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Small Breed Grain Free Food

If you are looking for a small breed appropriate, grain free, chicken flavoured dog food, then look no further! Teepee Small Breed Chicken dog food is perfect for small dogs. It is a veterinary approved dog food and has been successful for dogs that have had trouble with other protein sources.

Moreover, using a 55% Chicken content, our grain free, steam cooked food smells and tastes great! At least that what our customers say…! In addition, chicken is a lean protein source, rich in essential amino acids. It is also a good source of vitamins & minerals including B vitamins and iron. These help contribute to overall health and well-being.

Grain Free Food

Sweet Potato is used as an alternative to grain in our small breed chicken dog food. Firstly, it is an excellent complex carbohydrate. It is also high in B Vitamins. Similarly, the herbs used contain essential vitamins and beneficial plant compounds. This includes antibacterials and antioxidants. Consequently these all help contribute to general health & well-being.

Likewise, added prebiotics (MOS & FOS) can aid digestion by helping to promote the growth of ‘good’ digestive bacteria. Added Omega 3 supports skin and joint function. Beet Pulp is used as a natural source of both soluble and insoluble dietary fibre. Both of these are important for maintaining normal intestinal transit time and motility.

In short, Teepee small breed chicken dog food is a great way to feed a grain free, cost-effective and complete hypoallergenic diet. So often, poor condition in your dog can be caused by incorrect or inappropriate food. Our Small Breed specific food is designed around the requirements of small breed dogs.

But What is a Small Breed dog?

A small breed dog is one that has an adult (fully grown) weight of 15kg or less. As a result of their smaller size, Small Breed dogs tend to have a higher metabolic rate than larger breeds. This is linked to a greater ratio of body surface area to body weight. Consequently, they have much higher energy requirements per kilogram of body weight, and therefore they need a nutrient dense food with a higher calorie content.

Furthermore, their activity levels are often higher than larger dogs. Even just walking by our side can burn a lot of energy for a small breed. They have to walk much quicker to keep up with us then a larger dog would need to due to their shorter legs. All this extra activity combined with a higher metabolic rate burns more calories on a day-to-day basis.

Finally, the high quality ingredients and superior digestibility of Teepee Grain Free Small Breed chicken can help alleviate a range of problems. For instance skin issues, digestive upset and even behavioural problems to name a few. Moreover, thanks to the better ingredients and gentle steam cooking, feeding quantities are lower. This is particularly relevant as small breed dogs have small stomachs! As a result there their digestive capacity is lower than a larger dogs. It is therefore important that they eat a nutrient dense and digestible food to keep portion sizes down. This naturally results is less ‘waste’. Or in other words, less poo!

Small Dogs have a small mouth (usually!)

Small breed dogs generally have a small mouth. As a result, eating standard sized biscuits can be a bit tricky for them!

With this in mind, our Teepee Small Breed dog food has an adapted kibble size and shape. This makes eating more of a pleasure and less of a chore!

How much should you feed?

All bags of Teepee Grain Free Small Breed chicken dog food come with a suggested feeding guide. However these are just that, a guide. The following factors can have an affect on feeding quantities*:

• individual breed.
• metabolic rate.
• level of activity.
• neutering.
• age of the dog.
• sex of the dog.
• ambient living temperature etc.

As a result, adjust feeding quantities as necessary. Remember, no matter how good a food is, too much is no good! For example, over feeding will usually lead to poor digestion, soft poo and even coat or skin problems. Not to mention weight gain. Similarly, if you feed too little it will affect their ability to maintain a healthy bodyweight.

Grain Free Small Breed Chicken Food Composition

Chicken 55% (including Freshly Prepared Chicken 27%, Dried Chicken 26% & Chicken Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (26%), Peas (7%), Beet Pulp, Potato, Linseed, Omega 3 Supplement, Minerals, Herbs (0.3% including Marjoram, Basil, Oregano, Sage, Thyme, Parsley), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 96 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS,24 mg/kg)

Grain Free Small Breed Chicken Nutritional Additives per kg

Vitamins: A 15,000 IU. D3 2,000 IU, E 95 IU.
Trace Elements: Zinc 50mg. Iron 50mg. Manganese 35mg. Copper 15 mg. Iodine 1mg.

Analytical Constituents

Protein (crude) 29%. Fat (crude) 15%. Fibre (crude) 3.5%. Ash (crude) 8.5%. Moisture 8%. NFE 36%. Metabolisable Energy 371 kcal/100g. Omega 6 2.6%. Omega 3 1.2%. Calcium 1.6%. Phosphorus 1.1%

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