As someone who has been using the farmers dog for over a year and has had wonderful results and massive improvement in my dogs health and well being, this review is a bit frustrating. Dogs tend to wolf food down, meaning they just swallow as much as they can as fast as they can. For us humans it can seem like they are having problems when we hear them but most of the time it is fine. This is how dogs have always ate, he probably didn't eat that way before because he wasn't enjoying the dry dog food. Which brings me to my next point, dogs are supposed to be always hungry, and when your dog finally got real food instead of dried up balls of crap he was probably really loving eating again and wanting to eat all the time like a healthy dog would. I understand it is pricey but your other complaints made no sense to me.
It won't make sense to you because you're not in her shoes and honestly she could have described the story a lot better but if you don't get it you don't get it Like my situation I could explain everything that's going on with my dog but you're not in my shoes you wouldn't understand what I feel..
And honestly you are wrong a dog isn't supposed to always be hungry and if your dog is always hungry you're doing a shit job as an owner My dog does get full even on food he does like fact is a dog's stomach is not a bottomless pit... So him crying for more and more food it does mean that that is not feeling the dog up and something would need to be changed at that point because you don't want your dog going hungry Kind of pisses me off that you practically just admitted you let your dog go hungry
@@gamingangel4283 my dog has literally eaten an entire trashcan of food until it bloated up like a balloon. dogs are pretty much always hungry especially if you exercise them well. You aren’t doing anything wrong if your dog is hungry all the time, dog love food
Any time my dogs stomach gets upset I use homeopet digestive upset it’s amazing I get it from chewy it’s rare they get issues but I always have the drops on hand in case. Just if anyone needs help with that ever. Oh! Also for the teeth I use dentalife treats my rescue is old and had nasty teeth and it cleaned off all that plaque pretty quick too! Good luck!
I just cook all my Male German Shepherd’s meals, but I’m retired. I used to feed him raw but the vet said modern dogs don’t have the same digestive tract as they used to have in the wild so I started cooking it, but letting it cool to room temp, or feeding it cold from the fridge if I make it ahead. He had digestive issues since he was a puppy but we finally figured out a couple of things. We switched from all chicken gizzards to mostly chicken breast (I get the cheapest, but it’s still more expensive than gizzards). I always cut up the meat into bite size pieces (huge difference) and we cut out ice cream (we’d get him a Runza hamburger and a cup of ice cream when we’d travel). We switched to lactose free ice cream at home and now, when traveling we get him a Runza grilled chicken sandwich and no ice cream. We give him 1/2 a Metamucil cookie every few days. - the meals: 1). I cut up two chicken breasts, mixed two cans of veggies (rinsed to get some of the salt off) and 1/2 can of chicken gravy….and divide into two servings. 2) one chicken breasts cut up, 1/2 can veggies, 1/2 can pumpkin. We also give him our leftovers and we usually eat chicken and roasted veggies. We basically just give him human food and we don’t eat onions in anything. -- Anyway, all his digestive issues are gone now.
Did you ever communicate the issues to Farmers Dog? I gave them feed back and they increased their portions, my maltese didnt like beef and had allergies it seemed so modified hers.
Switching food back and forth is the main reason for the diarrhea and stomach issues. You need to give it time for his digestive system to recover and adjust to the new food. I’m a veterinarian in the United States and I always tell the owners to transition food over several weeks to avoid digestive issues. You might want to try a probiotic to help with his digestive problems.
Cute dog!! I've just ordered my first Farmers Dog for my miniature poodle. It IS expensive, but if he eats it (he's soo picky) i'll be good. thank you for the review. My dog has 3 teeth so dental issues aren't a problem.. lol
I started adding rice to the portions because our dogs are doing the same thing. They always seem to be starving and they gulp down the food like they haven't had a meal in years! I opted for adding the rice because, like you say, it is expensive. Thanks for sharing!
I had a similar experience. I put my 11 pound Yorkie/chihuahua mix around the same time, April 2020 for about 8 months. He barked at me for food constantly (working from home lol) he was already experiencing undiagnosed endocrine type issues, but I transitioned him to better food, because of the suspected health issues. He didn’t do well on it ULTIMATELY bc of those symptoms but first few months he lost a little bit of excess weight and was noticeably more energetic and willing to go for short walks. He is 14. I still give him fresh food but still let him have little amount of high quality kibble for snacking or as a topping bc he loves his crunchies lol
He’s gulping it down because it’s real food that’s so much better for him. Kibble on the other hand is the equivalent of us eating the most processed food you can think of every day your whole life for every meal. Ew.
I hope your doggo is doing well. I used to make my dogs food as well, but one of them has a sensitive stomach. I started honest kitchen freeze dried raw and they love it. You add water to reconstitute it and they go crazy for it. So far so good. It’s been about a month. Anyway, it’s a lot easier than home cooked, they love it more, and not as pricey as farmers dog. Good luck!
Have you tried Carna4? Read the ingredients on the back of the pack and you’ll see that is one of the best dry. I actually give my dog a mix of the farmers dog and Carna4 and it is such a smooth transition. Not the cheapest out there but it gives me peace of mind when I can recognize every component of my dog’s food listed on the bag 😊
I LOVE Carna4!!! It's the only kibble I'm comfortable feeding my dog! I don't feed it all the time, but I rotate it in with his raw food now and then. It gives h such a soft, healthy coat!!!
wow. thanks! I'm transitioning my chi to the farmers dog. i was wondering about what kibbles to mix it with. i actually have a bag of carna 4! looks like I'll be adding that! Also, I give her a little boiled white meat chicken which helps too.
You can tell she cares for her pup. My trusted vet recommends Purina & Royal Canin kibble & canned. I feed the higher end Purina. She recommends these two because she says they are the only dog food companies that do the necessary safety testing on their product and seem to use quality ingredients. After seeing many dog food recalls from different brands over the years these are the only dog foods I currently trust. I fed the BARF diet “Bones And Raw Food” for a period of time. Feeding raw meets & bones mostly chicken & turkey backs & necks some beef bones for bones, varied raw meets including liver, heart, organ meats or the “Awful” sparingly. The Barf diet did cause diarrhea often though my Lab/Rot mix liked the diet very much. He’ll eat some veggies especially with peanut butter on them. Fed in a Kong or stuffed toy keeps him busy indoors for awhile. After feeding BARF as a primary diet for awhile I started reducing raw meats not stopping completely & started cooking some of those meats just to done. He’ll do almost anything for cooked meat treats, chicken, beef, beef liver, turkey. He loves cooked liver treats. I give some raw meats mixed with kibble like 3/4 kibble & 1/4 raw in a serving. I’ll also mix canned Purina with kibble at about the same ratio. He will usually only eat what’s offered him till full. There’s almost alway a little kibble left in the bowl at the end of the two feedings a day. I feed approximately 4 cups a day total offered him in his bowl. He maintains a weight of about 90 pounds. I do feed the cooked meats as mostly snacks & he would probably eat as much of that as I’d give him. He has No more diarrhea. I would like to see a higher energy level. He’s 2 years old & maybe it’s his lab/rot mix why he seems to relax a lot in his favorite excavated hole under a tree or one of his 3 favorite in door spots. If he has a dog friend to play with he’ll play till he’s exhausted. Guess I’m just not as exciting. Don’t know if I’ve found the best nutritional diet but I don’t trust offering only processed kibble or canned.
The Farmer's Dog began to offer a DIY Nutrient Mix with recipes (I think this past Spring) so that people could make their own, and I subscribed to it for my three little dogs. I think the recipes are pretty much the same as their subscription dog foods. I religiously followed their recipes, but one of my dogs began to throw up blood. The vet ran a bunch of tests, and the only thing she could find was that my dog has an amylase deficiency, and The Farmer's Dog recipes are really high in carbs. The vet thinks that she wasn't digesting the starches, and it resulted in a bacterial overgrowth in her intestinal tract that began to bleed. Even though we've stopped using The Farmer's Dog recipes, she's continued to have a sensitive stomach. So it might not have been bad batches, but rather how high their food is in carbs. I don't know for sure that is what happened with my dog, and there might have been some other issue. But even after I discontinued the DIY Nutrient Mix recipes from The Farmer's Dog, her digestive issues have continued, even with the addition of digestive enzymes that include amylase. My other two dogs are fine, as far as I can tell. And the one that threw up blood was fine until we started on the DIY Nutrient Mix recipes from The Farmer's Dog. She was two years old when this started.
