max.) 4.00% Moisture (min.) 10.00% Lenoleic Acid (Omega 6) (min.) 3.70% Vitamin E (min.) 200.00 IU/kg Calcium (min.) 1.20% Phosphorus (min.) .90% Alpha Linolenic Acid (Omega 3) (min.) .60% Ascorbic Acid (min.) 50.00 mg/kg Cellulase (a) (min.) 100 CMCU/kg Magnesium (min.) 0.14% pH 6.0

(a) One carboxymethyl cellulose unit (CMCU) is that amount of enzyme which liberates one micromole of reducing sugar (expressed as glucose equivalents) in one minute under the conditions of the assay.

Meat versus Meal on Pet Food Labeling: What is the difference and what does it mean to your pets and you?

FACT: Chicken & Lamb are 70% water and only 15% protein
Pet food labels found in grocery and mass marketers like to use Chicken or Lamb to represent real meat. When used without the addition of meat meals, these protein sources contain 70% moisture, much of which is lost during cooking. The label leads the consumer to believe that the product is mostly meat based when it may not be. Chicken or lamb meats are heavier than grains prior to cooking, but not after. Although the inclusion of fresh meats may be beneficial, the moisture contained in the meats (70%) is reduced by two-thirds during the cooking process, possibly leaving the total formula as a grain based food after processing.
FACT: Chicken Meal and Lamb Meal are dry and 50% to 65% meat protein!
Example: CANIDAE All Life Stages lists Chicken Meal & Turkey Meal as the first ingredients. Chicken, Turkey and Lamb meals are nearly dry (10% moisture content) and contain 50% to 65% meat proteins. During cooking, the meat meals do not shrink below the grain weight, producing a true meat based formula for your pets. See the table below.

AAFCO label rules require that, the heaviest to the lightest ingredients be the order on the guaranteed analysis panel, (with or without water content).