Is The Farmer's Dog BETTER Than Kibble?

[@alishal6031]

This is so interesting and so helpful! I've really wanted to switch my dog off of kibble forever but I still have no idea what to change to that will fit my budget. Please make a review video for as many fresh/raw/freeze dried brands as possible!

[@thebkpets]

That’s exactly what we’re planning on doing ❤️❤️❤️

[@euphoniahale5181]

I have 5 good sized dogs. They get half kibble. And half road kill deer stew. My oldest dog no longer gets ear infections since starting him on stew. Our newest member had very runny itchy eyes. It slowly has cleared up and hardly runs anymore. Plus they love it 😍

[@dalebailey754]

I would not feed it unless my dog developed an intolerance to raw foods. I currently feed Dr. Harvey’s base mixes with proteins and oils I source. I am about to start adding PMR DIY meals to the mix, with the goal of feeding 1 Dr. Harvey’s meal and 1 PMR meal per day. I am using a KZbinr pet nutritionist who specializes in balanced PMR meals to build these recipes, and will eventually incorporate other philosophies. With the internet, I have so much exposure to differing raw feeding methods, and I have come to believe that an everything in moderation approach is best for me and my pets. I do love watching your videos because I get access to product information other KZbinrs seem to overlook. Let’s be honest, I don’t follow Dr. Judy and Mariah Pierson exclusively. I watch Kimberly Gauthier and Scott Marshal, and a bunch of others, including you.

[@thebkpets]

I love this approach! Moderation is key and it makes sense why you wouldn’t feed TFD. Many people ask us if one food is good or not and truthfully, it all depends. If someone like you is considering TFD, it probably doesn’t make sense because you would be downgrading in quality, vs someone coming from kibble who would be making a huge jump in quality to TFD.

[@Byokku2013]

Your someone that would treat cancer with “natural remedies”

[@HannahOpal-h5k]

Are there any dog foods that get a 5/5? I’m not currently able to make homemade dog food, and it is so stressful trying to figure out what’s good and not good. To anyone still considering the farmer’s dog: it’s a little over $200/month for my 23 lb Mini Aussie. Their pricing is really hidden until you get past the initial discounts and finally get charged for a full month. Just FYI - not a comment on whether it’s worth it or whether you should feed this.

[@thebkpets]

It’s interesting that you saw it would cost over $200/month for a 23 lb dog and that’s what we saw it would cost for a 50-lb dog. Also, there are for sure foods that get much closer to a 5/5, more coming on those later!

[@spicytoni]

what do you feed now that you don't feed Viva Raw?

[@spicytoni]

I'm looking for healthy fresh cat food

[@thebkpets]

Currently feeding raised right and Green Juju. I believe both of them have cat options, though green juju may only have dog food but it’s also balanced for cats

[@spicytoni]

@@thebkpets Thank you!

[@hoosierbengal163]

I have had my 60lb boxer on The Farmers Dog for over a year now. It is costing me $11.20 per day which to me is a little pricey. I was using their recipes they give you (which they have quite a few) if you choose to make your own and use their suppliment packs. I was able to save a little but the suppliment packs were about $20 a week so $80 a month. So with the ingredients I bought plus the suppliment packs plus the time it took to make 8 days worth of food I decided to go back to the premade portions. If I were to go back to making it myself I would maybe try to find a less expensive way to suppliment. I had to go back to kibble for a few weeks and wow the gas started immediately and he would empty his water bowl daily. When he is on TFD he doesn’t need to drink much water at all. Overall we are pretty happy. We will be going in for bloodwork soon to see how everything is looking.

[@thebkpets]

We notice many of the same things you do with drinking water on kibble vs fresh food. Also, $20/week for the DIY nutrient pack seems so expensive!

[@hoosierbengal163]

@@thebkpets This may be a dumb question but why is it bad to thaw the food in hot water? How long did it take you to thaw out the food in the fridge? Seems like it takes forever.

[@nogames8982]

I feed 2 pounds a day total to my two dogs and one cat. The most I spend is six dollars per day for all of them put together. You can feed a very good raw diet or even freeze diet for that amount of money. If you don’t wanna do Raw look up the simple food project brand. It is freeze dried. Good quality and the most affordable freeze dried I found.

