The Farmer's DogReviews of thefarmersdog.com

The Farmer's Dog is not transparent in pricing. I communicated with this company through 5 emails asking a simple and direction question: "For my dog's meal plan, how much does each complete bag of food cost AND how many complete bags of food will I receive? The Farmer's Dog refuses to give me a direct answer. They will only state prices in terms of number of meals, total cost of meals, etc. These pricing questions are important because The Farmer's Dog does calculations based on what they determine is the dog's daily caloric intake. My vet states that, using the same information that I gave The Farmer's Dog (age/weight/neutered, etc), that my dog would require 25% more calories per day than what The Farmer's Dog calculated. Therefore, the pricing that The Farmer's Dog is offering me is presumably 25% less than what my actual costs would be (fewer calories quoted = less money/pricing/cost). I would highly recommend that other consumers ask their Vet how many daily calories their dog(s) needs to consume. If your Vet recommends more calories than what The Farmer's Dog is recommending, then that means the cost of the meal plans to the consumer will actually cost more than what The Farmer's Dog is telling you. This is why they will not tell you the cost per bag, nor tell you have many bags are going to be delivered to you. They also will tell you that they can't give you a weight for the bag because of water, plans, etc. Any other product will always have a weight listed regardless of water, etc. The Farmer's Dog is not transparent in the actual cost to the consumer. Buyer beware.

I only had my 13.5 yr old doodle on The Farmers Dog for a short time, but he loved it. He was getting quite picky eating other food. He was very excited to have his 2 meals a day of The Farmers Dog. Unfortunately, he passed away on 7/8. The Farmers Dog refunded me for the dog food that I had just received. I thought that was very kind of them. Today I received a beautiful plant from The Farmers Dog. This was very unexpected but appreciated. Thanks!

Let's be candid here. My dog loves some of the food, some he does not. Every time I sent an email regarding my concerns, the FD responded within a day or two. I have since paused/cancelled my deliveries since we're not sure our dog is completely happy with the food. They didn't try and strong arm me into buying more, make me feel guilty for not continuing the program but actually made suggestions that would help our dog digest and desire the food with some adjustments. It's evident they care about my dog and they only want us to be happy and if this plan doesn't work, then they're ok with that. Their customer service is on point and few if any companies like them take the time to give the advice they do to help. I'm sad that my dog is not loving all of his food but I'm thrilled that there is a com pay out there who cares more about my dogs well being then their bottom line. Try them out, maybe your dog will love them.

Update:The company followed up with me and did express concern. They also refunded our last order. So kudos for a caring company. I still want people to know that it isn't always an easy transition for all dogs, so be careful. Original review: I followed all the directions for transitioning and the food was frozen when we got it and kept frozen until use. It looked and smelled fine; however, it gave one of my dogs terrible diarrhea (requiring a visit to the vet) and the other two had periodic diarrhea, even after 2 weeks on the food. Also, I volunteer at our local shelter and they also had problems with dogs getting diarrhea when eating Farmer's Dog. Very expensive for a food that makes my dogs sick. It may work for some people but it wasn't for us. I'll either make my own or stick to traditional dog food.

Got an order I didn't place with no pre-warning way too much food after a brief trial and some of it my doggo won't eat. Beware this is one of those that you're gonna have to hassle to deal with auto order woes. I got an email saying next batch coming at EOM and was like OK I'll go out and adjust order for what he liked and how much I want, and then same day, your order is on the way when the notice came that day and there was weeks to go before the next order was supposed to occur. Wouldn't risk it unless you want a hassle

Two of my dogs were quite elderly and had become picky eaters. I was feeding them expensive kibble with a little bit of cooked meat scraps mixed in, but they wouldn’t eat much and their health was failing. Desperate, I tried switching to Farmers Dog. My dogs LOVED it, and their digestion (gas and #2) improved significantly. I believe Farmers Dog helped my elderly dogs live a few extra years (one made it to 18!) When they passed away within months of each other, Farmers Dog sent me a beautiful house plant with a note expressing their condolences. This is a company that cares! My younger dogs are thriving on Farmers Dog and I will never go back to kibble again.

I am impressed! I was not expecting this great response from my dog. Since I started her on Farmer's Dog food, she is actually eating every bit of it , licking the bowl clean and gets very excited for her next meal. I've had her for 5 years ( she's a rescue) I was feeding her top of the line freeze dried raw food and would also make homemade food for her because she was extremely picky .she didn't finish her meals usually & spit a lot out on the floor . She loves veggies but still didn't eat in such an excited way as she does with this food. The one she likes best is the Turkey dinner & she still isn't tired of it. I was surprised at this change I'm seeing in her and she also has more energy than before. She's developed an enthusiasm for her meals now. My daughters dog had the same reaction when he changed over to Farmers dog food. He had cottony hair and now his hair is getting really shiny and soft . He tap dances for each meal now( did not do that before) I highly recommend Farmers Dog food , I am so glad that I tried it for my Daisy; what a great change in her health & appetite

Our three cockers ages 3, 8 and 12, LOVE their food! They gobble it up and are feeling wonderful. They are getting to healthily weights and it is so good for their digestive systems! Customer service is amazing and above and beyond. I was able to get a response later in the evening one night and it blew my mind! Thank you Farmer’s Dog!