That’s the issue with fresh food. It’s more difficult to give them a balanced diet. I asked my vet friend whom I trust and she hasn’t steered me wrong in the last 13 years. I no longer live near hear but I always call for her opinion after visiting with our local vet.
Omg that is such a cute chi!!!!! I love him ❤️❤️❤️ I haven’t tried farmers dog yet but I’ve tried Ollie and Spot & Tango. One thing I’ve noticed is that most of these brands seem to underestimate daily calories. My assumption is that they’re trying to account for the fact that most people feed their dogs a lot of treats and scraps. But for owners that don’t do that, they might be under feeding their dogs with this brands. It sounds like that may be what happened with you!
I have 2 dogs and they’ve been eating it for2 months , they love it , I’ve send their hair get soft and moisturized where as before they started on the food their hair especially the small dog was very dry. My big dog no longer have gas, so far so good.
I know this is one year later but have you tried Halo garden of vegan? I have a dog that has severe stomach issues and allergies to all sorts of dog foods. Halo garden of vegan has by far kind of corrected those issues. I did 3 months of the the halo and then after added tikidog beef and chicken with liver canned food over it but I made sure I detoxed the hell out of his body with that first before changing anything.
His symptoms sound exactly like what my diabetic dog went through before diagnosis....might be something to look into. Homemade food is tricky to make sure the dog is getting the proper vitamins and minerals.
It takes 24/7 to care for a diabetic dog. My little baby Chihuahua, Lita, went to sleep at 02/2/22. She was 13. Words fail, too many tears, sorry I bothered you. But I'm alone and that was my sweetheart
@@iowa7693 I had to euthanize my diabetic dog in July 2021....I am still traumatized and feel so guilty. I feel like I didn't control her diabetes well, but it is sooo difficult! Please accept my condolences and I totally understand...still crying 6 mos later. Take care!
@@14gemgirl I can't believe you said that. I just ordered some Farmer's dog for my other Chihuahua. He's off his feed now, and he won't eat what is left over. He's never in his life tried to bury food, he knows. Ask the vet how to know when she's high or low,. Virtually the same answers. It's a guess and go get em, regarding the insulin, The guilt is killing me. We both hated the insulin shots. She'll get used to it, people would say. We never did. And it's only been 5 days. I'll bet your dog was as lovely as Lita. A beautiful soul, and such a beautiful mix. I'll never forget Tuesday 02/2/22, hadn't eaten for a week or so. I threw the insulin away. I'm so blessed that you understand. I never let her out of my sight, knowing it could be anytime. I wanted her to die in my lap. But the time was right. She told me in her eyes. Even though she was blind. I thank you so much for understanding. I read good and bad reviews about Farmers food. I'm praying that it helps my other little chihuahua. He's her nephew, a year or so younger, so I have hope for the food. Bless your heart, they are both in God's loving warm Healing Hands. We'll see them again
I have a Pomeranian who has always had stomach issues. You should look at instinct dog food for small breeds. It’s dry food. Very clean product. I buy toppers from the same brand then mix it. I wanted to try farmers dog but my dog sounds just like yours 😅
My minigoldendoodle also has as sensitive stomach, and would get diarrhea from kibble. We added Bernie’s Perfect Poop to his food and that has helped. His vet also gives him Proviable Forte probiotics 10 billion microorganism capsules). His diarrhea is now gone but we had to reduce his kibble to 1/3cup per day, and the rest of his diet is Farmer’s Dog. One thing a vet suggested was to ask and test for giardia, but since his diarrhea is now gone, we haven’t felt to do so.
My dog (blue heeler) is now on half Farmer's dog and he love it! The cons are 1) I prefer to feed him food with grains (per the vet) but Farmer's Dog doesn't have any grain inclusive recipes so he is on half plan now. 2) Even with half plan, it is almost $200 per 28 days. And my pup is still a puppy! He would double his size now in no time so it will cost even more by then.... All in all...he loves the food and I love him so.....lol I hope they will come out with grain inclusive meals soon. PS: I have a chihuahua too! Yours is soooo cute!
Why do you want to feed him grains? I just got The Farmers Dog today, so tonight he will have his first meal and I’m sure he will LOVE it!!! The cost is crazy high but I tried it because the 14 day trial was only 32!!!
@@GodsChild145 The vet had us to feed our dog food with grains and she said there are studies and researches point out there may a correlation in between grain free diet and a heart condition. Especially in bigger breed dog. I don't see why I don't just want him on diet with grain to be safe (I mean there's really nothing wrong with diet with grain if you exercise your dog like you should and I know some dogs are allergic to grains). When in doubt for my dog, I rather listen to my vet. The trial is what exactly got us on hook too!🤣🤣🤣 Not me but my dog to be exact..
Aww thank you! Yes CoZumel loved the taste of it too. He always wanted more! Unfortunately it costs a lot and then his stomach problems through out the year! That’s why I definitely gave it a whole year of attempts!
@@cozumelaychihuahua3621 We just received our box 2 days ago! My dog loves it soooooo much!!!! He never NEVER gobbled his food this fast! Now we just need to keep an eye on his tummy. Hopefully he is going to be okay!
Pretty much the only honest review on UA-cam, thank you! An Asian guy's "review" on another channel its pretty much a paid commercial. I decided to pass on The Farmer's dog and keep looking.
Maybe he loved the food so much that he wanted more and that's why he whined, same with the eating it fast. Imagine giving your dog a big chicken breast, would he eat it slowly? There are so many other reasons that aren't bad.
I’ve been trying to find a good food for my dog for literally the 7 years I’ve had her. It’s always something lol. Formula changes, gaining too much weight, not filling her up enough etc. Recently I had great success with Stella and Chewys and I was really happy, but I just found out they’ve entered Petco and so likely some formula changes will happen in order to fulfill supply :/ gonna try Primal next and I’ve also been using this Bixbi freeze dried food as well that is quite a bit cheaper. I rehydrate the Stella (in the future primal) to make wet food, and I feed the Bixbi pieces like kibble.
The same happened to my dog. I reached out to them and they thought maybe she was allergic to something in the Turkey recipe. My dog is dachshund and miniature poodle. She does well and then has moments j have to take her to the vet for diarrhea ☹️
I I understand your frustration and your concern. I’ve been doing a lot of research on dog food and I’m so frustrated because I bought the top brands of dog food that were recommended by the vet and then when I did some research and I was reading anything after the word salt is all fake fortified additives unfortunately kibble is cooked on such high temperatures. It actually cooks out all or most of the quality so they have to fortify it with vitamins. I kind a look at it is a box of Cheerios, I’m at the point where I have been using part kibble with some fresh meat and vegetables and fruit. I’ve also found some really good freeze dried and air dried dog food with very few ingredients and preservatives like front box. I’m trying to make my dogs, have a very strong stomach and be able to tolerate different foods and switch it up so I do soft and some things that are crunchy for their teeth. I hope this helps you.
Similar experience. Wish I took your advise. I’ve followed the instructions that was sent along on the percentage of how much to feed my dog to help her with the transition from her food to the farmers dog food. It has been 3 days and she has been vomiting everyday. She has been whining the whole night because she feeling unwell. Today I found that she also has diarrhea. I have switched her food a few times and do notice she vomit but only within a day, then she gets used to the food. This is the first time my dog has go so long feeling this bad. I’ve regretted my decision so bad!!
