INGREDIENTS

At Old Guard, your dog comes first. That means we only select high-quality ingredients that have a proven purpose, and we only include items at a level sufficient to visibly impact your dog’s health and well-being.

Everything listed below can be directly tied to a functional health benefit and provides active benefits to your dog. Hover over each item to learn more. And send us an email if you are curious about anything!

Proteins

Benefit: Provides essential amino acids (the building blocks of protein)

Chicken
Protein source that includes the white and dark meat of a chicken.

Benefit: Source of energy, and includes amino acids for strong, lean muscles.

Buffalo Meal
Ground and cooked buffalo to yield a vitamin, mineral and protein rich ingredient.

Benefit: Healthy skin and coat, source of DHA for brain and eye health.

Herring Meal
Ground and cooked herring fish, which is an oily fish with a high amount on Omega-3 fatty acids and protein.

Benefit: Promotes muscle strength, development and provides energy.

Salmon Meal
Composed of salmon that has been ground and cooked, reducing fat content to create a protein dense ingredient with balanced amino acids.

Benefit: Helps support joint function and mobility.

Dried Chicken Cartilage
Derived from the bones of the chicken and contains chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine and collagen.

Benefit: High quality protein for its balanced amino acid composition. Provides glucosamine and fatty acids as well.

Dried Egg
The yolk and the white of the egg only.

Benefit:
Provides protein, amino acids and B vitamins.

Brewer’s Yeast
Brewers dried yeast, by product of the distilling industry fermentation. Considered a postbiotic.

Carbohydrates

Benefit: Highly digestible carbohydrate for energy; contains omega 6 fatty acids and essential B vitamins.

Brown Rice
Natural whole grain that includes the bran of the rice grain.

Benefit: Digestive health and satiety.

Millet
Fiber rich ancient grain.

Benefit: Energy, fiber and B vitamins.

Oat
Whole grain including B vitamins.

Benefit: Helps support intestinal health, nutrient absorption and stool quality.

Beet Pulp
Beet pulp is the fiber-rich material that remains after sugar is extracted from sugar beets.

Benefit:Prebiotic action promoting digestive health by stimulating the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut.

Fructooligosaccharides
Naturally occurring carbohydrates in plants.

Benefit: Digestive health, supports reduced stool odor.

Yucca Schidigera & Extract
Natural ingredient made entirely from the stem of the yucca schidigera plant.

Benefit: Source of omega 3 fatty acids and fiber.

Flaxseed
Seeds from the flax plant.

Taste and Function

Benefit: Taste and enjoyment.

Natural Flavors
Can be a variety of ingredients like yeast, spices, broth, protein from animal sources.

Benefit: Helps maintain taste and nutritional benefits of the kibble through shelf life.

Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative)
Antioxidant mixture.

Benefit: A preservative to support the freshness of the product.

Citric Acid
A perservative.

Benefit: Digestive Health

Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product
A probiotic.

Benefit: Digestive Health

Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product
A probiotic.

Benefit: Digestive health.

Dried Bifidobacterium animalis Fermentation Product
A probiotic.

Benefit: Digestive Health

Dried Lactobacillus reuteri Fermentation Product
A probiotic.

Benefit: Helps burn fat and support lean muscle mass.

L-Carnitine
Purified vitamin-like substance; also naturally found in muscle meats.

Benefit: A satiating insoluble fiber to promote digestive health and stool quality.

Cellulose
Organic fiber that is naturally found in plants, fruits and vegetables.

Fats & Oils

Benefit: Energy and taste.

Chicken Fat (Preserved with Tocopherols)
Highly dense energy source of fat from chicken. Freshness maintained with natural antioxidants.

Benefit: Provides omega 3 fatty acids like DHA, EPA.

Fish Oil
From the tissues of oily fish, like menhaden or herring.

Minerals

Benefit: Improves taste and can help promote water intake.

Salt
Source of sodium and chloride.

Benefit: Essential for cellular health and heart function.

