Dog Food: Acana
Price: From R1419 – 17kg bag (R83.47/kg)
Cheapest Place to Buy: PetHeaven.co.za
Bag Sizes: 340gr, 2kg, 6kg, 11.4kg, 17kg
Dog Size: Puppy, Adult, Senior
Acana hails from the North American country of Canada. They have a unique outlook on what should be in dog food – a term they call ‘Biologically Appropriate’ dog food.
What is Biologically Appropriate?
Our beloved pet dogs originate from the wild. Yes, most breeds of dogs have been bred in captivity. But their ‘ancestors’ were first found in the wild. It is believed that all dogs come from the Grey Wolf. Acana’s Biologically Appropriate diet is designed to best match the type of food that mirrors the diet found in the wild – Meat and Protein.
Acana Follows Natures 5 Food Rules:
- High in meat and protein
- High fresh meat content
- A mix of fresh meats
- Wholeprey nutrient ratio – meat, organs and cartilage
- Carbs
Acana Classics Range
- Flavours – Prairie Poulty, Wild Coast
- 50% meat – all meat and eggs are FREE RANGE or wild caught(fish)
- All ingredients come from approved and trusted supliers
Ingredients:
Meat(chicken/herring) meal (25%), steel-cut oats (23%), fresh meat (10%), whole red lentils, whole green peas, whole green lentils, fresh turkey meat (4%), cage-free eggs (4%), chicken fat (4%), whole garbanzo beans, whole yellow peas, whole oats, herring oil (3%), sun-cured alfalfa, lentil fibre, dried brown kelp, fresh pumpkin, fresh butternut squash, fresh parsnips, fresh green kale, fresh spinach, fresh carrots, fresh Red Delicious apples, fresh Bartlett pears, freeze-dried chicken liver (0.1%), salt, fresh cranberries, fresh blueberries, chicory root, turmeric root, milk thistle, burdock root, lavender, marshmallow root, rosehips.
Acana Heritage Range
- Range – Small breed, Large breed, Sport & Agility, Light & Fit
- Age – puppy, adult, senior
- 60-75% meat
- 1/3 fresh meat
- Grain and gluten free
Acana Regionals Range
- Flavours – Wild Prairie, Pacifica
- 70% meat – 1/2 fresh meat
- 30% fruit and veg
- low in carbohydrates
Acana Singles Range
Designed specifically for dogs with food sensitivities, to promote their health and keep them in peak condition.
- Flavours – Duck, Yorkshire Pork, Grass-Fed Lamb, Pacific Pilchard
- 50% meat – single source – 1/2 fresh meat
- For all breeds and life stages
- Quality ingredients ensure minimal supplements are added
Conclusion
This is one of the closest diets on the market to that your dogwould eat in the wild. In otherwords, feeding your dog Acana is as close to what your dog was born to eat.
*if you have any questions or experience with Acana you would like to share, please leave them below 🙂
Hi, I’m feeding my 9 years old GSD and 6 years old Malamute Acanna and we shifted from hills to Acanna as we wanted to give better food to our dog’s ( adopted them together 6 months back ) can you please give advice as my wife heard in a Vedio it’s not best dry food for the dogs can you please guide us.
Hi Parv
There is enough information on the web to find both good news and bad news about any type of dog food. We recommend finding a food that your dogs enjoy eating and it doesn’t cause them any issues.
Good luck!