My girls do great on the farmers dog with a small handful of carna4. I think your dog may have an undiagnosed stomach issue. Which is why your dog didn’t as good in the farmers dog
Girl!!! Same issue with my dog. He too is a Chihuahua. When I adopted him last year they sent him home a generic petsmart brand. My Vet recommended Science Diet small bites ensitive stomach. It was great until about 3 months ago. He start throwing up, hard to swallow, getting hot spots scratching, bad breath, etc. He had to get allergy shots and skin medicine from the vet. I decided then to make his dog food and give him additional dog supplements. So far so good it been a month no issues. Good Luck!
Thank qyou for the review, I feel it’s an honest review. I am thinking about it. I am feeding Tru Dog which very recently 3 months was purchased by Halo. My dogs love it. The food my girl eats is freeze dried and I am just ordered the Badlands Ranch but this one makes her stink so much. So I am still looking for one. I might try it but it sounds the same as others it’s not filling. The only thing that I would say to you read the labels because the science one you talk about it’s all 🌽 and 🥔 I have tried lamb beef and turkey and vegetables but I don’t have time to make the food sometimes. Good luck.Also you can try primal which is frozen and it is really good. Please try it.
I just started my dog on it he is full grown a little over a year . He loves it it’s only been a week but now I’m worried about it . He is so energetic and happy all the time I think I’ll go back to those kibbles I had a dog that passed away from cancer lymphatic now this worries me she had diarrhea all the time and she was 100 pound dog and dry food scares me too. The vet told me I should cook my dogs, food, chicken and rice. I really don’t know what to do scares me my other dog, live to be 15 years old got a brain tumor. We had to put her down. The other dog that had the cancer was only five.
I tried to make my senior westie food but didn’t work for him because of the digestion but with kibbles and canine miracle Dr. Harvey works for him but then his coat is not shiny
My guy is allergic to chicken. Took me a while to figure it out but once I eliminated all chicken his diarrhea went away! Have u thought about allergies?
When they eat hard food everyday it helps clean their teeth. Such as getting plaque off and keeps their teeth strong. Just make sure they are getting things to chew on everyday my dog loves to chew and will also chew like raw carrots !
I also add a bit of crunchy to the soft recipe. I tried farmers dog and at first it was good then it became bags of broccoli and broccoli water. I couldn't find meat in it and I was done. Just signed up for Ollie to see how that goes
It is very easy to make your own, vet approved dog food. It is much cheaper and much better quality. I have been making my one year old dog's food for a couple of months and he LOVES it! I make 3-4 weeks worth and freeze anything more than a week's worth. BEST thing I ever did for him.
@@mk-qr6si this is one of the recipes I use. It is basically 50% protein, 25% cards and 25% veggies. I found this on youtube: Vet Approved homemade dog food recipe (This makes about 16 cups) *I used a 10qt instant pot for this recipe Ingredients: -5-6 pounds of ground turkey -7.5 ounces of pumpkin puree -2T coconut oil -2 sweet potatoes -1 1/2C brown rice or white rice -7oz of frozen spinach - 4 carrots chopped -12oz green beans -12oz peas -2C water - 1/3C of beef liver chopped -5t of calcium optional: 1/4t of turmeric powder Wash all veggies if using fresh and chop into small chunks. Add sweet potatoes and frozen veggies to instant pot, then rice, frozen spinach, meat, pumpkin puree, water, beef liver, and then ground chicken. Add lid to instant pot and pressure cook for 25-35 minutes on high. When timer goes off let sit for 5 minutes and then do a manual release. use masher gadget to get everything mashed and well mixed! I then add 5t of calcium. It tells you on the back of the calcium bottle how much to add per pound! 5t works perfect for this recipe. Serve to dogs warm so please allow time for it to cool before serving it to your pup! This recipe will last 3-4 days in the fridge. I freeze extras and take out of freezer to thaw the night before as needed. My dogs eat this recipe cold but feel free to heat it up if needed. Serving size guide for full day of eating : ( This is just a guide! Please consult with your dog's vet to make sure they are getting the perfect serving size) 3-5 pounds: 1/4cup- 1/3cup 5-10 pounds: 1/3 cup- 1/2 cup 10-20 pounds: 1/2 cup- 3/4 cup 20-30 pounds: 3/4 cup- 1 cup 40-50 pounds: 1 1/2 cups- 2 cups 50-60 pounds: 2 cups- 2 1/4 cups 60-70 pounds: 2 1/4 cups- 2 1/2 cups 70-80 pounds: 2 1/2 cups- 2 3/4 cups 80-100 pound: 2 3/4 cups- 3 1/4 cups
Thank you so much for this honest review your barely see reviews like this one you seem more like advertisement reviews. This is very important what you talk about because there are dogs like my dogs that have very difficult digestive problems so I appreciate your video. And honestly there’s nothing worse than expired meat.
My Golden Retriever was on kibble since he was a puppy, and we switched to the farmers dog when he was 3.5. Our reasons for changing was his consistent dermatitis, dandruff, pooping a lot and more. Farmers dog did help exponentially. However, it was expensive for his weight (nearly $220 a month). So I took an allergy test for him and identified what irritates his system and custom made his food at home. He gets to eat more, his temperament has improved, he poops less, lost 20lbs and has been great overall. It is tiring making his food, but it has a high reward and his food cost is less than $100 a month, even with inflation.
Hello, in this same boat, just didn’t do the allergy test yet. Does your dog have food allergies or environmental? If environmental, is it worth doing the allergy test still ?
@@moniemone3518I would highly recommend doing the allergy test. From what I’ve heard and seen, a large portion of dogs allergies come from dog food (kibble). When the season changes, they can face seasonal allergies and their body tends to be put under more pressure causing more breakouts, etc. The allergy test can pinpoint a lot and help you as an owner help your dog out.
Sounds like when they changed the Canadian formula, they did some cost cutting and the new version wasn’t as substantial and filling. That’s why he was crying. Because it wasn’t filling him up. Maybe you could have adde some shredded human grade Turkey or ham to the food to make it more filling. The new formula was probably not the equivalent to humans eating Chinese food. You’re always hungry an hour later. However, I’m sure it was high quality because he loved it so much and because he got really sick when you tried to put him back on regular crappy toxic dog food. Bottom line? Don’t do ONLY The Farmer’s Dog or ONLY a bland diet. Like I said before. Feed him The Farmer’s Dog but shred up some human grade Turkey or ham and add it to each bowel so it is more filling so he doesn’t feel like he’s starving. That way it won’t end up costing a fortune. That would be a win/win.
@@cozumelaychihuahua3621 that could have been it then. Every Thanksgiving we would give our dog Turkey and every year she would get really bad runs until we finally realized it was the Turkey!! Now every Thanksgiving we pick up a roatissary chicken for her and she can still feast with us but not have any stomach issues. She's also a small dog. I am considering farmer's dog but after watching ur video I was sure. Now i think I'll try it but not give her the Turkey one. It can be expensive but I'm thinking of only feeding that once a day and kibble for one of her meals. Thanks for ur video.
Your welcome! Yes I am thinking it could have been the turkey also. He is doing great with my homemade chicken recipe! No issues since January when we stopped the other food
Anytime a dog has diarrhea the trick to it is to give them a spoonful of pumpkin purée, not the pie filling kind because that has sugar. It works like a champ every time!!!
Yes !! That is what the vet recommended for us too! I would have to put him the bland diet of rice , pumpkin purée and ground chicken worked for him. I also use it in his fresh food I make him.
Poor baby I feel so bad this is what my fear is I’m in the situation about Whittingham found your video this is my fear my dog suffers from horrible allergies I just don’t know what else to do but he’s also almost £100 and I’m scared to make that type of change
I just got the trial for 2 weeks and it only last me like 5 days. I have never seen my dogs eat so fast and so much. But it is soooo expensive so i started just cooking it myself 🤷🏻♀️
I tried Farmers dog twice. My dog loved the taste but she, too, never seemed satisfied. I was using it as a supplement with her kibble. It was still $100+ for 28 days. I can't afford that & she was also gaining weight. So here she was constantly hungry, licking her empty bowl & gaining weight. I now give her zignature brand and she is doing well. She has chicken allergies & none of zignatures flavors have chicken. I won't go back to Farmers dog.
