Which dog food is actually best for your dog?
We score every Canadian dog food from 1 to 100 using what the manufacturer puts on its own label: the ingredients, the nutrition and how much they tell you. Every calculation is published, and no brand can pay for a better score.
Tell us about your dog and what you want to avoid, and we will narrow the catalogue.
Scores run from 1 to 100, calculated from each food's own label. Select any product to see the full working.
How it works
Ingredients, percentages and nutritional analysis, taken from the manufacturer's own product page.
Wet weight is converted to dry matter, so a wet food and a kibble can be compared fairly.
Every product page shows the full calculation. Our scoring method and model history are published for anyone to inspect.
Each food also gets four context scores alongside the headline rating: Nutritional, Transparency, Safety and Evidence. Read the full methodology.
Common questions
How is each dog food score calculated?
We read the ingredients, percentages and nutritional analysis from the manufacturer’s own product page, convert wet-weight percentages to dry matter, and grade each ingredient against an open, published glossary. A published linear model combines those inputs into the 1-100 score, and every product page shows the full working.
Can brands pay for a better score?
No. The scoring method, the ingredient glossary and the model weights are all published, and no brand or retailer can influence a score. Scores only change when the model is deliberately republished, and every model version is announced with a changelog note.
Are wet and dry dog foods compared fairly?
Yes. Percentages printed on a label are wet weight, so we convert every recipe to dry matter before scoring it. A wet food and a kibble are scored on the same basis and can be compared directly.
Where does the data come from?
From the manufacturer’s own product pages. We read the label, the analysis and the price, and every product page links to the source it was taken from, along with the date it was last checked.
Why do scores change over time?
For two reasons: the model is republished after an improvement, or a brand reformulates a recipe and the new label is re-read. Both are deliberate, recorded events, and the current model version is shown on every product page.
Why are some foods not scored?
Complementary foods, treats and toppers are not complete diets, so the 1-100 rating does not apply to them. They are still listed, with their labels shown, but they are never presented with a headline score.
Recently added to the catalogue
The newest foods we have read and scored, with the same published model as everything else.
