ACANA Puppy & Junior
FOR PUPPIES WEIGHING 9 TO 25 KGS AT MATURITY
By nature, all puppies are carnivores which means they’re biologically adapted for a diet rich and varied in fresh whole meats with smaller amounts of vegetables and fruit.
That’s why ACANA Puppy & Junior is brimming with free-run chicken and cage-free eggs from prairie farms, and wild-caught flounder from North Vancouver Island, delivered fresh or raw to nourish completely.
Free of grains or gluten, ACANA is rich in meat proteins to promote your puppy’s peak development and conditioning.
Made in our award-winning kitchen from Canada’s best and freshest ingredients, Biologically Appropriate ACANA is guaranteed to keep your puppy healthy, happy, and strong.
Read our ingredients and we think you’ll agree!
Meat Math
It's All About The Meat!
Modern dogs are built like their ancestors and we believe they should eat like them.
How do you know if your dog’s food is Biologically Appropriate? It’s simple, just answer the three meat questions.
HOW MUCH MEAT?
- ACANA Puppy & Junior is loaded with 70% meat — up to twice as much as most pet specialty dog foods.
HOW MUCH FRESH MEAT?
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1/3 of the meat in ACANA is FRESH, supplying essential nutrients in their most nourishing form, and 2/3 are dried or oils to provide a rich, natural source of protein.
HOW MANY MEATS?
- ACANA Dog foods feature three fresh meats in WholePrey ratios that include meat, organs, and cartilage or bone to supply nutrients naturally and completely.
- Free-run chicken – meat, liver, heart, kidney, and cartilage or bone, fresh from prairie farms.
- Cage-free eggs – whole and fresh from prairie farms.
- Wild-caught flounder – whole and fresh from North Vancouver Island.
In nature there are no synthetic supplements, and dogs and wolves derive their nutritional needs by consuming prey animals; muscle meat provides protein; liver, kidney, and tripe supply vitamins and minerals; and cartilage or bone deliver calcium and phosphorus.
Ingredients
CANADA’S BEST AND FRESHEST INGREDIENTS
ACANA Puppy & Junior features an unmatched variety of regional ingredients that are raised or fished by people we know and trust, deemed fit for human consumption, and then delivered to our award-winning kitchen fresh or raw.
Fresh chicken meat (16%), chicken meal (13%), turkey meal (13%), red lentils, whole green peas, fresh chicken giblets (liver, heart, kidney) (6%), chicken fat (6%), cage-free eggs (4%), fresh whole flounder (4%), herring meal (3%), herring oil (3%), sun-cured alfalfa (2%), green lentils, field beans (2%), 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.
Analysis
DESIGNED FOR CARNIVORES
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 nutritional analysis that mirrors the diet Mother Nature would provide for your puppy, ACANA features richly nourishing proteins and fats, while limiting unwanted and synthetic ingredients.
