Black Gold makes dog foods with an emphasis on working dogs, specifically those used for hunting. As a result, it is better known in more rural parts of the country although it is steadily making its way in cities across the US and Canada as well. The company prides itself on manufacturing high-quality Food, using only the best ingredients possible, to ensure that dogs eating it can perform to the very best of their abilities in whatever task they are called upon to do.

About Black Gold

Black Gold was created in 1995, starting life as a small, family-owned business until it was sold to ProPet LLC in 2015. Despite that sale, however, Black Gold still tries to maintain many of those small business values and maintains its company headquarters in Vienna, Missouri, near where they first got their start.

Quality of Ingredients

Black Gold promises to use some of the highest quality ingredients on the market and avoids unhealthy fillers whenever possible. It also avoids adding any artificial preservatives or coloring to its foods, ensuring that its product is made up of only natural ingredients to keep your dog running at peak efficiency.

In addition to the quality ingredients and the promise of a natural product, the Black Gold company also adds in several vitamins, minerals, and essential oils that are specifically meant to help working dogs build up muscle mass and keep them able to work and hunt to the best of their abilities. This also means that much of their food is particularly high in protein, to meet the demands that such an active life might require.

Dry Dog Food Product Line

Black Gold has a wide variety of products on the market today, including treats and wet foods, but most are associated with one of the main product lines. Because of that, we will list the bestselling lines below, and examine them individually to assess what really distinguishes them from some of their competition on the market today.

Performance

Performance is the line that really allowed Black Gold to make a splash on the pet food market, primarily because of its high protein content and the fact that it was purpose-built to cater to the needs of the working dog. The food is meant to not only be packed with protein and energy but to also provide prebiotics to help maintain a healthy digestive system as well as glucosamine and chondroitin to help keep joints in tip-top shape. The only downside to this line is the fact that it has a good bit of corn in it, which can be a deal-breaker for a number of pet parents who would rather avoid the stuff altogether.

Life Stages

Meant for animals from puppy to mature dogs, life stages has easily the most variety of all of the Black Gold lines. Most of the foods in this category avoid having any corn, wheat, or soy in them, making them a very healthy alternative to the performance blend, especially if your dog doesn’t really need all that extra protein. These are still higher in protein than most other brands, however, so the difference between the performance and the life stages foods is not really that dramatic in that regard anyway. Many foods in this line are also made with oatmeal, which is meant to help dogs with sensitive stomachs, as well as other prebiotics and essential oil blends to help make sure your dog both looks and feels as good as possible at all times.

Grain-Free

The grain-free line is, as the name suggests, entirely grain-free, making this a great option for dogs who might suffer from allergies or for owners who want to feed their pups a grainless diet. Many of them also make use of high-quality protein sources that many dogs love, such as venison, quail, or whitefish, and also have L-carnitine to help burn fat and maintain muscle mass along with an essential oil blend to promote healthy skin and coat.

Where to Buy

Black Gold products are mainly available in more rural areas or where hunting is a common sport, however, the company is steadily beginning to break into more and more urban markets. The company website has a store locator that can help you find if any retailers near you carry the product but unfortunately doesn’t sell food directly. Luckily, there are several other online retailers that will allow you to get your hands on a bag, even if there are no stores nearby that carry it.

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