Dog Food Advisor Reviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Decades ago I learned of this site from a fellow dog club member. I started just receiving their recall alerts. Then I started using their spectacular independent analysis of foods. That proved invalu... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love this website. It gives timely & informative information regarding dog food recalls, canine health tips, canine nutrition, etc. Also, some good deals offered through Chewy & other dog suppliers.... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have relied on Dog Food Advisor for years. In those many years, each year I see more helpful, reliable information. And, the fact that dog food manufacturers cannot buy him, allows me to trust DFA... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is my go to site for both of my Canines.We just lost our third girl purebred yellow lab giving us 14 years of joy firmly believing this sites valuable nutritional information gave her a very long... See more

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Provides beneficial info!

Really informative news regarding dogs and the dogfood recalls are most appreciated. I've been receiving their emails for years. Good stuff!

23 June 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Praise for Dog Food Advisor

I have been a loyal member and follower of The Dog Food Advisor for a couple of years now. The information provided has been invaluable in maintaining the positive health of my standard and miniature dachshunds. All information garnered has furthered my knowledge regarding my dog's health.

22 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I look to this site for honest dog care info

I look to this site for honest dog food reviews as well as unbiased dog care recommendations. I think they do a great job of weighing the information that is out there and providing simple fact based articles and summaries.

23 December 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I always welcome your notices…

I always welcome your notices especially Dog food recall notices. Love all your post. Learn a lot for my little shihtuz

Thank you

23 December 2024
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We love your feedback and are thrilled to share helpful information for you and your adorable little Shih Tzu!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Using and recommending Dog Food Advisor…

Using and recommending Dog Food Advisor for the 14 year life of my Wheaten Terrier and most recently for my five month old Standard Poodle. With hundreds of brands of food available, advisor is a great help in narrowing your search to those foods meeting a specific need. For example as your dog ages it is critical to keep the weight down so I searched for a high quality low calorie food. Each review links to CHEWY so you can go there and read the customer reviews.

11 October 2024
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Thank you for this review. We very much appreciate it!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

info wrong, site outdated, UX terrible, better alternatives

the information was wrong
the site is outdated
it has a TERRIBLE user experience
not to mention design is sh!te.
Really eDogAdvisor.co.uk, dogAdvisor.dog and quite literally EVERY OTHER COMPETITOR looks better than your site and functions better than site

1 February 2024
Unprompted review
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Reply from Dog Food Advisor

Hi. The site has undergone a complete redesign since you posted. We would appreciate you revisiting us and perhaps you might consider changing or deleting your comment. Thank you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not trustworthy

Dentist Michael Sagman, editor and owner,of this site, doesn’t have any real credentials in dog nutrition; and his co-workers Shawna Noffsinger, Marie Shavasta Danzell, Janice D. McCollan with nicknames Shawna, Inked Mary, Betsy Greer and JanMom2Cav as well as those others hiding their identity, such as Hounddog, Pattyvaugn, among most others should have been more humble because it turns out the majority of them are housewives and none of them have careers in real life and NONE of these contributors have ANY real credentials in DOG NUTRITION as of this date yet they have been making ridiculous claims about it.

When you look though the posts it is striking with what arrogance and rigidness they bully 'outsiders' and mistreat others but brown nose Mike. In the end he deletes unwanted posts and leaves those that suit him and makes outrages accusations, threatening people with legal action for speaking the truth, but the legal action or accusation are not based in fact and/or law. They will twist and turn facts as they please and talk and bully as they please, kind of mean kids in high school at times.

It is very unjust the way they judge dog food based on a questionable bias on such a surface level.

If you want a good dog food, look for a holistic brand and make sure they don't use any ingredients from China and most is USA sourced. How the food is made is important, not just the ingredients list that can be VERY misleading.

The aforementioned website is not to be trusted and their star-rating system is wrong! It doesn't take into consideration the companies' practices, sources of ingredients, the question if it is human grade type quality, recalls how the food is made and where etc. Several of their 5-star foods have had several recalls, I think that says it all.

The information is indeed BIASED and NOT unbiased as claimed. A lot of veterinarians challenging the flawed studies and erroneous data have been unfairly blocked from the site and Mike Sagman is not shy about making up stories in order to defend and construe facts not based in law. When the vets come back with an alternative email address he threatens to put them in prison or with other malicious acts that cannot be legally taken! But he cannot do that and it was for them not unlawful to re-post their honest posts that have been deleted unfairly, it is not unlawful to post with an alterntive name, just like some of his co-workers do it.
All the veterinarians wanted was to provide HONEST not DISHONEST information and correct the false and misleading data!

Also their calculations of ingredients is not accurate, often they take averages and the points could be off by as much as 4% yet if a food has 1% less meat protein it gets less 1 star; so that is just ridiculous.

The website is not a trusted source of information. Just look at the credentials the people posting have that says it all.

22 February 2014
Unprompted review
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Reply from Dog Food Advisor

Hi. We would really appreciate it if you could delete or amend this comment, as it is now 10 years out of date and contains many inaccuracies that are damaging to the site's reputation. Dr Sagman and all of the people you mention have no connection with Dog Food Advisor. All of our reviews and content are approved by a highly qualified animal nutritionist. We don't block or delete any posts that disagree with our content unless they are illegal or harmful. Thank you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nutritional Ratings of Dog Food Products

I recommend this site to all dog owners and/or dog caregivers. Using the vast amount of information on Dogfoodadvisor, I was able to make comparisons of a large variety of dog food in search of something to relieve our beagle's allergies. I think that I was successful when I found a grain-free dry food for seniors dogs. I was also shocked to discover that the expensive food the vet recommended for her, which we being desperate bought at his office, had a nutritional rating of only one star.

17 June 2012
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Thank you. It's great to hear this feedback.

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