[@nogames8982]

Too many carbs. Way too expensive.

[@thebkpets]

Fair

[@vectorwolf]

I looked into Smalls (maybe the same company?) and did the math. If I bought their food exclusively for my cats I'd be paying about four times what I spend on my own food monthly. This might be okay if you have one pet and a better than average income, but it becomes impractical very quickly with multiple animals.

[@thebkpets]

Totally agree. So many of these fresh food companies work for people with like, one small dog or one small cat but we hear from people with 3-4 big dogs that most fresh food would cost $1k/month or more

[@sophiacorpus9769]

the full ingredient list has a synthetic "vitamin" base fyi I used them for 6 months til I found a reliable butcher/processor

[@thebkpets]

Right, this was mentioned in the "ingredients" section

[@tessi6886]

Kind of kills my confidence when he calls dark green leafy vegetables carbohydrates. Come on, they have some carbs, but nowhere near 15 to 20%

[@thebkpets]

I think you misheard what we said

[@michelledunn891]

Thanks for the review Bryce. I have been thinking about trying Farmers Dog. I am slowly transitioning from Open Farm kibble to a 50/50 mix of Open Farm Raw Mix and gently cooked. Thanks for all you do. I have learned so much from you.

[@thebkpets]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Good luck with the transition! ❤️

[@nutsofrantic123]

Only 2 points in but I'm curious to see how this goes. I work in a dog kennel where people board their pets for vacation, a few people have brought this in and it looks good, even smells good. But it's so messy and I never looked it up but I'm guessing WAY overpriced, Guess I'll keep watching and find out. :) Well now that i finished, my answer is no. What we do is buy walmart dog food, think its pure balance? Then whenever we buy meat its usually in bulk. We will take the mest and cut it up and freeze it, but while im cutting it, ill cut any fatty pieces off or weird looking pieces, always generous to make sure theres meat too, but we take all those trims and my girlfriend will cook them and we have broth we add and then we portion that out and put it on top of his kibble. He absolutely loves it. Utilizing our potential trash to make my dogs diet significatly better? Win win.

[@thebkpets]

For sure keep watching because we feel like we have a better system within this video on how to feed it and make less of a mess! ❤️

[@lgronewold1962]

I have feed my dogs Farmer’s dog my dogs got sick of it after about a month. They like Ollie’s the best pork flavor. I have tried them all except Raised Right, A pup above and evermore. These 3 are too high for my budget. They now eat Sunday’s

[@HannahOpal-h5k]

Are there any dog foods that get a 5/5? I’m not currently able to make homemade dog food, and it is so stressful trying to figure out what’s good and not good. To anyone still considering the farmer’s dog: it’s a little over $200/month for my 23 lb Mini Aussie. Their pricing is really hidden until you get past the initial discounts and finally get charged for a full month. Just FYI - not a comment on whether it’s worth it or whether you should feed this.

[@Husky.the.Bear2]

Agree! For the first 6 months I just kept making new emails to keep getting 60% off 😅 Ran out of emails so had to stop feeding it LMAO

[@austinspray9152]

Just bought it and tossed it out. Too worried about the risk after some of the reviews I’ve seen. My dog loved the food, but worried it made her sick.

[@soupdumpling2]

Hey Bryce, big fan of the channel. I feed my girls Open farm + ancient grains and they do really well on this food. I've always been interested in Farmers dog, but it's not in my budget at the moment but possibly in the future. I've been told recently that I'm feeding a bad food and that I should be feeding Hill's or Purina and it has me worried. If you have any advice or input on this topic I'd appreciate it very much, I know you get a lot of comments!

[@thebkpets]

Hi there! Thanks so much for your kind words. Want to start by saying you are not alone in this and many conventional vet professionals will tell you that Hill's and Purina are the best. For us, the simplest thing it comes down to is, what do we want our dogs to be eating? My wife and I take our own health very seriously so we eat grass-fed beef, high quality grains, etc. Now, we aren't advocating for a large amount of grains but what we're saying is that the high-quality ingredients that Open Farm uses like grass-fed beef seem much better than the lower quality ingredients companies like Hills and Purina use like conventional meat, low-quality grains, corn, etc. Open Farm is balanced just like the others and they are far more transparent about their sourcing, so the choice is clear for us. Hope this helps! :)

[@ethanletzer3507]

I hate it when companies choose the amount of food your dog is supposed to need. Maybe I want to feed them 2% of their body weight versus a 2.5% that way they can have extra treats throughout the day as well but they don't even tell you the price per pound let alone the recommended actual amount to feed. Like how much did this package actually cost per pound and how many pounds did you get?

