Food Nutrient Profiles.

Ingredients
 
Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Rice Bran, Oat Groats, Chicken Meal, Chicken Fat (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols And Citric Acid), Brewers Dried Yeast, Dried Beet Pulp, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Flavors, Flaxseed Meal, Salt, Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, Choline Chloride, Canola Oil, Dried Egg Product, Dried Kelp Meal, Dicalcium Phosphate, Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate Monohydrate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Proteinate, 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, Dicalcium Phosphate, 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 maintenance
Dog size                      weight                         daily amount*
Toy                              3 – 12 lbs.                    1/2 – 1 1/4
Small                           13 - 25 lbs.                  1 1/4 - 2 1/2
Medium                       26 - 50 lbs.                  2 1/2 - 4
Large                           51 - 100 lbs.                4 - 6 3/4
Extra large                   100+ lbs.                     6 3/4 plus ˝ cup
                                    for each 10 lbs. Of body weight over 100 lbs.
*amounts are based on 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 deed 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
 
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® signature series ultimate lamb meal & rice dog food in place of your pet’s current food.  Then over the next week to 10 days, increase the amounts of Black Gold® Signature Series Ultimate Lamb Meal & Rice Dog Food 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.