Well there goes my idea. My dog suffers from vestibular disease. So I’ve been cooking him chicken and rice the past three days due to his 5 medications that’s all he’s been able to handle. But he refuses to eat it now. Was hoping this company would work but not for the price!! I’ll have to get creative.
Ya it’s a good idea and company but way to expensive ! Especially if you have a large dog. I usually have been cooking weekly and freezing it. I just posted a homemade dog food video of what I have been doing !
My dog also suffered with this. Wouldn’t eat. Vet said give her whatever she’ll eat. Turned out the only thing she’d eat was our local grocery stores fried chicken ( the best). We eventually got back to normal. She lived till 16 1/2 and suffered with 2 bouts of vestibular. A good Long life. Best to your dog
I'm sorry it didn't work for you😕 I use the farmer's dog for my dogs and they love it. It makes me feel good knowing that they are getting fresh nutritious food.
you dont knowthe quality of the ingredients... this is the only thing that matters... very few out there actually test for quality... do the trials... and own the facilities...
Kibble does not clean dogs teeth. You may want to I give your dog raw chicken wing (break/cut apart) once a week, brush his teeth every other night, and give chew bones/sticks. Small breed dogs are notorious for developing bad teeth. As for the food, it was so much happening in 2020, you may have gottten a bad batch, who knows. You may want to try a slow feeding bowl so he can’t gulp his food, that would help with better digestion. Dogs gobble their food and that cause digestion issues big time. Hope things are better since it has been a year ago. Hope this helps.
You would be better off cooking up a chicken or fish and add rice and vitamin mineral supplement mix it up and package it in the freezer. Add veggies if you want. Screw expensive dog food. Make it .
So you feeding him kibble was more convenient for YOU. The food should be what’s more convenient for HIM. As in healthy, tasty etc. feeding your dog dry kibble just because of the tartar is very irresponsible because you should be brushing his teeth and taking him for a teeth cleaning once a year anyways. You can’t expect the kibble to do the job for you of cleaning his teeth.
Bro you psycho ? Coming at her like that ? so she should feed her dog better than she feeds herself ? Lol crazy .. I see if she was healthy and then was feeding her dog bad food but you got life messed up WE COME first not the dog
Wow $150 a month for dog food that's $1800 a year thats a shit ton of money for dog food that almost more then most humans eating dang definitely will not buy there expensive dog food thanks for being honest!!!
I know this was posted a long time ago but I recently tried a Farmer’s Dog trial after it said plans start at $2 per day. For my dog they recommended a plan that was $15.08 per day. I could not believe it and obviously looked for other options because that’s insane per year. 🥴
Thank you for sharing! more people need to know the ugly side. Sick of all the other youtubers who are SPONSORED and have the 50% discount codes in the description. This is the first REAL review ive seen. Thank you!
Hands down, the current TV commercial for The Farmer's Dog contains the absolute nastiest audio I've ever heard...and it takes a LOT to disgust me. I've hunted my whole life...I can gut a deer with one hand and eat a bologna sandwich with the other. But, that commercial's soundtrack is HORRID (and I've been a multiple dog owner for most of my life as well). I hope that you can get the problems that your pooch has suffered/suffers ironed out. No dog deserves to have the food it eats cause stomach and/or digestive problems. It sounds to me that there's issues with their product that goes farther than just a dog's "weak stomach." Canines can damn near eat what a goat, or hog, has the ability to stomach. Good luck.
This food has way too many carbs in it. You need a meat-based diet. That's why the dogs are hungry all the time. If we eat a lot of carbs, we're hungry all the time also. Cut the carbs.
Kibble is so bad for dogs. Enough said. I make my own dog food and my dogs, fatty cysts have gone away. I buy at the butcher bone marrow bones. Roast then and my dogs teeth are cleaner.
The issue with these brands. You can buy the SAME EXACT ingredients, from your grocery store. For less then 1/6th the price! Anything labelled as "dog" food. But presented any way other then kibble. Is going to jack the price, for advertising gimmick alone! If you want to feed your dog FRESH healthy food. DO YOUR HOMEWORK! And just buy food from grocery stores. You will be paying extra cash for the "fresh dog food" gimmick. Do some research. Learn the vitamins and protein levels your dog needs. Feeding fresh grocery store food. can be almost as cheap as feeding generic kibble. Just do your homework.
The reason why your dog acted that way because you over fed him. When you buy junk ie dry food. Dogs are not supposed eat that crap. I have used fresh food for over 20 years. The price for proper food for your dog or cat. You switch their food around and round it will mess them up. Dogs are like kids you spoil them they will be brats. Oh one more thing. VETS GET PAID LOTS OF MONEY FOR PROMOTING DOG FOOD BRANDS. How.much do you pay for food for yourself per meal. Well you should pay that same amount for your pets and give them good healthy life.
I just saw a commercial for Farmers Dog. I had the volume turned down so I could not hear what was going on, but watching the commercial without sound made me realize these dog owners are nuts. Dancing with your dog, rolling around on the floor, and feeding your pet higher quality food than many people have access to, is insane.
Feeding your dog kibble from birth is a slow road to cancer. If you want your dog to live a full healthy life feed home cooked food low in grains with a multivitamin. Farmers dog and Ollie are fine, the carbsin them are around 30% or less, these are healthy carbs...vet tech/dietician
My dog has trouble with constipation . I researched and I was advised to give her pumpkin for fiber. It worked but diarrhea. Now I just put about a 1/2 teaspoon on her food. So that was where I got my first hand information. And I am not. Sure where you got your manners to feel you need to be so condescending.
As someone who has been using the farmers dog for over a year and has had wonderful results and massive improvement in my dogs health and well being, this review is a bit frustrating. Dogs tend to wolf food down, meaning they just swallow as much as they can as fast as they can. For us humans it can seem like they are having problems when we hear them but most of the time it is fine. This is how dogs have always ate, he probably didn't eat that way before because he wasn't enjoying the dry dog food. Which brings me to my next point, dogs are supposed to be always hungry, and when your dog finally got real food instead of dried up balls of crap he was probably really loving eating again and wanting to eat all the time like a healthy dog would. I understand it is pricey but your other complaints made no sense to me.
It won't make sense to you because you're not in her shoes and honestly she could have described the story a lot better but if you don't get it you don't get it
Like my situation I could explain everything that's going on with my dog but you're not in my shoes you wouldn't understand what I feel..
And honestly you are wrong a dog isn't supposed to always be hungry and if your dog is always hungry you're doing a shit job as an owner
My dog does get full even on food he does like fact is a dog's stomach is not a bottomless pit... So him crying for more and more food it does mean that that is not feeling the dog up and something would need to be changed at that point because you don't want your dog going hungry
Kind of pisses me off that you practically just admitted you let your dog go hungry
@@gamingangel4283 my dog has literally eaten an entire trashcan of food until it bloated up like a balloon. dogs are pretty much always hungry especially if you exercise them well. You aren’t doing anything wrong if your dog is hungry all the time, dog love food
I agree my dog loves it
@@oqihouqiop it depends on the dog, huskies don't tend to overeat because of how their metabolism works for example
Thank you for the thorough and honest review.
Thanks for the honest review it was very helpful…
Thank you so much for this honest review!
Any time my dogs stomach gets upset I use homeopet digestive upset it’s amazing I get it from chewy it’s rare they get issues but I always have the drops on hand in case. Just if anyone needs help with that ever. Oh! Also for the teeth I use dentalife treats my rescue is old and had nasty teeth and it cleaned off all that plaque pretty quick too! Good luck!
