The Farmer's Dog Dog Food for French Bulldogs
The Farmer's Dog French Bulldog food, reviewed: who makes it, what is in it, and what it costs to feed a 25 lb Frenchie.
- Fresh (gently cooked)
- Treats
- Complete and Balanced (Brand Claim)
- Venture-backed
- Made in USA
- Since 2014
The Farmer's Dog is privately held by its co-founders and venture investors. The Farmer's Dog is sold as complete and balanced. For a 25 lb Frenchie it costs about $5.12 a day (estimate).
- The Farmer's Dog was founded in 2014, by Jonathan Regev and Brett Podolsky. It is based in New York, New York.
- The Farmer's Dog is privately held by its co-founders and venture investors.
- The Farmer's Dog food is made in USA.
- The Farmer's Dog is sold as complete and balanced, though we did not find its formal AAFCO statement.
- Feeding a 25 lb adult French Bulldog costs about $5.12 a day (estimate), or about $155.65 a month.
Private, venture-backed
The Farmer's Dog was co-founded by Jonathan Regev and Brett Podolsky after Podolsky cooked for his dog Jada, who had ongoing health issues. The founders say they bootstrapped the company for its first two years, then raised venture funding; investors named as of March 2019 include Forerunner (seed), Shasta Ventures and Insight Partners. insightpartners.com
venture-backed
The Farmer's Dog French Bulldog Feeding and Cost Calculator
Calories from the AAHA formula (70 × body weight in kg to the 0.75 power, times your life-stage factor). This brand does not publish calories, so the amount uses 2% of body weight a day, the low end of the common raw-feeding guideline. Cost scaled from the brand’s published plan price for a 25 lb adult, full portion (brand plan quiz). Your quote may differ. Start with the bag’s feeding chart and adjust every 2 to 3 weeks by body condition.
The Farmer's Dog French Bulldog Food: What Is in It?
The Farmer's Dog
The brand does not publish a text ingredient list for this recipe.
- No strengths from our checklist could be read from the label.
- Label not published, so we could not check.
The Farmer's Dog French Bulldog Food Label Facts
- Complete and balanced claim
- The brand says its recipes are “vet-formulated to be complete and balanced according to AAFCO standards, with options for every stage of life.” We did not find a recipe-specific statement.
- Price
- $5.12 a day for a 25 lb adult, full portion (brand plan quiz, before first-box discount)
- Made
- recipes are cooked in a human-food facility, governed by human-food standards
Where The Farmer's Dog French Bulldog Food Is Made and Sourced
Where It Is Made
Recipes are cooked at low heat in a human-food facility, governed by human-food standards. The company does not name the facility or its location. thefarmersdog.com
Ingredient Sourcing
The company says it uses fresh, whole, human-grade ingredients and that whole muscle and organ meat make up at least 50% of its recipes. It does not state where ingredients come from. thefarmersdog.com
“recipes are cooked in a human-food facility, governed by human-food standards.”The Farmer's Dog thefarmersdog.com
The Farmer's Dog Product Lines
The The Farmer's Dog Story
- March 2019Insight Partners profiles its investment, after earlier rounds from Forerunner and Shasta Ventures. insightpartners.com
Worth Knowing
- Recipes developed with board-certified nutrition specialists in veterinary medicine to meet AAFCO standards and follow WSAVA guidelines. thefarmersdog.com
- References a long-term feeding study with the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. thefarmersdog.com
- Meals pre-portioned by age, weight, breed, activity level and body condition goals. thefarmersdog.com
- Ships in the continental US. thefarmersdog.com
Where to Buy The Farmer's Dog French Bulldog Food
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The Farmer's Dog French Bulldog Food: Common Questions
Who owns The Farmer's Dog?
The Farmer's Dog was co-founded by Jonathan Regev and Brett Podolsky after Podolsky cooked for his dog Jada, who had ongoing health issues. The founders say they bootstrapped the company for its first two years, then raised venture funding; investors named as of March 2019 include Forerunner (seed), Shasta Ventures and Insight Partners.
Where is The Farmer's Dog made?
Recipes are cooked at low heat in a human-food facility, governed by human-food standards. The company does not name the facility or its location.
Is The Farmer's Dog good for French Bulldogs?
It depends on your dog. The Farmer's Dog is sold as complete and balanced, though we did not find its formal AAFCO statement. The brand does not publish a text ingredient list we could check. Talk to your vet about allergies, weight or health conditions before switching.
How much does The Farmer's Dog cost per day for a French Bulldog?
About $5.12 a day, or $155.65 a month, for a 25 lb adult (estimate). That is scaled from the brand’s published plan price.
How long has The Farmer's Dog been in business?
The Farmer's Dog was founded in 2014, by Jonathan Regev and Brett Podolsky.
Sources
- jobs.insightpartners.com: the farmer s dog
- insightpartners.com
- foxbusiness.com: the farmers dog food industry
- thefarmersdog.com: farmers dog ingredients recipes
- thefarmersdog.com: our food
- thefarmersdog.com: faq
- thefarmersdog.com
- thefarmersdog.com: faq
- dogfoodadvisor.com: the farmers dog
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