The sensitive growth period of large breed puppies requires a diet that’s rich in proteins to support developing muscles, yet limited in carbohydrate to manage weight.
That’s why ACANA Puppy Large Breed is loaded with cage-free Cobb chicken and whole eggs from local prairie farms, wild-caught flounder from Vancouver Island, and Okanagan Valley fruits & vegetables – all delivered fresh each day to nourish your puppy completely.
Prepared from Canada’s best and freshest ingredients in our award-winning kitchens, ACANA is a delicious way to keep your puppy healthy, happy, and strong.
Read our ingredients and we think you’ll agree!
The ultimate food mimics the one that Mother Nature intended your puppy to eat!
Loaded with 55% of richly nourishing chicken, fish, and eggs, ACANA matches your puppy's evolutionary adaptation to a meat and protein rich diet. ACANA's rich variety of fresh meats mirrors the diversity and freshness Nature intended for your puppy.
ACANA Puppy Large Breed is loaded with a full 25% of fruits and vegetables, including Red Delicious apples, Bartlett pears, butternut squash and Burbank potatoes – all delivered fresh each day from our prairie farms and the sun-drenched Okanagan valley so they're bursting with natural goodness to support your puppy's peak health and immunity.
Rich in protein and low in carbohydrates to match your puppy's natural diet, ACANA Puppy Large Breed is free of high glycemic grains such as rice and corn.
Associated with obesity and diabetes, high glycemic grains break down quickly, causing a rapid and large rise in your puppy's blood sugar. That's why low glycemic and hypoallergenic steel-cut oats are ACANA's only source of grain.
Locally grown, our steel-cut oats are digested slowly, causing blood sugar to rise less over a longer period of time, so your puppy's sensitivity to insulin is beneficially increased and fat storage is decreased – all of which means a happier, healthier puppy.
We infused each morsel of ACANA Puppy Large Breed with marine-source Omega 3 from wild-caught New Brunswick herring to support immunity and luxuriant skin & hair coat – your puppy's outer symbol of health and vitality.
ACANA features organic sea vegetables and botanicals – including juniper berries, lavender flowers, sun-cured alfalfa and peppermint leaf to enhance metabolism while nourishing and toning your puppy's digestive tract.
features an unmatched variety of local ingredients that are raised or fished by people we know and trust, passed "fit for human consumption", and then delivered to our door fresh each day!
Vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, selenium yeast, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product.
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 dog, ACANA is loaded with nourishing meat proteins and fats, while limiting unwanted carbohydrates and high-glycemic grains.
ACANA mirrors the meat and protein concentrated diets that all dogs are evolved to eat, while reducing the carbohydrates and high-glycemic grains that cause blood sugar levels to rise and fluctuate.
Compared to conventional foods, ACANA delivers more calories from protein and fat and fewer calories from carbohydrates, reducing the risk of obesity and diabetes and promoting your dog's peak health.
Metabolic Energy for ACANA Puppy Large Breed is 3496 kcal/kg (420 kcal per 250 ml cup) with 33% of energy from protein, 36% from chicken and fish oils, and 31% from fruits, vegetables and steel-cut oats.
Just like you, your puppy is a unique individual and his feeding requirements will vary with his breed, environment, age and activity.
That's why we suggest using this chart as a starting point and then monitoring your puppy's weight and adjusting his rations as needed. We also recommend feeding him twice daily and always keeping fresh, clean water available.
When switching diets, it's important to transition your puppy as it takes time for his digestive system to adapt to the richer nutrient levels in ACANA. Over a 5-7 day period, gradually mix in ACANA, increasing the amount each day so that by day 7 you are feeding 100% ACANA.
Your puppy will love the change – we guarantee it!
| Weight of Puppy | Expected Weight of Adult | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KG | LBS | 30KG / 66LBS | 40KG / 88LBS | 50KG / 110LBS | 60KG / 132LBS | 70KG / 132LBS | 80KG / 176LBS | ||||||
| 5 kg | 11 lb | 180 g | 1½c | 180 g | 1½c | 180 g | 1½c | 180 g | 1½c | 180 g | 1½c | 180 g | 1½c |
| 10 kg | 22 lb | 300 g | 2½c | 300 g | 2½c | 300 g | 2½c | 300 g | 2½c | 300 g | 2½c | 300 g | 2½c |
| 20 kg | 44 lb | 400 g | 3⅓ c | 400 g | 3⅓ c | 510 g | 4¼ c | 510 g | 4¼ c | 510 g | 4¼ c | 510 g | 4¼ c |
| 30 kg | 66 lb | 360 g* | 3 c | 560 g | 4⅔ c | 560 g | 4⅔ c | 560 g | 4⅔ c | 690 g | 5¾ c | 690 g | 5¾ c |
| 40 kg | 88 lb | - | - | 420 g* | 3½c | 510 g | 4¼ c | 690 g | 5¾ c | 690 g | 5¾ c | 690 g | 5¾ c |
| 50 kg | 110 lb | - | - | - | - | 510 g* | 4¼ c | 600 g | 5 c | 810 g | 6¾ c | 810 g | 6¾ c |
| 60 kg | 132 lb | - | - | - | - | - | - | 600 g* | 5 c | 690 g | 5¾ c | 930 g | 7¾ c |
| 70 kg | 154 lb | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 660 g | 5½c | 780 g | 6½ c |
| 80 kg | 176 lb | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 720 g | 6 c |
† Use a standard 8 oz. 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.
ACANA Puppy Large Breed is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.