Potassium Chloride
A source of the essential mineral potassium.

Benefit: Building and strengthening bones and teeth.

Calcium Carbonate
A source of the essential mineral and calcium.

Benefits: Phosphorus is beneficial for building and strengthening bones and teeth. Sodium is critical for immune health.

Monosodium Phosphate
A source of the essential minerals, phosphorus and sodium

Benefit: Overall health benefit, important for hemoglobin production and oxygen transport.

Ferrous Sulfate
A source of the essential mineral and iron.

Benefit: Supports a healthy immune system, metabolism, skin and coat health.

Zinc Sulfate
A source of the essential mineral, zinc.

Benefit: Supports a healthy immune system, metabolism, skin and coat health.

Zinc Proteinate
A source of the essential mineral, zinc.

Benefit: Overall health benefit, important for hemoglobin production and oxygen transport.

Iron Proteinate
A source of the essential mineral, iron.

Benefit: Serves many functions in the body from the immune system, helps iron absorption for strong bones and healthy skin and coat.

Copper Sulfate
A source of the essential mineral and copper.

Benefit: Important for the immune system function, skin and coat health and metabolism.

Zinc Oxide
Important for the immune system function, skin and coat health and metabolism.

Benefit: Contributes to many bodily functions including metabolism, bone formation and blood clotting.

Manganese Sulfate
Contributes to many bodily functions including metabolism, bone formation and blood clotting.

Benefit: Contributes to many bodily functions including metabolism, bone formation and blood clotting.

Manganese Proteinate
Contributes to many bodily functions including metabolism, bone formation and blood clotting.

Benefit: Important for thyroid function.

Kelp Meal
A source of the essential mineral and iodine.

Benefit: Serves many functions in the body from the immune system, helps iron absportion for strong bones and healthy skin and coat.

Copper Proteinate
A source of the essential mineral copper.

Benefit: Contributes to many bodily functions including metabolism, bone formation and blood clotting.

Manganese Oxide
A source of the essential mineral and manganese.

Benefit: Antioxidant important for immune function.

Sodium Selenite
A source of the essential mineral and selenium.

Benefit: Important for thyroid function.

Calcium Iodate
A source of the essential mineral and iodine.

Vitamins

Benefit: Supports liver and metabolic function.

Choline Chloride
Naturally found in protein sources like egg, fish, meat.

Benefit: Critical for immune system function, skin and coat health.

Vitamin E Supplement
A source of the essential vitamin, E, an antioxidant.

Benefit: Serves a role in the function of the immune system.

L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C)
A source of the essential vitamin C.

Benefits: Supports metabolic function, and weight. Also, support healthy skin.

Niacin Supplement
A source of an essential B (B-3) vitamin.

Benefit: Overall health benefit, important for hemoglobin production and oxygen transport.

Ferrous Sulfate
A source of the essential mineral and iron.

Benefit: Supports energy metabolism, nervous system function.

Riboflavin Supplement
A source of an essential B (B-5) vitamin.

Benefit: Required to metabolize protein, fat and carbohydrate.

d-Calcium Pantothenate
A source of the essential mineral, zinc.

Benefit: Essential for immune function, growth, skin and coat and eyes.

Vitamin A Supplement
A source of the essential vitamin A.

Benefit: Important for breaking down and utilizing carbohydrates. Also, important for blood cell formation.

Vitamin B12 Supplement
A source of the essential vitamin B-12.

Benefit: Important for metabolism and converting food into energy.

Thiamine Nitrate
A source of an essential B (B-1) vitamin.

Benefit: Helps with cellular energy and protein metabolism and the generation of muscles, hair, nails, enzymes and other protein based structures.

Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
A source of an essential B (B-6) vitamin.

Benefit: Supports the growth and maintenance of your pets bones, joints and teeth.

Vitamin D3 Supplement
A source of the essential vitamin D.

Benefit: Required for healthy skin and coat.

Biotin
A source of an essential B (B-7) vitamin.

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