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GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude protein (min.) 33 % Fat content (min.) 20 % Crude ash (max.) 7 % Crude fibres (max.) 5 % Moisture (max.) 12 % Calcium (min.) 1.5 % Phosphorus (min.) 1.1 % Omega-6 fatty acids (min.) 2.7 % Omega-3 fatty acids (min.) 1 % DHA (min.) 0.3 % EPA (min.) 0.3 % Glucosamine (min.) 1400 mg/kg Chondroitin sulfate (min.) 900 mg/kg Linoleic acid (min.) 2.5 % Carbohydrate (NFE) 23 % -
VITAMINS & MINERALS
VITAMINS
Vitamin A 13.5 KIU/kg Vitamin D3 1,450 IU/kg Vitamin E 110 IU/kg Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 5.5 mg/kg Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 6.5 mg/kg Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 54 mg/kg Vitamin B5 (Pan. Acid) 19 mg/kg Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 2.75 mg/kg Vitamin B12 0.08 mg/kg Folic Acid 1.5 mg/kg Choline 2,200 mg/kg MINERALS
Sodium 0.35 % Chloride 0.51 % Potassium 0.75 % Magnesium 0.13 % Iron 190 mg/kg Zinc 195 mg/kg Copper 19 mg/kg Manganese 13 mg/kg Iodine 2.1 mg/kg Selenium 0.6 mg/kg -
AMINO ACIDS
Lysine 2.30 % Threonine 1.30 % Methionine 0.64 % Isoleucine 1.34 % Leucine 2.36 % Valine 1.64 % Arginine 2.38 % Phenylalanine 1.43 % Histidine 0.71 % Tryptophan 0.35 % Cystine 0.36 % Tyrosine 0.95 % Methionine-Cystiene 1.00 % Phenylalanine-Tyrosine 2.38 % -
BOTANICAL INCLUSIONS
Chicory root 400 mg/kg Turmeric 100 mg/kg Milk thistle 100 mg/kg Burdock root 100 mg/kg Lavender 100 mg/kg Marshmallow root 100 mg/kg Rosehips 100 mg/kg
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Feeding
YOUR PUPPY IS SPECIAL
ACANA benefits puppies of every breed and size. Just like you, your puppy is a unique individual with feeding requirements that vary with environment, age, and activity.
The table supplied in the product images provides a starting point, to be adjusted as needed to maintain optimum weight and peak conditioning. We suggest monitoring your puppy’s weight and adjusting rations as needed. We recommend feeding twice daily and always keeping fresh, clean water available.
† 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.
CALORIE DISTRIBUTION
Unique compared to conventional foods, ACANA delivers more calories from protein and fat and fewer calories from carbohydrates, 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.
Nature's Rules
BIOLOGICALLY APPROPRIATE
MEAT-BASED FOODS THAT MIRROR YOUR PUPPY’S EVOLUTIONARY DIET.
The grey wolf is ancestor to all dogs. And while years of breeding have produced hundreds of ‘different-looking wolves’, the internal workings of modern puppies and their wolf cousins remain unchanged, so it’s no surprise that their dietary needs remain the same too.
Our award-winning Biologically Appropriate philosophy is simple: mirror the quantity, freshness, and variety of meat that puppies have evolved to eat, while limiting synthetic ingredients that don’t belong in your puppy’s natural diet.
RICH IN MEAT (70%)
- Your puppy is biologically adapted for a diet rich in meat. That’s why we loaded ACANA Puppy & Junior with 70% meat, including free-run chicken, wild-caught flounder, and cage-free eggs sourced from regional farms deemed fit for human consumption.
- Compare to conventional puppy foods which often contain very little meat, and seldom from the human consumption chain
HIGH FRESH MEAT INCLUSIONS (1/3)
- Fresh meats are in their most natural and nourishing form. That’s why 1/3 of the poultry, fish, and eggs in ACANA are authentically fresh and loaded with goodness and taste, and the other 2/3 are dried to provide a rich, natural source of meat protein. All animals deemed fit for human consumption — a rarity among today’s pet food makers.
- Compare to conventional dog foods which seldom contain authentically fresh meats.
A VARIETY OF WHOLE MEATS (3)
- In nature, dogs benefit from an assortment of prey animals. That’s why ACANA features a diversity of free-run chicken, cage-free eggs, and whole fish, all in richly nourishing WholePrey ratios of meat, organs, and cartilage or bone that mimic the natural diet, eliminating the long lists of synthetic additives in conventional dog foods.
- Compare to conventional dog foods which feature one or two meats, seldom in WholePrey ratios, and feature long lists of synthetic additives.
RICH IN MEAT PROTEIN (33%)
- ACANA derives its rich protein content from quality animal ingredients, supporting lean muscle mass and nourishing your dog according to his evolutionary needs.
- Compare to conventional dog foods which are either typically low in protein (and high in carbohydrates) or use inappropriate plant protein concentrates to elevate their protein claims.