Thanks for the honest review
I just cook all my Male German Shepherd’s meals, but I’m retired. I used to feed him raw but the vet said modern dogs don’t have the same digestive tract as they used to have in the wild so I started cooking it, but letting it cool to room temp, or feeding it cold from the fridge if I make it ahead. He had digestive issues since he was a puppy but we finally figured out a couple of things. We switched from all chicken gizzards to mostly chicken breast (I get the cheapest, but it’s still more expensive than gizzards). I always cut up the meat into bite size pieces (huge difference) and we cut out ice cream (we’d get him a Runza hamburger and a cup of ice cream when we’d travel). We switched to lactose free ice cream at home and now, when traveling we get him a Runza grilled chicken sandwich and no ice cream. We give him 1/2 a Metamucil cookie every few days. - the meals: 1). I cut up two chicken breasts, mixed two cans of veggies (rinsed to get some of the salt off) and 1/2 can of chicken gravy….and divide into two servings. 2) one chicken breasts cut up, 1/2 can veggies, 1/2 can pumpkin. We also give him our leftovers and we usually eat chicken and roasted veggies. We basically just give him human food and we don’t eat onions in anything. -- Anyway, all his digestive issues are gone now.
Thanks for the review!
Did you ever communicate the issues to Farmers Dog? I gave them feed back and they increased their portions, my maltese didnt like beef and had allergies it seemed so modified hers.
Switching food back and forth is the main reason for the diarrhea and stomach issues. You need to give it time for his digestive system to recover and adjust to the new food. I’m a veterinarian in the United States and I always tell the owners to transition food over several weeks to avoid digestive issues. You might want to try a probiotic to help with his digestive problems.
Cute dog!! I've just ordered my first Farmers Dog for my miniature poodle. It IS expensive, but if he eats it (he's soo picky) i'll be good. thank you for the review. My dog has 3 teeth so dental issues aren't a problem.. lol
I started adding rice to the portions because our dogs are doing the same thing. They always seem to be starving and they gulp down the food like they haven't had a meal in years! I opted for adding the rice because, like you say, it is expensive. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the video hope he's doing better
Thank you!! So far he is doing great in fresh food!
I had a similar experience. I put my 11 pound Yorkie/chihuahua mix around the same time, April 2020 for about 8 months. He barked at me for food constantly (working from home lol) he was already experiencing undiagnosed endocrine type issues, but I transitioned him to better food, because of the suspected health issues. He didn’t do well on it ULTIMATELY bc of those symptoms but first few months he lost a little bit of excess weight and was noticeably more energetic and willing to go for short walks. He is 14. I still give him fresh food but still let him have little amount of high quality kibble for snacking or as a topping bc he loves his crunchies lol
He’s gulping it down because it’s real food that’s so much better for him. Kibble on the other hand is the equivalent of us eating the most processed food you can think of every day your whole life for every meal. Ew.
I hope your doggo is doing well. I used to make my dogs food as well, but one of them has a sensitive stomach. I started honest kitchen freeze dried raw and they love it. You add water to reconstitute it and they go crazy for it. So far so good. It’s been about a month. Anyway, it’s a lot easier than home cooked, they love it more, and not as pricey as farmers dog. Good luck!
Have you tried Carna4? Read the ingredients on the back of the pack and you’ll see that is one of the best dry. I actually give my dog a mix of the farmers dog and Carna4 and it is such a smooth transition. Not the cheapest out there but it gives me peace of mind when I can recognize every component of my dog’s food listed on the bag 😊
I LOVE Carna4!!! It's the only kibble I'm comfortable feeding my dog! I don't feed it all the time, but I rotate it in with his raw food now and then. It gives h such a soft, healthy coat!!!
wow. thanks! I'm transitioning my chi to the farmers dog. i was wondering about what kibbles to mix it with. i actually have a bag of carna 4! looks like I'll be adding that! Also, I give her a little boiled white meat chicken which helps too.
Ingredient panels can be and are manipulated. I wouldn’t choose dog food based solely on ingredients.
You can tell she cares for her pup. My trusted vet recommends Purina & Royal Canin kibble & canned. I feed the higher end Purina. She recommends these two because she says they are the only dog food companies that do the necessary safety testing on their product and seem to use quality ingredients. After seeing many dog food recalls from different brands over the years these are the only dog foods I currently trust. I fed the BARF diet “Bones And Raw Food” for a period of time. Feeding raw meets & bones mostly chicken & turkey backs & necks some beef bones for bones, varied raw meets including liver, heart, organ meats or the “Awful” sparingly. The Barf diet did cause diarrhea often though my Lab/Rot mix liked the diet very much. He’ll eat some veggies especially with peanut butter on them. Fed in a Kong or stuffed toy keeps him busy indoors for awhile. After feeding BARF as a primary diet for awhile I started reducing raw meats not stopping completely & started cooking some of those meats just to done. He’ll do almost anything for cooked meat treats, chicken, beef, beef liver, turkey. He loves cooked liver treats. I give some raw meats mixed with kibble like 3/4 kibble & 1/4 raw in a serving. I’ll also mix canned Purina with kibble at about the same ratio. He will usually only eat what’s offered him till full. There’s almost alway a little kibble left in the bowl at the end of the two feedings a day. I feed approximately 4 cups a day total offered him in his bowl. He maintains a weight of about 90 pounds. I do feed the cooked meats as mostly snacks & he would probably eat as much of that as I’d give him. He has No more diarrhea. I would like to see a higher energy level. He’s 2 years old & maybe it’s his lab/rot mix why he seems to relax a lot in his favorite excavated hole under a tree or one of his 3 favorite in door spots. If he has a dog friend to play with he’ll play till he’s exhausted. Guess I’m just not as exciting. Don’t know if I’ve found the best nutritional diet but I don’t trust offering only processed kibble or canned.
The Farmer's Dog began to offer a DIY Nutrient Mix with recipes (I think this past Spring) so that people could make their own, and I subscribed to it for my three little dogs. I think the recipes are pretty much the same as their subscription dog foods. I religiously followed their recipes, but one of my dogs began to throw up blood. The vet ran a bunch of tests, and the only thing she could find was that my dog has an amylase deficiency, and The Farmer's Dog recipes are really high in carbs. The vet thinks that she wasn't digesting the starches, and it resulted in a bacterial overgrowth in her intestinal tract that began to bleed. Even though we've stopped using The Farmer's Dog recipes, she's continued to have a sensitive stomach. So it might not have been bad batches, but rather how high their food is in carbs. I don't know for sure that is what happened with my dog, and there might have been some other issue. But even after I discontinued the DIY Nutrient Mix recipes from The Farmer's Dog, her digestive issues have continued, even with the addition of digestive enzymes that include amylase. My other two dogs are fine, as far as I can tell. And the one that threw up blood was fine until we started on the DIY Nutrient Mix recipes from The Farmer's Dog. She was two years old when this started.
That’s the issue with fresh food. It’s more difficult to give them a balanced diet. I asked my vet friend whom I trust and she hasn’t steered me wrong in the last 13 years. I no longer live near hear but I always call for her opinion after visiting with our local vet.
Omg that is such a cute chi!!!!! I love him ❤️❤️❤️ I haven’t tried farmers dog yet but I’ve tried Ollie and Spot & Tango. One thing I’ve noticed is that most of these brands seem to underestimate daily calories. My assumption is that they’re trying to account for the fact that most people feed their dogs a lot of treats and scraps. But for owners that don’t do that, they might be under feeding their dogs with this brands. It sounds like that may be what happened with you!
I have 2 dogs and they’ve been eating it for2 months , they love it , I’ve send their hair get soft and moisturized where as before they started on the food their hair especially the small dog was very dry. My big dog no longer have gas, so far so good.
I know this is one year later but have you tried Halo garden of vegan? I have a dog that has severe stomach issues and allergies to all sorts of dog foods. Halo garden of vegan has by far kind of corrected those issues. I did 3 months of the the halo and then after added tikidog beef and chicken with liver canned food over it but I made sure I detoxed the hell out of his body with that first before changing anything.
His symptoms sound exactly like what my diabetic dog went through before diagnosis....might be something to look into. Homemade food is tricky to make sure the dog is getting the proper vitamins and minerals.