[@thebkpets]

That’s a really good point!

[@melissaraymond1340]

GREAT video Bryce! This is the kind of information people are really wanting. I hope you do more of these with different brands of foods. I've looked at Farmer's Dog before but my dog has allergies/sensitivities. I wish they had novel protein options like rabbit, goat, bison, venison, lamb etc.

[@thebkpets]

Thank you! Totally agree on wishing they had more proteins

[@Alittlelsdy]

Raw is a new fad diet now (much like grain free). So tired of people being sold things like this.

[@thebkpets]

Raw was fed for 30,000 years before kibble became the new fad diet for the last 100 years. Also, raw wasn’t even mentioned in this video. The farmer’s dog is gently cooked. Weird comment.

[@Stoppedgetout]

Didn’t talk about actual ingredients. Looks like it has too many carbs for me. And too expensive. I purchase an excellent brand from a butcher shop and I make a batch monthly. For the price of the FD, I can make treats and give raw bones too. Plus I have more than one dog. I’ve considered this brand and love what they have done for the health of dogs. Good option

[@thebkpets]

We for sure talked about actual ingredients, there’s an entire section on that

[@Stoppedgetout]

@@thebkpets must have missed that section sorry.

[@Stoppedgetout]

Also I have to say this, and I mean this as a compliment, you look so much like James McAvoy the British actor, that you can pretty much say whatever you want

[@fluffyicecream2062]

Thank you! I started with Farmers Dog a couple of months ago and my little terrier likes it. I moved to delivery to add more variety to Fresh Pet from the grocery store. I also tried Pet's Table but it was high in soy protein and she didn't like it after the second meal.

[@April_Sylveon]

I used to feed this, and we have currently changed a lot diet wise. He gets a combination of different food from open farm, spot & tango, raw, freeze-dried. Definitely helps he's a tiny dude so 4lbs of kibble last 3-4 months.

[@thebkpets]

Ahh makes sense! Did you like feeding The Farmer's Dog?

[@Husky.the.Bear2]

What brand do you use for freeze dried? I used to feed Farmer’s, then switched to Ollie, all while feeding half Sundays also. Now I’m switching to homemade but I’m thinking about doing half freeze/air dried so I can still use food to train, but Sundays is so darn expensive

[@April_Sylveon]

@thebkpets it was OK, didn't enjoy how messy it was, he like it but he didn't go through it fast enough. We since made the switch to higher quality kibble and raw and I've learned techniques to store food

[@April_Sylveon]

@@Husky.the.Bear2 we use open farm and primal raw, my dog really enjoys them and the ingredients are great

[@Husky.the.Bear2]

@@April_Sylveon Thank you!

[@HannahOpal-h5k]

Are there any dog foods that get a 5/5? I’m not currently able to make homemade dog food, and it is so stressful trying to figure out what’s good and not good. To anyone still considering the farmer’s dog: it’s a little over $200/month for my 23 lb Mini Aussie. Their pricing is really hidden until you get past the initial discounts and finally get charged for a full month. Just FYI - not a comment on whether it’s worth it or whether you should feed this.

[@nogames8982]

Try the simple food project. It is a freeze dried brand, very good product and the most affordable I have found for freeze dried. They have a website. They have good customer service. Look into it.

[@andrewshefchik9873]

We have used both TFD and Ollie, I prefer Ollie’s system, way cleaner to use. I rotate this with Yummers and Darwin’s.

[@thebkpets]

Interesting! What makes Ollie’s cleaner to use? The packaging?

[@andrewshefchik9873]

@@thebkpets yep! I like that it’s similar to what Darwin’s or Viva does, vacuum sealed. And the Puptainer they give you to use with a scoop is super cute and convenient. Ollie is also available in Petco, in the freezers and has a baked dry food, similar to Carna4. If you’re curious to take a look, I created a channel on Instagram featuring my bowls. Your content inspired me to start it.

