Researchers have observed that dogs not usually prone to DCM are getting it.

These dogs had been

eating pet foods containing peas, lentils, legume seeds, or potatoes as their main ingredients. Or their
protein, starch and fiber derivatives near the top of the ingredient list.

• Protein: to AAFCO guidelines

• Fat: to AAFCO guidelines
• Fiber: ~5%
o What's listed is "crude fiber" (insoluble), not total dietary
• Calcium: 2.0 to 4.5 g per 1000 calories
• Phosphorus: 2.5 to 4.0 g per 1000 calories
• C:P Ratio: 1:1 to 1.8:1
• Bad: butylated hydroxyanisole (BHT), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), propyl gallate, Sodium
Hexametaphosphate. carrageenan
• Copper: comes from protein, legumes, and dietary additives

Location Option Cost Macros Calcium Ingredients

COST/LBS*2.2/kCAL/100
Costco Kirkland $0.73273 P>28% 3.2 g Chicken, chicken meal, whole
Signature F >17% grain brown rice, cracked pearled
Puppy Fi <3% 1.2 to 1 barley, egg product, chicken fat
Formula (preserved with mixed
Chicken, tocopherols), dried beet pulp,
Rice, potatoes, fish meal, flaxseed,
Veggie natural flavor, brewers dried
yeast, salmon oil (a source of
DHA), millet, potassium chloride,
salt, choline chloride, carrots,
peas, dried kelp, apples,
cranberries, rosemary extract,
parsley flake, dried chicory root,
dried Lactobacillus acidophilus
fermentation product, dried
Bifidobacterium animalis
fermentation product, dried
Lactobacillus reuteri fermentation
product, vitamin E supplement,
iron proteinate, zinc proteinate,
copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate,
zinc sulfate, copper sulfate,
potassium iodide, thiamine
mononitrate, manganese
proteinate, manganous oxide,
ascorbic acid, vitamin A
supplement, biotin, niacin,
calcium pantothenate, manganese
sulfate, sodium selenite,
pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin
 B6), vitamin B12 supplement,
riboflavin, vitamin D supplement,
folic acid.
Petco Pro Plan $0.7916 P >28% 2.8 g Chicken, brewers rice, corn gluten
Focus F >13% meal, whole grain corn, poultry
Large Fi <6% 1.4:1 by-product meal (source of
Breed glucosamine), whole grain wheat,
Chicken & animal fat preserved with mixed-
Rice tocopherols, pea fiber, fish meal
Formula (source of glucosamine), dried egg
Dry Puppy product, animal digest, fish oil,
Food calcium phosphate, salt,
potassium chloride, calcium
carbonate, potassium citrate, L-
Lysine monohydrochloride,
choline chloride, zinc sulfate,
Vitamin E supplement, ferrous
sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin,
Vitamin A supplement, copper
sulfate, garlic oil, calcium
pantothenate, pyridoxine
hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12
supplement, thiamine
mononitrate, riboflavin
supplement, calcium iodate,
Vitamin D-3 supplement,
menadione sodium bisulfite
complex (source of Vitamin K
activity), folic acid, biotin, and
sodium selenite
Costco Kirkland $0.81541 P >27% 3.3 g Beef meal, sweet potatoes,
Signature F >15% garbanzo beans, peas, canola oil,
Nature's Fi <4.5% 1.2 to 1 egg product, pea flour, tomato
Domain pomace, flaxseed, brewers yeast,
Puppy natural flavor, potato protein, pea
protein, salmon oil (a source of
Grain-free DHA), salt, choline chloride, dried
chicory root, Yucca schidigera
extract, tomatoes, blueberries,
raspberries, dried Lactobacillus
acidophilus fermentation product,
dried Bifidobacterium animalis
fermentation product, dried
Lactobacillus reuteri fermentation
product, vitamin E supplement,
iron proteinate, zinc proteinate,
copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate,
 zinc sulfate, copper sulfate,
potassium iodide, thiamine
mononitrate (vitamin B1),
manganese proteinate,
manganous oxide, ascorbic acid,
vitamin A supplement, biotin,
niacin, calcium pantothenate,
manganese sulfate, sodium
selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride
(vitamin B6), vitamin B12
supplement, riboflavin (vitamin
B2), vitamin D supplement, folic
acid
Petco Eukanuba $0.8594 P >26% 1.9 g Chicken, Corn Meal, Chicken By-
Large F >14% Product Meal (Natural source of
Breed Fi <5% 1.2 to 1 Chondroitin Sulfate and
Puppy Glucosamine), Ground Whole
Grain Sorghum, Brewers Rice,
Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Flavor,
Dried Egg Product, Fish Oil
(preserved with mixed
Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin
E), Brewers Dried Yeast, Fish Meal,
Potassium Chloride, Chicken Fat
(preserved with mixed
Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin
E), Salt, Calcium Carbonate,
Choline Chloride,
Fructooligosaccharides, Minerals
(Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide,
Manganese Sulfate, Copper
Sulfate, Manganous Oxide,
Potassium Iodide, Cobalt
Carbonate), DL-Methionine,
Vitamins (Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A
Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate,
Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate
(source of vitamin B1), Vitamin
B12 Supplement, Niacin,
Riboflavin Supplement (source of
vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine
Hydrochloride (source of vitamin
B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic
Acid), Vitamin E Supplement,
Marigold, Beta-Carotene,
Rosemary Extract
PetCo Taste of $1.0717 P >28% N/A Buffalo, lamb meal, sweet
the Wild F >17% potatoes, egg product, pea
High Fi <5% protein, peas, potatoes, canola oil,
Prairie tomato pomace, roasted bison,
Puppy roasted venison, beef, flaxseed,
Recipe potato fiber, natural flavor, ocean
fish meal, salmon oil (a source of
Grain-free DHA), salt, DL-methionine, choline
chloride, taurine, dried chicory
root, yucca schidigera extract,
tomatoes, blueberries,
raspberries, dried Lactobacillus
plantarum fermentation product,
dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation
product, dried Lactobacillus
acidophilus fermentation product,
dried Enterococcus faecium
fermentation product, dried
Bifidobacterium animalis
fermentation product, vitamin E
supplement, iron proteinate, zinc
proteinate, copper proteinate,
ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate,
copper sulfate, potassium iodide,
thiamine mononitrate (vitamin
B1)., Biotin, niacin, calcium
pantothenate, manganese sulfate,
sodium selenite, pyridoxine
hydrochloride (vitamin B6),
vitamin B12 supplement,
riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin D
supplement, folic acid.
Petco Hill's $1.11 P >30% 3.0 g Chicken Meal, Whole Grain
Science F >16% Wheat, Whole Grain Oats, Whole
Diet Large Fi <2% 1.2 to 1 Grain Sorghum, Corn Gluten Meal,
Breed Chicken Fat, Whole Grain Corn,
Puppy Chicken Liver Flavor, Flaxseed,
Dried Beet Pulp, Pork Liver Flavor,
Fish Oil, Lactic Acid, Iodized Salt,
Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium
Chloride, vitamins (Vitamin E
Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-
Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin
C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine
Mononitrate, Vitamin A
Supplement, Calcium
Pantothenate, Riboflavin
 Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12
Supplement, Pyridoxine
Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin
D3 Supplement), Choline Chloride,
minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc
Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous
Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium
Selenite), Taurine, Oat Fiber, L-
Carnitine, Mixed Tocopherols for
freshness, Natural Flavors, Beta-
Carotene, Apples, Broccoli,
Carrots, Cranberries, Green Peas.
Petco Whole $1.16 P >26% 3,400 Chicken Meal, Dried Potatoes,
Earth F >12% NA Peas, Chicken Fat (preserved with
Farms Fi <4.5% mixed tocopherols), Dried Sweet
Grain Free Potatoes, Chicken, Natural Flavor,
Healthy Salmon, Organic Dried Alfalfa
Puppy Meal, Salt, Potassium Chloride,
Recipe Dry Yucca Schidigera Extract, Minerals
Food (Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc
Sulfate, Zinc Amino Acid Complex,
Manganese Amino Acid Complex,
Copper Amino Acid Complex,
Potassium Iodide, Cobalt
Proteinate, Sodium Selenite,
Cobalt Carbonate), Choline
Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E
Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate,
Vitamin B12 Supplement, d-
Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3
Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin
Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine
Hydrochloride, Folic Acid,
Thiamine Mononitrate), Dried
Lactobacillus plantarum
Fermentation Product, Dried
Lactobacillus casei Fermentation
Product, Dried Enterococcus
faecium Fermentation Product,
Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus
Fermentation Product, Dried
Blueberries, Rosemary, Sage,
Thyme, Cinnamon.
Petco Wellness $1.2774 P >29% 3.4 g Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal,
Complete F >13% Peas, Ground Brown Rice, Salmon
Health Fi <5% 1.2 to 1 Meal, Oatmeal, Barley, Oats,
Large Tomato Pomace, Chicken Fat
 Breed (preserved with Mixed
Puppy Tocopherols), Ground Flaxseed,
Health Tomatoes, Salmon Oil, Carrots,
Recipe Natural Chicken Flavor, Salt,
Choline Chloride, Spinach, Vitamin
E Supplement, Chicory Root
Extract, Yucca Shidigera Extract,
Taurine, Zinc Proteinate, Mixed
Tocopherols added to preserve
freshness, Sweet Potatoes,
Apples, Blueberries, Zinc Sulfate,
Calcium Carbonate, Niacin,
Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate,
Vitamin A Supplement, Ascorbic
Acid (Vitamin C), Copper Sulfate,
Thiamine Mononitrate, Copper
Proteinate, Manganese
Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, d-
Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium
Selenite, Pyridoxine
Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Garlic
Powder, Vitamin D3 Supplement,
Biotin, Calcium Iodate, Vitamin
B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Dried
Lactobacillus plantarum
Fermentation Product, Dried
Enterococcus faecium
Fermentation Product, Dried
Lactobacillus casei Fermentation
Product, Dried Lactobacillus
acidophilus Fermentation Product,
Rosemary Extract, Green Tea
Extract, Spearmint Extract.
Petco Blue $1.3262 P >36% 3.3 g Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal,
Buffalo F >16% Pea Protein, Peas, Tapioca Starch,
Blue Fi <5% 1.2 to 1 Pea Starch, Menhaden Fish Meal
Wilderness (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids),
Puppy Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed
Chicken Tocopherols), Dried Egg Product,
Recipe Dried Tomato Pomace, Flaxseed
(source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids),
Natural Flavor, Fish Oil (source of
ARA Arachidonic Acid and DHA-
Docosahexaenoic Acid), Dicalcium
Phosphate, Salt, Dehydrated
Alfalfa Meal, DL-Methionine,
Potassium Chloride, Potatoes,
 Dried Chicory Root, Choline
Chloride, Pea Fiber, Alfalfa
Nutrient Concentrate, Calcium
Carbonate, preserved with Mixed
Tocopherols, Sweet Potatoes,
Carrots, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate,
Zinc Sulfate, Vegetable Juice for
color, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E
Supplement, Iron Amino Acid
Chelate, Blueberries, Cranberries,
Barley Grass, Parsley, Turmeric,
Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera
Extract, Niacin (Vitamin B3),
Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin
B5), L-Carnitine, L-Ascorbyl-2-
Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin
C), L-Lysine, Copper Sulfate, Biotin
(Vitamin B7), Vitamin A
Supplement, Copper Amino Acid
Chelate, Manganese Sulfate,
Taurine, Manganese Amino Acid
Chelate, Thiamine Mononitrate
(Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin
B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement,
Vitamin B12 Supplement,
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin
B6), Calcium Iodate, Dried Yeast,
Dried Enterococcus faecium
fermentation product, Dried
Lactobacillus acidophilus
fermentation product, Dried
Aspergillus niger fermentation
extract, Dried Trichoderma
longibrachiatum fermentation
extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis
fermentation extract, Folic Acid
(Vitamin B9), Sodium Selenite, Oil
of Rosemary.
Petco Merrick $1.3889 P >38% 3,801 Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal,
Grain Free F >17% NA Turkey Meal, Sweet Potatoes,
Real Fi <3.5% Peas, Potatoes, Pea Protein,
Chicken + Potato Protein, Chicken Fat
Sweet (preserved with mixed
Potato tocopherols), Natural Flavor,
Puppy Salmon Meal, Flaxseed, Sunflower
Food Oil, Organic Dried Alfalfa Meal,
Salt, Apples, Blueberries, Choline
 Grain-free Chloride, Salmon Oil, Minerals
(Iron Amino Acid Complex, Zinc
Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Sulfate,
Sodium Selenite, Manganese
Amino Acid Complex, Copper
Amino Acid Complex, Potassium
Iodide, Cobalt Proteinate, Cobalt
Carbonate), Gelatin, Yucca
Schidigera Extract, Vitamins
(Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin
B12 Supplement, Vitamin A
