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A little over 3 cups

I just got an order of 6 bags and all over the packaging it says “do not freeze”

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In the 90’s ppl were giving their dogs garlic as a natural flea deterrent. I had a dog that needed special food that she hated so I cooked chicken with garlic and made the broth in to ice cubes. I would melt this on her special food to get her to eat. She ate this for 5 years and never had an issue. She had IBD and had to eat Z/D. I lost her to liver cancer due to the steroids she had to be on for her disease. She was 14.2 yrs old. They had told me to put her down when she was 2 due to the severity of her IBD. The garlic never bothered her a bit but some dogs could be more sensitive I guess, I am not a vet. . My new dog is on this food and has been for 6 months, it has given her energy and I see nothing but positive since we changed to this. Hope this helps.  

I checked with a veterinarian who said garlic is toxic to dogs if they eat 11 cloves of garlic or more in one serving.