Brett Podolsky’s Rottweiler, Jada, had problems digesting store-bought dog food. After consulting with a veterinarian, he and friend Jonathan Regev worked to find a home-made recipe that would not only help Jada’s stomach problems but that Jada would want to eat. The Farmer’s Dog was born.
The company operates a subscription dog-food delivery service. With facilities in every state, The Farmer’s Dog can delivery in all 50 states. The company boasts that its food uses real, fresh ingredients, unlike processed supermarket food which often uses powdered or dried by-products.
Each dog has their own customized menu based on breed, sex, activity level, age, and other factors. Most offer a base of chicken, turkey, or beef, along with vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, and chickpeas, as well as added supplements (if necessary) such as fish oil.
Food is shipped in dry ice and has daily portions in bags. Bags are frozen and clients simply remove them the day or night before.
In January 2019, The Farmer’s Dog raised $39 million in series B funding, the largest amount ever for a pet startup company.
Headquarters for The Farmer’s Dog are located in New York City, New York.
The Farmer's Dog
Brett Podolsky’s Rottweiler, Jada, had problems digesting store-bought dog food. After consulting with a veterinarian, he and friend Jonathan Regev worked to find a home-made recipe that would not only help Jada’s stomach problems but that Jada would want to eat. The Farmer’s Dog was born.
The company operates a subscription dog-food delivery service. With facilities in every state, The Farmer’s Dog can delivery in all 50 states. The company boasts that its food uses real, fresh ingredients, unlike processed supermarket food which often uses powdered or dried by-products.
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Each dog has their own customized menu based on breed, sex, activity level, age, and other factors. Most offer a base of chicken, turkey, or beef, along with vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, and chickpeas, as well as added supplements (if necessary) such as fish oil.
Food is shipped in dry ice and has daily portions in bags. Bags are frozen and clients simply remove them the day or night before.
In January 2019, The Farmer’s Dog raised $39 million in series B funding, the largest amount ever for a pet startup company.
Headquarters for The Farmer’s Dog are located in New York City, New York.
I’ve been a customer for almost 4 years. My female dog, who has cancer will not longer eat anything but the new Turkey recipe that has the organ meat in it. Unfortunately we can’t get Farmer’s Dog to switch her order to thst Turkey recipe but have had to rely on trading with a friends dog who gets that recipe. I have talked to several people at Farmer’s Dog and have been basically given the middle finger and told they will not send us that recipe. Yet they will continue to send me the recipe that she won’t eat. It makes no sense to me and it seems to be a relatively easy thing to do but no one will.
I have three dogs and all three are on the Farmer’s Dog but I get the distinct feeling that we are not valued customers or that the company even cares that a dog with cancer, who will only eat a specific recipe of theirs actually gets that recipe.
It feels like the company has gotten too big in the last 4 years and the care has dissipated with that growth.