
We love grain free dog food and it’s also no secret we’re very fond of Merrick. This year Merrick came out with a new grain free dog food called Backcountry. Merrick calls it the ultimate all natural, grain free, high protein ancestral diet. The Dry Line has protein rich kibble, freeze-dried real meat pieces and comes in 4 recipes:
- Game Bird Recipe – with Turkey, Duck and Quail, plus freeze-dried Chicken
- Great Plains Red Recipe – with Beef, Lamb and Rabbit, plus freeze-dried Beef
- Pacific Catch Recipe – with Salmon, Whitefish and Trout, plus freeze-dried Salmon and Whitefish
- Puppy Recipe – with Chicken and Salmon, plus freeze-dried Chicken

Our dog Kobi tested and LOVED the Game Bird Recipe. When we give Kobi new dog food to test, we always give him a bowl of his normal kibble and the new kibble to see how he likes it in comparison. Typically on the first try, he’ll eat a bit of each dog food. On the next few tries, we’ll see which one he really gravitates to.
With the Merrick Game Bird Recipe it was hands down a winner on the first try! Kobi ate a little of each and then completely ate all of the Game Bird Recipe. I think Kobi especially liked the extra freeze-dried meat. Kobi also had no bad side effects from trying this new grain free dog food.
Merrick also has 7 Backcountry wet/can recipes:
- Hearty Salmon Stew
- Hearty Duck and Venison Stew
- Alpine Rabbit Stew
- Hearty Chicken Thigh Stew
- Hearty Beef Stew
- 96% Real Chicken Loaf
- 96% Real Beef Loaf
All Merrick Backcountry dog food is made in the U.S. in Merrick’s own Safe Quality Food Level 3 organically certified kitchens. De-boned meat is always the first ingredient. Each recipe contains high quality ingredients and none of the things dogs don’t need:
- No grain or gluten
- No corn, soy or wheat
- No artificial colors or preservatives
- No ingredients from China
Dogsized gives Merrick Backcountry our thumbs & paws up!
PepiSmartDog: great post. I always love posts about food and fun stuff. :=o)
Sorry I’m so late commenting but I’m finally able to visit everyone now.
Always enjoy your posts and look forward to reading them each week.
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Hope to see you this week too. *waves paw* :=o)
Grain free dog food is the only kind my dog can eat. Great to hear there’s another choice available!
My dog would love it too
SlimDoggy loves Merrick foods…thumbs up!
We are huge Merrick fans too since we started working with them a year ago. We have never been grain free as none of us have special dietary needs, but we switched to BackCountry after we got our sample box. We love it and the raw infused pieces are so yummy! A dog needs good food to stay fit!
Haley would probably love the Game Bird food! 🙂