[@MichaelChelen]

Thanks for this in depth review! Really interested in how this compares (nutrition & price wise) with dehydrated, air dried, and freeze dried options.

[@thebkpets]

More reviews coming soon so you can compare! ❤️

[@HannahOpal-h5k]

Are there any dog foods that get a 5/5? I’m not currently able to make homemade dog food, and it is so stressful trying to figure out what’s good and not good. To anyone still considering the farmer’s dog: it’s a little over $200/month for my 23 lb Mini Aussie. Their pricing is really hidden until you get past the initial discounts and finally get charged for a full month. Just FYI - not a comment on whether it’s worth it or whether you should feed this.

[@evatha69]

now this is the type of video i’ve been waiting for from the bk pets’ youtube channel. i remember from an instagram live they were doing, they mentioned how they were working on in-depth dog food reviews and this first video did not disappoint. super well-made on all fronts! can’t wait to see more videos in the future since this channel has a lot of potential to grow even more

[@thebkpets]

Thank you! ❤

[@kaleycobb8138]

My miniature wiener dog was forced to switch to this food after her back surgery because doctor said she needed to lose weight. She has had problems with allergies before but once again seemed to be allergic to another healthy food option. My suspicion is that she was not allergic to all three but only the beef one. This caused a strange crusty type rash all over her chest. Otherwise my Chihuahua loved it 10/10.

[@ChristineClark-ft8tq]

No, all life stage food! Not appropriate, feed for breed life stage. Also, before doing research my dog tried this and for severe allergies

[@thebkpets]

Why do you feel this way?

[@ChristineClark-ft8tq]

@@thebkpets all life stage food is not appropriate. Puppies vs large breed puppies vs adult dogs vs seniors all need different nutrients depending on growth/life stages. For example, a large breed puppies need carefully crafted calcium and phosphorus levels in foods to not grow too fast, growing too fast can cause severe bone and joint issues. And I could keep going on.

[@thebkpets]

@@ChristineClark-ft8tqmakes sense!

[@youtubecomments5951]

@@ChristineClark-ft8tqno they don’t. Just feed them a variety of raw foods. Dogs can’t cooked and they were never meant to eat cooked food.

[@junechristie2497]

​@ChristineClark-ft8tq Well why don't you keep going. It's interesting what you're saying

[@yt_hom3]

literally saw one of their drivers light up a cigarette while driving with a whole van full of farmers dogs food on 9/6/2024. Shameful.

[@thebkpets]

One of whose drivers? The Farmer’s Dog? Or like UPS?

[@yt_hom3]

The Farmers Dog. A mini van full of Farms Dog bags of food. If you need exact info like location and time let me know.

[@thebkpets]

Do you have photos?

[@yt_hom3]

No, I was at a light. Didn’t see the driver until he turned, lit up as soon as he turned to. Had a cross guard vest on. I could see the Farmers Dog bags stacked on his back seat. Van was full

[@KBArchery]

Who cares what the delivery guy is doing!? 😂😂😂So he smokes . He’s a hired hand.

[@mr.zeusgupta]

I would never feel this because of the ingredients. I only feed commercial raw with no synthetic vitamins.

[@thebkpets]

Totally fair! Which raw food do you use?

[@mr.zeusgupta]

@thebkpets I live in ontario Canada...I buy only Raw Performance or Back2Raw. The latter is better because it has 10% organic fruits and veggies.

[@Optimistic_Pessimist1]

I don’t get one of those cool containers! I get the paper bowl, drives me crazy!

[@thebkpets]

The paper ones are the worst! Maybe this is newer than we thought it was

[@FairJuno3]

@@thebkpets We got the good container over a year ago.

[@stephaniehetzer]

Farmers Dog customer service was amazing. We had a box getting ready to ship and sadly one of our dogs passed away. We were heartbroken and called to cancel the box and they couldn’t have been nicer. Immediately cancelled the box and refunded the money. We also received a beautiful live houseplant and note delivered in condolence. Our other dog still eats farmers dog and loves it.

[@thebkpets]

That’s really good to hear about their customer service! So so sorry for your loss ❤️