It takes 24/7 to care for a diabetic dog. My little baby Chihuahua, Lita, went to sleep at 02/2/22. She was 13.
Words fail, too many tears, sorry I bothered you. But I'm alone and that was my sweetheart
@@iowa7693 I had to euthanize my diabetic dog in July 2021....I am still traumatized and feel so guilty. I feel like I didn't control her diabetes well, but it is sooo difficult! Please accept my condolences and I totally understand...still crying 6 mos later. Take care!
@@14gemgirl I can't believe you said that. I just ordered some Farmer's dog for my other Chihuahua. He's off his feed now, and he won't eat what is left over. He's never in his life tried to bury food, he knows. Ask the vet how to know when she's high or low,. Virtually the same answers. It's a guess and go get em, regarding the insulin,
The guilt is killing me. We both hated the insulin shots. She'll get used to it, people would say. We never did. And it's only been 5 days. I'll bet your dog was as lovely as Lita. A beautiful soul, and such a beautiful mix. I'll never forget Tuesday 02/2/22, hadn't eaten for a week or so. I threw the insulin away. I'm so blessed that you understand. I never let her out of my sight, knowing it could be anytime. I wanted her to die in my lap. But the time was right. She told me in her eyes. Even though she was blind. I thank you so much for understanding. I read good and bad reviews about Farmers food.
I'm praying that it helps my other little chihuahua. He's her nephew, a year or so younger, so I have hope for the food. Bless your heart, they are both in God's loving warm Healing Hands. We'll see them again
I have a Pomeranian who has always had stomach issues. You should look at instinct dog food for small breeds. It’s dry food. Very clean product. I buy toppers from the same brand then mix it. I wanted to try farmers dog but my dog sounds just like yours 😅
He was whining because there aren't any fillers in the freshmade or even with raw foods. Kibble has so much filler in it, also much less healthy.
My minigoldendoodle also has as sensitive stomach, and would get diarrhea from kibble. We added Bernie’s Perfect Poop to his food and that has helped. His vet also gives him Proviable Forte probiotics 10 billion microorganism capsules). His diarrhea is now gone but we had to reduce his kibble to 1/3cup per day, and the rest of his diet is Farmer’s Dog. One thing a vet suggested was to ask and test for giardia, but since his diarrhea is now gone, we haven’t felt to do so.
My dog (blue heeler) is now on half Farmer's dog and he love it! The cons are 1) I prefer to feed him food with grains (per the vet) but Farmer's Dog doesn't have any grain inclusive recipes so he is on half plan now. 2) Even with half plan, it is almost $200 per 28 days. And my pup is still a puppy! He would double his size now in no time so it will cost even more by then....
All in all...he loves the food and I love him so.....lol I hope they will come out with grain inclusive meals soon.
PS: I have a chihuahua too! Yours is soooo cute!
Why do you want to feed him grains? I just got The Farmers Dog today, so tonight he will have his first meal and I’m sure he will LOVE it!!! The cost is crazy high but I tried it because the 14 day trial was only 32!!!
@@GodsChild145 The vet had us to feed our dog food with grains and she said there are studies and researches point out there may a correlation in between grain free diet and a heart condition. Especially in bigger breed dog. I don't see why I don't just want him on diet with grain to be safe (I mean there's really nothing wrong with diet with grain if you exercise your dog like you should and I know some dogs are allergic to grains). When in doubt for my dog, I rather listen to my vet.
The trial is what exactly got us on hook too!🤣🤣🤣 Not me but my dog to be exact..
Aww thank you! Yes CoZumel loved the taste of it too. He always wanted more! Unfortunately it costs a lot and then his stomach problems through out the year! That’s why I definitely gave it a whole year of attempts!
@@cozumelaychihuahua3621 We just received our box 2 days ago! My dog loves it soooooo much!!!! He never NEVER gobbled his food this fast! Now we just need to keep an eye on his tummy. Hopefully he is going to be okay!
Yes! They definitely love the taste! My dog would eat it so fast too!!! I hope it works well for your dog :)
Pretty much the only honest review on UA-cam, thank you! An Asian guy's "review" on another channel its pretty much a paid commercial. I decided to pass on The Farmer's dog and keep looking.
Yeah I SAW THAT VIDEO TOO. Every single other video is a paid 50% off code
would you eat kibble why would feed it to your dog?
Maybe he loved the food so much that he wanted more and that's why he whined, same with the eating it fast. Imagine giving your dog a big chicken breast, would he eat it slowly? There are so many other reasons that aren't bad.
That was my first thought.
I’ve been trying to find a good food for my dog for literally the 7 years I’ve had her. It’s always something lol. Formula changes, gaining too much weight, not filling her up enough etc. Recently I had great success with Stella and Chewys and I was really happy, but I just found out they’ve entered Petco and so likely some formula changes will happen in order to fulfill supply :/ gonna try Primal next and I’ve also been using this Bixbi freeze dried food as well that is quite a bit cheaper. I rehydrate the Stella (in the future primal) to make wet food, and I feed the Bixbi pieces like kibble.
Ended up just going with Orijen. Fantastic.
He was on that for 4 years until we couldn’t get the Canada formula anymore
The same happened to my dog. I reached out to them and they thought maybe she was allergic to something in the Turkey recipe. My dog is dachshund and miniature poodle. She does well and then has moments j have to take her to the vet for diarrhea ☹️
I I understand your frustration and your concern. I’ve been doing a lot of research on dog food and I’m so frustrated because I bought the top brands of dog food that were recommended by the vet and then when I did some research and I was reading anything after the word salt is all fake fortified additives unfortunately kibble is cooked on such high temperatures. It actually cooks out all or most of the quality so they have to fortify it with vitamins. I kind a look at it is a box of Cheerios, I’m at the point where I have been using part kibble with some fresh meat and vegetables and fruit. I’ve also found some really good freeze dried and air dried dog food with very few ingredients and preservatives like front box. I’m trying to make my dogs, have a very strong stomach and be able to tolerate different foods and switch it up so I do soft and some things that are crunchy for their teeth. I hope this helps you.
Similar experience. Wish I took your advise. I’ve followed the instructions that was sent along on the percentage of how much to feed my dog to help her with the transition from her food to the farmers dog food. It has been 3 days and she has been vomiting everyday. She has been whining the whole night because she feeling unwell. Today I found that she also has diarrhea. I have switched her food a few times and do notice she vomit but only within a day, then she gets used to the food. This is the first time my dog has go so long feeling this bad. I’ve regretted my decision so bad!!
can you tell me the price? for 1pack?
My girls do great on the farmers dog with a small handful of carna4. I think your dog may have an undiagnosed stomach issue. Which is why your dog didn’t as good in the farmers dog
Girl!!! Same issue with my dog. He too is a Chihuahua. When I adopted him last year they sent him home a generic petsmart brand. My Vet recommended Science Diet small bites ensitive stomach. It was great until about 3 months ago. He start throwing up, hard to swallow, getting hot spots scratching, bad breath, etc. He had to get allergy shots and skin medicine from the vet. I decided then to make his dog food and give him additional dog supplements. So far so good it been a month no issues. Good Luck!
Oh wow I am so sorry to hear that! I just made a homemade dog video of what I have been doing but if you have any great tips let me know!
Exactly.
Thank qyou for the review, I feel it’s an honest review. I am thinking about it. I am feeding Tru Dog which very recently 3 months was purchased by Halo. My dogs love it. The food my girl eats is freeze dried and I am just ordered the Badlands Ranch but this one makes her stink so much. So I am still looking for one. I might try it but it sounds the same as others it’s not filling.
The only thing that I would say to you read the labels because the science one you talk about it’s all 🌽 and 🥔
I have tried lamb beef and turkey and vegetables but I don’t have time to make the food sometimes. Good luck.Also you can try primal which is frozen and it is really good. Please try it.
