Merrick Backcountry Healthy Grains Red Meat Dry Dog Food, 1.8 kg Bag with Raw Bites

Merrick Backcountry Healthy Grains Great Plains Red Meat Recipe is a 4 lb dry food for adult dogs, pairing kibble with freeze-dried raw pieces for an ancestral-inspired meal.

• Real deboned beef is the first ingredient — puts the recipe’s leading ingredient front and center.
• Beef and lamb — bring two animal proteins to this red meat recipe.
• Whole grains, including oats — support digestion with easily digestible grains.
• High protein — helps maintain lean muscle mass and healthy energy levels.
• Made without potatoes, peas, lentils, artificial colors, artificial flavors, or preservatives — gives shoppers clear ingredient exclusions.
• Natural recipe with added vitamins and minerals — provides complete and balanced nutrition for adult dogs.

This recipe is made for dog owners looking for a grain-inclusive dry food that combines familiar kibble with freeze-dried raw pieces. Its Great Plains Red Meat Recipe offers an option inspired by ancestral canine diets while keeping the format convenient to serve. The 4 lb bag is a compact package size for shoppers choosing this recipe.

What makes this recipe different from kibble alone?

Merrick Backcountry Healthy Grains combines kibble and freeze-dried raw bites in one recipe. The blend is inspired by ancestral canine diets and is crafted to bring the taste of raw food to a convenient dry-food format. This gives shoppers a specific combination of textures and recipe styles rather than a kibble-only formula.

• The recipe pairs two formats in the same food.
• Its raw-food inspiration informs the blend, while the recipe remains convenient to serve.

What does the recipe provide for adult dogs?

Merrick Backcountry Healthy Grains is formulated as complete and balanced adult dog food, with added vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. The recipe brings together red meat ingredients and whole grains, with oats included as an easily digestible grain. Its high-protein formulation is designed to help maintain lean muscle mass and healthy energy levels.

• Real deboned beef leads the ingredient list.
• Oats are part of the whole-grain blend.

Where is Merrick Backcountry dog food made?

Merrick Backcountry recipes are founded in Hereford, Texas, and crafted in facilities in the USA. That origin information helps shoppers identify where the recipes were established and where this food is made. The Great Plains Red Meat Recipe is the beef-and-lamb option in the Backcountry Healthy Grains range.

• Recipe foundation: Hereford, Texas.
• Manufacturing: USA facilities.

This food suits dog owners seeking a grain-inclusive, red-meat recipe for adult dogs, with both kibble and freeze-dried raw pieces in a 4 lb bag. Its stated ingredient exclusions also help shoppers compare the formula with their dog’s food preferences. It brings whole grains, beef and lamb, and an ancestral-inspired blend together in one adult dry food.

Ingredients

Deboned Beef, Chicken Meal, Salmon Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley, Pea Protein, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavor, Lamb, Lamb Meal, Flaxseed, Beef Liver, Dried Yeast, Tapioca, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Calcium Iodate), DL-Methionine, Taurine, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Mixed Tocopherols for freshness. 2B20504