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The Farmer's Dog Food Meal Delivery Review


ConsumersAdvocate.org Rating: 4.9 / 5 (Excellent)
9 Customer Comments & Reviews - see all comments
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The Farmer's Dog, Inc. makes and delivers specifically formulated and portioned dog food. The meals are tested by humans and use only human grade, USDA ingredients. Food is delivered within days of its preparation. The company works on a subscription model whereby customers get recurring deliveries timed so that they never run out of food.
 
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How is The Farmer's Dog rated?

Breakdown

4.9/5
Menu Options
5.0/5
Services
4.9/5
Pricing
5.0/5
Customer Experience

Overall Rating: 4.9 / 5 (Excellent)

The Farmer's Dog is an excellent choice for consumers seeking a nutritious, down-to-earth meal plan for their canine family members. The company's meals are AAFCO-compliant and are made from human-grade ingredients in facilities that are maintained to human-kitchen requirements. Menus are adjustable depending on specific needs and goals and are designed by a board-certified veterinary nutritionist. Although at present the company offers only three entrees, these should be more than sufficient to please most canine palates.

The Farmer's Dog Recipes

Menu Options - 4.9 / 5

The Farmer's Dog offers three basic meals--Turkey & Parsnips, Beef & Lentils, and Pork & Sweet Potatoes. All three are adjustable per caloric and dietary requirements. The company recommends introducing dogs to their new food gradually over a one-week period.

Formula Options

Type of Service
Original Recipes

Recipe Example One

Turkey, parsnips, chickpeas, carrot, broccoli, spinach, dicalcium phosphate, sea salt, wild alaskan fish oil, organic kelp, zinc gluconate, ferrous sulfate, vitamin E supplement, copper gluconate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement
Verified Primary Ingredient
Yes

Recipe Example Two

Beef, lentils, sweet potato, beef liver, carrot, kale, sunflower seeds, dicalcium phosphate, sea salt, wild alaskan fish oil, organic kelp, zinc gluconate, ferrous sulfate, vitamin E supplement, copper gluconate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement
Verified Primary Ingredient
Yes

Recipe Example Three

Pork, sweet potato, potato, pork liver, green beans, cauliflower, dicalcium phosphate, blueberries, sea salt, wild alaskan fish oil, organic kelp, zinc gluconate, ferrous sulfate, vitamin E supplement, copper gluconate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement
Verified Primary Ingredient
Yes
AAFCO Compliant
Yes

The Farmer's Dog Services

Services - 5 / 5

New customers of The Farmer's Dog are presented with an easy-to-use web form where customers enter their dog's name, weight, breed, typical activity level, dietary issues, sex, spay/neuter status, target weight, and body type. Deliveries take place every 2 to 12 weeks, depending on dog size and customer preference. The meals are packed in plastic bags, each one of which contains a day's worth of food. The meals are guaranteed to remain fresh without refrigeration until 11:00 pm on the day of delivery.
Personalization Details
Target Weight
Breed
Age
Recipe Details
Fresh
No Fillers
No Preservatives
Nutritional Counseling
Yes

The Farmer's Dog Pricing

Pricing - 4.9 / 5

Feeding your pet via a dog food meal delivery service is considerably more expensive than purchasing and preparing conventional dog food. However, within the dog food meal delivery industry, The Farmer's Dog' prices are on par with its competition.
Introductory Period and Price
As of this writing, The Farmer’s Dog offers 20% discount for new customers, which is good for two weeks of food. The company promises customers a refund on their first delivery if they’re not satisfied.
Shipping Cost
Included
Money Back Guarantee
Yes
Price Range per Month, 5-20 lb Shih Tzu
$111.20 for beef (4 weeks)
Price Range per Month, 41-60 lb Basset Hound
$192.20 for beef (4 weeks)
Price Range per Month, 61-100 lb German Shepherd
$273.80 for beef (4 weeks)

The Farmer's Dog Customer Experience

Customer Experience - 5 / 5

Although The Farmer's Dog has been in business for several years, it has only recently begun to scale up its operations. At this point, it is not listed with the BBB or Trustpilot and there's not enough information available yet that would permit a comprehensive assessment of customer satisfaction.
Date Collected
2018-05-09

Company Profile

Full Name
The Farmer's Dog Food Meal Delivery
Company Website
https://www.thefarmersdog.com
Headquarters
154 Grand Street, New York, NY, 10013

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9 Customer Comments & Reviews

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Jon W
10/18/2021
Always late on shipments and dog runs out of food. Their response...Here's a simple recipe you can make while you wait. So, I now have to do what I'm paying them to do. Find some other place to get the food from. This is just too much of a hassle.

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Jan W
10/8/2021
This is a great company. Great food and customer service. They actually sent me an expensive bouquet of flowers when my dog died. My own family did not do this! My dog loves this food and it has everything he needs in it. Came in a wonderful insulated container box and was fully frozen.

laurendandrews
7/16/2021
The team at The Farmer's Dog doesn't just make delicious food, they don't just provide great customer service, they nurture our pets, and provide exceptional, out of this world, true heartfelt kindness. Our baby LOVED his food for 3+ years, licked every last drop from the bowl. And then we got the worst news last week, and I had to cancel our subscription. Sam and the team at The Farmer's Dog were so thoughtful and kind in dealing with the account changes. But then... they sent us flowers and a note to let us know they were thinking of us. Can you imagine - they took time and $ to let us know that we were valued. I'm in awe and so very grateful for the kindness shown to my family this... Read More

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Helen S
5/11/2021
Just got my first box for Sebastian, my 20 lb. shih-tzu. Mr. Picky literally cleans the bowl. Food looks great and no dog food smell. Hoping that judging from the negative comments I will not change my mind. For the present I am loving the food, convenience. Keep up the good work.

Jean M
4/6/2021
After completing the lengthy questionnaire process to order this food, was told my prepaid card would not be accepted. Now obviously, my prepaid Visa card is just that: prepaid. So they know there absolutely going to get their money there. But they won’t accept that. Because they don’t want my payment. They want the ability to reach into my pocket and take *further* payments, without my permission. Wrote owner and they said they were “working on being able being able to accept prepaid cards”. (This was a Visa, btw.) I pointed out that as a business owner I know that they can take these payments just like any other Visa card, and they don’t have to “work on being able” to take them, they... Read More

Booby B
3/31/2019
While the food may be good, try to cancel future shipments, YOU CAN'T. I called them, they sent me a private link to cancel, I did. They continue to send food and steal my money. STAY AWAY!

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mariachadam
3/28/2019
I'm a vet and one of my clients put her dog on this food on her own accord. At first she did well (less GI problems, less.skin problems) but then was.losing weight... my concern is the amount of roughage in the diets. Why would a dog eat kale? The c hu unks of sweet potato were too large for a 16 pound dog who doesnt chew her food....basically were coming out the other end undigested. I suggest smaller pieces... My concern is that the caloric intake wasnt appropriate. It's quite wholesome though.

Peter V
10/22/2018
Yeah, well, just try going to your account on their customer portal and canceling the subscription. No place to do so. So disappointing as they really did look like a great company.

Patrick P
9/7/2018
The company is completely unreliable when it comes to shipping. Twice we have received another dogs food and not our dogs. So 2 dogs were without food and another time the food arrived rotting. And the customer service is awful, too. They do nothing.

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