Black Gold Premium Dog Food Lamb and Rice

By choosing Black Gold® Signature Series Ultimate Lamb Meal and Rice Dog Food you are taking the first step to ensure that your dog will be a healthy friend for life. Made from 100% New Zealand lamb. 22/12 Lamb Meal & Rice is a highly digestible product with a protein and fat ratio that is suitable for all normal to high activity dogs. Lamb and Rice formulas are recommended by vets for dogs that experience digestibility problems, skin conditions or food allergies that require an alternative protein source. This blend also meets required AAFCO guidelines for a quality puppy food.

Lamb Meal: Highly palatable protein source encourages your dog's appetite while providing the complete and balanced amino acid profile necessary for strong muscles.

Omega Fatty acids: Helps keep your dog's skin and coat looking luxuriously shiny and also maintains a healthy immune system.

Carbohydrates: Helps your athletic dog have a balanced level of energy throughout the day.

Crude Protein, min. 22.0%
Crude Fat, min. 12.0%
Crude Fiber, max. 4.5%
Moisture, max. 10.0%
Calcium, min. 1.5%
Phosphorus, min. 1.0%
Omega 6 Fatty Acids, min. 2.70%*
Omega 3 Fatty Acids, min. 0.50%*

* Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.

INGREDIENTS

Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Rice Bran, Chicken Fat (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols And Citric Acid), Dried Beet Pulp, Natural Flavors, Calcium Carbonate, Canola Oil, Salt, Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, Dried Egg Product, Choline Chloride, Dried Kelp Meal, Dicalcium Phosphate, Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate Monohydrate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Protein-Ate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Vitamins (Vitamin A Acetate, D-Activated Animal Sterol (Source Of Vitamin D-3), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement), Dl-Methionine, Ascorbic Acid, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Yeast Culture, 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.

Black Gold® Signature Series Ultimate Lamb Meal & Rice Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages.

FEEDING DIRECTIONS

Black Gold® Signature Series Ultimate Lamb Meal & Rice Dog Food may be served moist or dry. Either way, it will provide your dog with complete, balanced nutrition. To serve moist, simply add one part warm water to four parts Black Gold® Signature Series Ultimate Lamb Meal & Rice Dog Food. Stir until pieces become moistened. Feed while warm.

A dog should be maintained in good body condition and not allowed to become overweight. The food intake required to maintain good body condition will vary depending on age, activity level, environment and other stress factors. Consequently, the food requirement for each dog will vary, and should be adjusted accordingly. Use the standard chart below as a guide. Hardworking dogs or dogs exposed to cold weather may require 2-3 times these amounts.

Feeding Directions for Adult Dog Size Weight		Dog Maintenance Daily Amount*
Toy Breeds	3-l2lbs.	1/2- 1 1/4 cups
Small	13-25lbs.	11/4-2 1/2 cups
Medium	26-50 Ibs.	2 1/2 -4 cups
Large	51-100 Ibs.	4-6 3/4 cups
Extra Large 1 12 cup for each	100 + Ibs. 6 3/4 cups plus 1 0 Ibs. of body weight over 1 00 Ibs.

^Amounts are based on a standard 8-ounce dry measuring cup.

PUPPIES: Puppies begin to eat solid food at 3-4 weeks of age. Add warm water to soften the food and after 8 weeks, mix with water or feed dry. Feed puppies all the moistened Black Gold® Signature Series Ultimate Lamb Meal & Rice Dog Food they will consume at intervals throughout the day, or use the chart as a guide and feed approximately twice as much as suggested. 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 one year of age, follow adult feeding instructions.

PREGNANCY AND NURSING: Black Gold® Signature Series Ultimate Lamb Meal & Rice Dog Food provides the extra nutrition needed by reproducing females during 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.

Black Gold® Signature Series Ultimate Lamb Meal & Rice Dog Food is formulated to meet the nutritional needs of normally active dogs. Quality ingredients are formulated in just the right amounts to provide everything dogs are known to need for complete and balanced nutrition - No supplements are necessary. Even finicky dogs will love the nutritious, crunchy nuggets.

FEEDING TIP: Changes in your pet's feeding habits should be made gradually. When changing over to Black Gold® Signature Series Ultimate Lamb Meal & Rice Dog Food, you should first substitute small amounts of Black Gold in place of your pet's current food. Then over the next week to 10 days, increase the amounts of Black Gold, while decreasing amounts of his other food, until your pet has 100% Black Gold® Signature Series Ultimate Lamb Meal & Rice Dog Food.

Remember to provide plenty of fresh, clean water in a clean container at all times.

Regular veterinarian visits are recommended to ensure your dog's good health