I just started my dog on it he is full grown a little over a year . He loves it it’s only been a week but now I’m worried about it . He is so energetic and happy all the time I think I’ll go back to those kibbles I had a dog that passed away from cancer lymphatic now this worries me she had diarrhea all the time and she was 100 pound dog and dry food scares me too. The vet told me I should cook my dogs, food, chicken and rice. I really don’t know what to do scares me my other dog, live to be 15 years old got a brain tumor. We had to put her down. The other dog that had the cancer was only five.
Add white rice or pumkin puree for loose stools
Great info. Pro tip to viewers: Change playback speed to 1.75x or even 2x and it will sound like normal speed, but faster video... for this video.
Omg you’re a life saver lol. Saved me so much time 😂
I tried to make my senior westie food but didn’t work for him because of the digestion but with kibbles and canine miracle Dr. Harvey works for him but then his coat is not shiny
I know coconut oil helps with their coats shininess also are you giving them any daily vitamins? I use synacore
Origin uses a raw coating that is not very good for dogs. Vets will also tell you grain free is bad for your dogs.
Has anyone experienced the farmers dog decreasing the amount of meat in the servings? It appears there is more grains to save them money.
My guy is allergic to chicken. Took me a while to figure it out but once I eliminated all chicken his diarrhea went away! Have u thought about allergies?
He does great with chicken not really turkey anymore though! His homemade food is going great no more issues
Thank you for this review! Is fresh food not good for their teeth?
When they eat hard food everyday it helps clean their teeth. Such as getting plaque off and keeps their teeth strong. Just make sure they are getting things to chew on everyday my dog loves to chew and will also chew like raw carrots !
I also add a bit of crunchy to the soft recipe. I tried farmers dog and at first it was good then it became bags of broccoli and broccoli water. I couldn't find meat in it and I was done. Just signed up for Ollie to see how that goes
@@cozumelaychihuahua3621 I have read a few times that the dry food cleans dogs teeth is not really true.
We do farmers dog for all dog but we do the nutrient pack that put in your dog food you make yourself
It is very easy to make your own, vet approved dog food. It is much cheaper and much better quality. I have been making my one year old dog's food for a couple of months and he LOVES it! I make 3-4 weeks worth and freeze anything more than a week's worth. BEST thing I ever did for him.
can you share your recipe?
@@mk-qr6si this is one of the recipes I use. It is basically 50% protein, 25% cards and 25% veggies. I found this on youtube:
Vet Approved homemade dog food recipe (This makes about 16 cups)
*I used a 10qt instant pot for this recipe
Ingredients:
-5-6 pounds of ground turkey
-7.5 ounces of pumpkin puree
-2T coconut oil
-2 sweet potatoes
-1 1/2C brown rice or white rice
-7oz of frozen spinach
- 4 carrots chopped
-12oz green beans
-12oz peas
-2C water
- 1/3C of beef liver chopped
-5t of calcium
optional: 1/4t of turmeric powder
Wash all veggies if using fresh and chop into small chunks. Add sweet potatoes and frozen veggies to instant pot, then rice, frozen spinach, meat, pumpkin puree, water, beef liver, and then ground chicken. Add lid to instant pot and pressure cook for 25-35 minutes on high. When timer goes off let sit for 5 minutes and then do a manual release. use masher gadget to get everything mashed and well mixed! I then add 5t of calcium. It tells you on the back of the calcium bottle how much to add per pound! 5t works perfect for this recipe. Serve to dogs warm so please allow time for it to cool before serving it to your pup! This recipe will last 3-4 days in the fridge. I freeze extras and take out of freezer to thaw the night before as needed. My dogs eat this recipe cold but feel free to heat it up if needed.
Serving size guide for full day of eating : ( This is just a guide! Please consult with your dog's vet to make sure they are getting the perfect serving size)
3-5 pounds: 1/4cup- 1/3cup
5-10 pounds: 1/3 cup- 1/2 cup
10-20 pounds: 1/2 cup- 3/4 cup
20-30 pounds: 3/4 cup- 1 cup
40-50 pounds: 1 1/2 cups- 2 cups
50-60 pounds: 2 cups- 2 1/4 cups
60-70 pounds: 2 1/4 cups- 2 1/2 cups
70-80 pounds: 2 1/2 cups- 2 3/4 cups
80-100 pound: 2 3/4 cups- 3 1/4 cups
Love this dog food brand
Thank you so much for this honest review your barely see reviews like this one you seem more like advertisement reviews. This is very important what you talk about because there are dogs like my dogs that have very difficult digestive problems so I appreciate your video. And honestly there’s nothing worse than expired meat.
My Golden Retriever was on kibble since he was a puppy, and we switched to the farmers dog when he was 3.5. Our reasons for changing was his consistent dermatitis, dandruff, pooping a lot and more. Farmers dog did help exponentially. However, it was expensive for his weight (nearly $220 a month). So I took an allergy test for him and identified what irritates his system and custom made his food at home. He gets to eat more, his temperament has improved, he poops less, lost 20lbs and has been great overall. It is tiring making his food, but it has a high reward and his food cost is less than $100 a month, even with inflation.
you took an allergy? for him?
@@Wendy-dk1wuNice catch. Lol. I corrected it to allergy test. 😎
Hello, in this same boat, just didn’t do the allergy test yet. Does your dog have food allergies or environmental? If environmental, is it worth doing the allergy test still ?
@@moniemone3518I would highly recommend doing the allergy test. From what I’ve heard and seen, a large portion of dogs allergies come from dog food (kibble). When the season changes, they can face seasonal allergies and their body tends to be put under more pressure causing more breakouts, etc. The allergy test can pinpoint a lot and help you as an owner help your dog out.
@@Jahomie07 thank you very much!!! Will do
Hey there. Check out fueled by team dog. It’s made in Canada. My 3 pups love it and my lab has a sensitive stomach.
Try carna4 for dry kibble family owned out of Canada.
Sounds like when they changed the Canadian formula, they did some cost cutting and the new version wasn’t as substantial and filling. That’s why he was crying. Because it wasn’t filling him up. Maybe you could have adde some shredded human grade Turkey or ham to the food to make it more filling. The new formula was probably not the equivalent to humans eating Chinese food. You’re always hungry an hour later. However, I’m sure it was high quality because he loved it so much and because he got really sick when you tried to put him back on regular crappy toxic dog food.
Bottom line? Don’t do ONLY The Farmer’s Dog or ONLY a bland diet. Like I said before. Feed him The Farmer’s Dog but shred up some human grade Turkey or ham and add it to each bowel so it is more filling so he doesn’t feel like he’s starving. That way it won’t end up costing a fortune. That would be a win/win.
P.S, add some shredded vegetables 🌽 to it along with the shredded Turkey or ham.
My dog gets stomach issues with Turkey. Did u give him the Turkey recipe?
Hi yes I gave him mainly the Turkey one!
@@cozumelaychihuahua3621 that could have been it then. Every Thanksgiving we would give our dog Turkey and every year she would get really bad runs until we finally realized it was the Turkey!! Now every Thanksgiving we pick up a roatissary chicken for her and she can still feast with us but not have any stomach issues. She's also a small dog. I am considering farmer's dog but after watching ur video I was sure. Now i think I'll try it but not give her the Turkey one. It can be expensive but I'm thinking of only feeding that once a day and kibble for one of her meals. Thanks for ur video.
@@MsSam805 turkey does the same to me, it's what's in the turkey and it's a common thing actually
Your welcome! Yes I am thinking it could have been the turkey also. He is doing great with my homemade chicken recipe! No issues since January when we stopped the other food
Anytime a dog has diarrhea the trick to it is to give them a spoonful of pumpkin purée, not the pie filling kind because that has sugar. It works like a champ every time!!!
Yes !! That is what the vet recommended for us too! I would have to put him the bland diet of rice , pumpkin purée and ground chicken worked for him. I also use it in his fresh food I make him.
@mia anything that ingredients are pure pumpkin only, in the canned food section. Any brand is okay.
Oh yeah, our vet said that too.
