Fresh puppy food, developed by vets

The recipes in your puppy’s plan from The Farmer’s Dog are made for all life stages. The recipes are complete and balanced for growing puppies and developed by on-staff Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionists®. You can sign your puppy up for The Farmer’s Dog at 8 weeks, and we deliver to your door.

Your puppy’s personalized plan includes pre-portioned food to ensure they’re getting the nutrients they need. Portions are determined by their age, breed, and size, and are easy to update as they grow.

Yes. Our fresh dog food is made to human-grade safety standards and developed by on-staff Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionists® to be complete and balanced for growing puppies. Gentle cooking keeps it safe for your puppy while preserving vital nutrients. You can sign your puppy up starting at 8 weeks.

Learn more about why The Farmer’s Dog is great for your puppy.

If your puppy is at least 8 weeks old, you can start their plan as soon as you bring them home. We’ll calculate their portions based on their age, breed, and size. Puppies younger than 8 weeks should ideally be with their mother, getting their nutrients from her milk. If yours is younger, talk to your vet.

Our on-staff Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionists® work out the calories your puppy needs based on their age, breed, activity level, and weight. Every puppy grows at their own pace, so as they grow, you can easily update their weight in your account or with our Customer Care team, and we’ll calculate their new portions.

Our team is available 24/7 to help with portions or your puppy’s feeding routine.

Yes, all our recipes meet both AAFCO and WSAVA guidelines.

The fresh recipes on your puppy’s plan are formulated to be AAFCO complete and balanced for dogs of all life stages. We met AAFCO feeding trial requirements, then exceeded them.

The Farmer’s Dog also meets or exceeds all WSAVA guidelines for selecting pet foods. On-staff Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionists® formulate every single one of our recipes and oversee every step of the products’ lifecycle.

You’ll switch to fresh food gradually so your puppy has time to adjust.

1. Start with 25% The Farmer’s Dog and 75% their current food.

2. Increase the quantity of new food and decrease the old, until you’re feeding 100% The Farmer’s Dog.

Your box includes complete instructions, and we deliver to your door.

Read more about how to transition your dog to fresh food.

When you sign up with a plan from The Farmer’s Dog, we calculate your puppy’s daily portion based on their age, breed, weight, and activity level to ensure they get the nutrients they need. Their food comes pre-portioned so there’s no guesswork. We’ll tell you exactly how much to feed per day.

As they grow, you can update their portions in your account or with our Customer Care team. Our team is available 24/7 to help with any questions you have about your dog’s portions or feeding routine.

Want to learn more? Check out our week-by-week guide to feeding your puppy.

Puppies should be fed more often than older dogs. “Generally I recommend at least three meals a day,” says Dr. Julie Churchill, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, sharing advice for puppies up to 4 months.

After 4 months, you can move to two meals a day. Small and toy breeds may need extra meals, even after 4 months. Our pre-portioned food makes it easy to split their daily amount across as many meals as you’d like. Check your puppy’s schedule with your vet.

To find out more, check out our week-by-week guide to feeding your puppy.

How long your puppy should eat puppy food depends on their expected adult size. Small breeds may reach adulthood by 9 months. Giant breeds may continue growing for longer. Not sure when your puppy is done growing? Ask your vet.

With The Farmer’s Dog, you don’t have to switch foods. The recipes on our plans for puppies are complete and balanced for all life stages, so you keep feeding the same food and update their portions as they grow.

Yes. All the recipes in our plans for puppies are developed by Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionists® to be complete and balanced for growing puppies of every size and breed, including large-breed puppies.

Your puppy’s plan includes personalized portions based on their age, breed, and size, so a small breed and a large breed get different amounts of the same food.