I tried the Farmer's Dog...here's my review:

[Anonymous]

The food looks great but I priced it out for our large boy and it was so expensive. Bummer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just make it yourself.

+1

And I have a real problem with their advertising because they shame dog owners who use kibble. There’s this ad on YouTube that the beginning sounds like your violating animal welfare laws.

There are a few vitamins in kibble that you cannot get in homemade but there are some supplements you can use to get those vitamins. We use a mix of kibble (but ours will not eat hard kibble and only mixed in things). It's not hard to make big batches, freeze it in smaller batches and reheat. But, we have a smaller dog. If you look at the ingredients many of it is easily replicated. Those companies are just the fresh version of kibble for people who don't want to make their own. For a smaller dog, I make a huge batch and it lasts 3-4 weeks but we supplement other stuff with it. Lots of chickpeas, protein (meat or tofu), fresh veggies (grind them up in a food processor - the bag mixes work great), bean, quinoa or rice or another grain. Cook (I usually starry) and then freeze in plastic bags, containers or in large ice cube trays for easy portioning.

People are shamed about making home made and it's silly as it's healthier not to have the heavily processed food. Our dog is very healthy and has a lovely soft coat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:is the OP posting an advertisement?

+1

Wonder if the link gives them a discount/freebies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just make it yourself.

+1

And I have a real problem with their advertising because they shame dog owners who use kibble. There’s this ad on YouTube that the beginning sounds like your violating animal welfare laws.

There are a few vitamins in kibble that you cannot get in homemade but there are some supplements you can use to get those vitamins. We use a mix of kibble (but ours will not eat hard kibble and only mixed in things). It's not hard to make big batches, freeze it in smaller batches and reheat. But, we have a smaller dog. If you look at the ingredients many of it is easily replicated. Those companies are just the fresh version of kibble for people who don't want to make their own. For a smaller dog, I make a huge batch and it lasts 3-4 weeks but we supplement other stuff with it. Lots of chickpeas, protein (meat or tofu), fresh veggies (grind them up in a food processor - the bag mixes work great), bean, quinoa or rice or another grain. Cook (I usually starry) and then freeze in plastic bags, containers or in large ice cube trays for easy portioning.

People are shamed about making home made and it's silly as it's healthier not to have the heavily processed food. Our dog is very healthy and has a lovely soft coat.

That’s great but I have a hard enough time cooking for and feeding the humans in my household, the dog gets dog food. Maybe when my kids are all out of the house and I’m retired I’ll cook for the dog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dog licks every bowl clean so I'm not sure how to judge.

This. Eventually it becomes normalized and they stop loving it so much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dog licks every bowl clean so I'm not sure how to judge.

My dog eats mulch, so a love of Farmer's Dog (which my vet would not approve of anyway) wouldn't impress me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dog licks every bowl clean so I'm not sure how to judge.

My dog eats mulch, so a love of Farmer's Dog (which my vet would not approve of anyway) wouldn't impress me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just make it yourself.

+1

And I have a real problem with their advertising because they shame dog owners who use kibble. There’s this ad on YouTube that the beginning sounds like your violating animal welfare laws.

There are a few vitamins in kibble that you cannot get in homemade but there are some supplements you can use to get those vitamins. We use a mix of kibble (but ours will not eat hard kibble and only mixed in things). It's not hard to make big batches, freeze it in smaller batches and reheat. But, we have a smaller dog. If you look at the ingredients many of it is easily replicated. Those companies are just the fresh version of kibble for people who don't want to make their own. For a smaller dog, I make a huge batch and it lasts 3-4 weeks but we supplement other stuff with it. Lots of chickpeas, protein (meat or tofu), fresh veggies (grind them up in a food processor - the bag mixes work great), bean, quinoa or rice or another grain. Cook (I usually starry) and then freeze in plastic bags, containers or in large ice cube trays for easy portioning.

People are shamed about making home made and it's silly as it's healthier not to have the heavily processed food. Our dog is very healthy and has a lovely soft coat.

That’s great but I have a hard enough time cooking for and feeding the humans in my household, the dog gets dog food. Maybe when my kids are all out of the house and I’m retired I’ll cook for the dog.

My dog eats better and more healthy than the rest of us. We have a small dog so I make a huge batch and freeze it so it lasts a while.