My dog absolutely hates pumpkin
Try the diy pouch
Poor baby I feel so bad this is what my fear is I’m in the situation about Whittingham found your video this is my fear my dog suffers from horrible allergies I just don’t know what else to do but he’s also almost £100 and I’m scared to make that type of change
Both my frienchies vomit I have them on orijen and don’t know what to do!
Sorry to hear that. Ya we had problems once we couldn’t get the Canada formula bags anymore and was only us
I just got the trial for 2 weeks and it only last me like 5 days. I have never seen my dogs eat so fast and so much. But it is soooo expensive so i started just cooking it myself 🤷🏻♀️
do you use the same ingredients as their options or another recipe?
I feed pumpkin if my Havanese has diarrhea
thanks!!
Thank you for this. I'm trying Farmer's Dog right now and my dog is kinda weird about it! This has been very helpful!!
Haha i know exactly what used initially Arcana brand.
I tried Farmers dog twice. My dog loved the taste but she, too, never seemed satisfied. I was using it as a supplement with her kibble. It was still $100+ for 28 days. I can't afford that & she was also gaining weight. So here she was constantly hungry, licking her empty bowl & gaining weight. I now give her zignature brand and she is doing well. She has chicken allergies & none of zignatures flavors have chicken. I won't go back to Farmers dog.
Didn’t work for my dog either
Brothers Complete was the only food my dogs could eat with no problems.
Well there goes my idea. My dog suffers from vestibular disease. So I’ve been cooking him chicken and rice the past three days due to his 5 medications that’s all he’s been able to handle. But he refuses to eat it now. Was hoping this company would work but not for the price!! I’ll have to get creative.
Ya it’s a good idea and company but way to expensive ! Especially if you have a large dog. I usually have been cooking weekly and freezing it. I just posted a homemade dog food video of what I have been doing !
My dog also suffered with this. Wouldn’t eat. Vet said give her whatever she’ll eat. Turned out the only thing she’d eat was our local grocery stores fried chicken ( the best). We eventually got back to normal. She lived till 16 1/2 and suffered with 2 bouts of vestibular. A good Long life. Best to your dog
Remember bad gut good gut.. dogs need a probiotic. Pet honesty has some good stuff.
Same issue here worked great these started having bloody diarrhea
Ugh should have watched b4 I paid for my first order
I'm sorry it didn't work for you😕 I use the farmer's dog for my dogs and they love it. It makes me feel good knowing that they are getting fresh nutritious food.
you dont knowthe quality of the ingredients... this is the only thing that matters... very few out there actually test for quality... do the trials... and own the facilities...
Kibble does not clean dogs teeth. You may want to I give your dog raw chicken wing (break/cut apart) once a week, brush his teeth every other night, and give chew bones/sticks. Small breed dogs are notorious for developing bad teeth. As for the food, it was so much happening in 2020, you may have gottten a bad batch, who knows. You may want to try a slow feeding bowl so he can’t gulp his food, that would help with better digestion. Dogs gobble their food and that cause digestion issues big time. Hope things are better since it has been a year ago. Hope this helps.
U can make ur own....
You would be better off cooking up a chicken or fish and add rice and vitamin mineral supplement mix it up and package it in the freezer. Add veggies if you want. Screw expensive dog food. Make it .
Is it really supposed to cost more to feed a dog than a human!?
Exactly. holy shit.
Imagine the German Shepherd
So you feeding him kibble was more convenient for YOU. The food should be what’s more convenient for HIM. As in healthy, tasty etc. feeding your dog dry kibble just because of the tartar is very irresponsible because you should be brushing his teeth and taking him for a teeth cleaning once a year anyways. You can’t expect the kibble to do the job for you of cleaning his teeth.
Bro you psycho ? Coming at her like that ? so she should feed her dog better than she feeds herself ? Lol crazy .. I see if she was healthy and then was feeding her dog bad food but you got life messed up WE COME first not the dog
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Add green beans when dogs are still hungry - don’t give more food only green beans
Wow $150 a month for dog food that's $1800 a year thats a shit ton of money for dog food that almost more then most humans eating dang definitely will not buy there expensive dog food thanks for being honest!!!
I know this was posted a long time ago but I recently tried a Farmer’s Dog trial after it said plans start at $2 per day. For my dog they recommended a plan that was $15.08 per day. I could not believe it and obviously looked for other options because that’s insane per year. 🥴
You made my Decision not to buy it thank you I’ll keep feeding her the hard food. Thanks 🙏
Bones. Raw bones or smoked. Avoid chicken bones
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My neighbors pitbull eats this BS for the last year and now looks like he’s on Ozempic. Not good.
Thank you for sharing! more people need to know the ugly side. Sick of all the other youtubers who are SPONSORED and have the 50% discount codes in the description.
This is the first REAL review ive seen. Thank you!
Hands down, the current TV commercial for The Farmer's Dog contains the absolute nastiest audio I've ever heard...and it takes a LOT to disgust me. I've hunted my whole life...I can gut a deer with one hand and eat a bologna sandwich with the other. But, that commercial's soundtrack is HORRID (and I've been a multiple dog owner for most of my life as well). I hope that you can get the problems that your pooch has suffered/suffers ironed out. No dog deserves to have the food it eats cause stomach and/or digestive problems. It sounds to me that there's issues with their product that goes farther than just a dog's "weak stomach." Canines can damn near eat what a goat, or hog, has the ability to stomach. Good luck.
This food has way too many carbs in it. You need a meat-based diet. That's why the dogs are hungry all the time. If we eat a lot of carbs, we're hungry all the time also. Cut the carbs.
Petpectate no prescription.
Kibble is so bad for dogs. Enough said. I make my own dog food and my dogs, fatty cysts have gone away. I buy at the butcher bone marrow bones. Roast then and my dogs teeth are cleaner.
The issue with these brands. You can buy the SAME EXACT ingredients, from your grocery store. For less then 1/6th the price! Anything labelled as "dog" food. But presented any way other then kibble. Is going to jack the price, for advertising gimmick alone! If you want to feed your dog FRESH healthy food. DO YOUR HOMEWORK! And just buy food from grocery stores. You will be paying extra cash for the "fresh dog food" gimmick. Do some research. Learn the vitamins and protein levels your dog needs. Feeding fresh grocery store food. can be almost as cheap as feeding generic kibble. Just do your homework.
The reason why your dog acted that way because you over fed him. When you buy junk ie dry food. Dogs are not supposed eat that crap.
I have used fresh food for over 20 years. The price for proper food for your dog or cat. You switch their food around and round it will mess them up.
Dogs are like kids you spoil them they will be brats.
Oh one more thing. VETS GET PAID LOTS OF MONEY FOR PROMOTING DOG FOOD BRANDS.
How.much do you pay for food for yourself per meal. Well you should pay that same amount for your pets and give them good healthy life.
Thumbed down for bashing MADE IN THE USA products
I just saw a commercial for Farmers Dog. I had the volume turned down so I could not hear what was going on, but watching the commercial without sound made me realize these dog owners are nuts. Dancing with your dog, rolling around on the floor, and feeding your pet higher quality food than many people have access to, is insane.
Not if your rich. Which Im not. but if I was, then I'd feed my dog the highest quality food on the planet. Id hire a personal dog chef.
It sucks that us made nah…. Sad
Feeding your dog kibble from birth is a slow road to cancer. If you want your dog to live a full healthy life feed home cooked food low in grains with a multivitamin. Farmers dog and Ollie are fine, the carbsin them are around 30% or less, these are healthy carbs...vet tech/dietician
Give him Purina. Been good for decades. Super expensive doesn’t mean better, they want you to believe that.
Wtf is so funny?
Seems like trash food
Pumpkin will give dogs diarrhea.
It’s the exact opposite. Not sure where you got that from. A simple google search validates that
My dog has trouble with constipation . I researched and I was advised to give her pumpkin for fiber. It worked but diarrhea. Now I just put about a 1/2 teaspoon on her food. So that was where I got my first hand information. And I am not. Sure where you got your manners to feel you need to be so condescending.
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