Merrick dry dog food

You know you’re a little bit strange when a friend wants to send you a nice gift, and decides the gift will be a 15 lb. bag of Merrick dry dog food smile I’ve always been curious about Merrick’s dry food for dogs (they don’t make a dry cat food yet), and none of the stores in my area sell it.  It’s also pretty expensive, so the gift of Cowboy Cookout food was appreciated for a number of reasons.

I fed the kibble to our two large dogs, and they truly did seem to enjoy it.  There are some kibbles they prefer to others, and Merrick was one they just dove right into.  The kibble pieces release a “gravy” if you stir them with some warm water, and the dogs both licked every drop of moisture from their dishes.  In the poop department, their stools were smaller than they would be with a brand like Solid Gold or Canidae (generally a sign that the food has a lot of absorbable nutrients, without a lot of fillers).

My biggest disappointment with the food was that it didn’t look like the picture on the packaging.  The bag shows pieces of dried potato, carrots, and peas, but I searched the entire 15lb. bag and found just two small bits of dried potato.  I wrote to Merrick to mention this and they didn’t reply—their customer service is sometimes a bit lacking.  It’s unfortunate, because they make great food, but they don’t know how to handle comments which aren’t just glowing reviews.  All I wanted them to say was that the bag of food I received was unusual, or that the photo on the bag isn’t a representation of what’s in the bag, etc., but they didn’t utter a peep. 

If you feed your dog dry food, and have access to Merrick, and can afford it, I think your dog will enjoy it.  And if you buy Cowboy Cookout, let me know if you find any peas or carrots in it, will you?!

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 09/10 at 07:45 AM

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  1. I love Merrick’s wet food. I got bored with the dry food. The wet food has nice big chunks and looks like the pictures. - Kesey

    The kitty food does not look like the pictures. Very mushy. We don’t care for it. -Riley & Tiki

    Posted by Riley & Tiki & Kesey  on  09/10  at  10:34 AM

  2. I’m a freak about pet food now.  Thanks for the post! And i’m looking forward to the dry cat food whenever they come out with it

    Posted by Ryssee  on  09/10  at  03:57 PM

  3. I truly do believe that what comes out is a very good indicator of what goes in.  We have never tried Merrick.. but will keep this in mind.

    Posted by Coll  on  09/12  at  09:19 PM

  4. We got Molly a bag of the Cowboy Cookout. She seems to like it fine and there are lots of pieces of veggies that are recognizable (peas, carrots, etc.). So far, we’re pleased. I hope they answer your question with a free bag of food to make up for what you got.

    Posted by Diana  on  09/14  at  08:12 AM

  5. Riley and Tiki, sorry I’m very slow to reply to your comment about Merrick cat food.  Our favourites around here are all the poultry flavours, like Grammy’s Pot Pie.  It is a little “brothy”, but you can definitely see that it’s real shredded chicken, pieces of carrot, etc.  If you haven’t tried the chicken types, ask your Mom to pick up a couple for you and if you you like them.

    Merrick never did answer my email about the missing peas, carrots, etc. in my bag of dry dog food, by the way.

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  10/26  at  03:46 AM

  6. I am a dirty old spammer and now the owner of this blog has to modify my comments to make me look like the idiot I am.  Oh, I guess my IP should be blocked, too.

    Posted by Rawlins  on  03/26  at  04:18 AM
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