Acetate, d-Calcium Pantothenate,
Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin,
Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin,
Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic
Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride),
Dried Lactobacillus plantarum
Fermentation Product, Dried
Lactobacillus casei Fermentation
Product, Dried Enterococcus
faecium Fermentation Product,
Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus
Fermentation Product.
Petco Blue $1.42 P >35% 3.4 g Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal,
Buffalo F >14% Peas, Pea Protein, Tapioca Starch,
Blue Fi <6% 1.2 to 1 Pea Starch, Menhaden Fish Meal
Wilderness (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids),
Puppy Dried Tomato Pomace, Natural
Large Flavor, Flaxseed (source of Omega
Breed 6 Fatty Acids), Dried Egg Product,
Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed
Contains Tocopherols), Fish Oil (source of
taurine ARA-Arachidonic Acid, DHA-
Docosahexaenoic Acid and
Eicosapentaenoic Acid), Dicalcium
Phosphate, Dehydrated Alfalfa
Meal, Salt, Potassium Chloride,
Potatoes, Dried Chicory Root, DL-
Methionine, Pea Fiber, Alfalfa
Nutrient Concentrate, Calcium
Carbonate, Choline Chloride,
preserved with Mixed
Tocopherols, Sweet Potatoes,
Carrots, L-Carnitine, Zinc Amino
Acid Chelate, Zinc Sulfate,
Vegetable Juice for color, Ferrous
Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement,
 Iron Amino Acid Chelate,
Blueberries, Cranberries, Barley
Grass, Parsley, Turmeric, Dried
Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract,
Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium
Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), L-
Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source
of Vitamin C), L-Lysine, Copper
Sulfate, Biotin (Vitamin B7),
Vitamin A Supplement, Copper
Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese
Sulfate, Taurine, Manganese
Amino Acid Chelate, Thiamine
Mononitrate (Vitamin B1),
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin
D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12
Supplement, Pyridoxine
Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6),
Calcium Iodate, Dried Yeast, Dried
Enterococcus faecium
fermentation product, Dried
Lactobacillus acidophilus
fermentation product, Dried
Aspergillus niger fermentation
extract, Dried Trichoderma
longibrachiatum fermentation
extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis
fermentation extract, Folic Acid
(Vitamin B9), Sodium Selenite, Oil
of Rosemary.
Petco Royal $1.4245 P >31% 3.2 g Chicken by-product meal, brewers
Canin F >12% rice, brown rice, corn gluten meal,
Breed Fi <3.7% 1.2:1 wheat gluten, corn, chicken fat,
Health natural flavors, dried plain beet
Nutrition pulp, fish oil, pea fiber, sodium
Labrador silico aluminate, egg product,
Retriever vegetable oil, monocalcium
Puppy Dry phosphate, psyllium seed husk,
Dog Food potassium chloride, calcium
carbonate, fructooligosaccharides,
No copper sodium tripolyphosphate,
additives hydrolyzed yeast (source of
betaglucans), vitamins [DL-alpha
tocopherol acetate (source of
vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-
polyphosphate (source of vitamin
C), biotin, niacin supplement, D-
 calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine
hydrochloride (vitamin B6),
riboflavin supplement, vitamin A
acetate, thiamine mononitrate
(vitamin B1), folic acid, vitamin
B12 supplement, vitamin D3
supplement, menadione sodium
bisulfite complex], salt, trace
minerals [zinc proteinate, ferrous
sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium
selenite, calcium iodate], choline
chloride, glucosamine
hydrochloride, taurine, marigold
extract (Tagetes erecta L.), DL-
methionine, L-carnitine, Yucca
schidigera extract, chondroitin
sulfate, carotene, rosemary
extract, preserved with mixed
tocopherols and citric acid.

Yes Sometimes Not Good No!

Fish Cheese Almonds Xylitol

Eggs Bread Cinnamon Chocolate
Ham Cashews Ice cream (sugar) Alcohol
Pork Corn (no cob) Citrus Avocado
Quinoa Honey Coconut Macadamia
Salmon PB (w/o xylitol) Milk Grapes & Raisins
Tuna Peanuts Cooked Bones Garlic/onion/leek,
Shrimp Popcorn (unsalted) Caffeine etc

Turkey Wheat/grains Fat trimmings

Yogurt (w/o sugar) Hops
Fruit pits