Skippers vs The Farmer's Dog

How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings and ingredients.

Based on 6 rated meals for Skippers and 7 for The Farmer's Dog; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

The Farmer's Dog scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 95/100 (Good) across 7 rated meals, versus 69.5/100 (Average) for Skippers across 6 rated meals.

Comparison of Skippers and The Farmer's Dog across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricSkippersThe Farmer's Dog
Brand coverage
Products5526
Rated meals67
Complete everyday meals6 of 55 products7 of 26 products
FormatsDry Air Dried, Dry ExtrudedDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw
Meal ratings
Median meal rating70Average95Goodhigher
Nutritional (median)97 · 67% medium, 33% low100higher · 100% medium
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range60 to 7193 to 96
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes100%100%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Skippers6 of 55 products
The Farmer's Dog7 of 26 products

Formats

SkippersDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded
The Farmer's DogDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Skippers70Average
The Farmer's Dog95Goodhigher

Nutritional (median)

Skippers97 · 67% medium, 33% low
The Farmer's Dog100higher · 100% medium

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Skippers33 · 100% limited
The Farmer's Dog33 · 100% limited

Score range

Skippers60 to 71

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

SkippersNone recorded in our database
The Farmer's DogNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Skippers or The Farmer's Dog?

The Farmer's Dog's typical (median) meal rating is 95/100 (Good) across 7 rated meals, compared with 69.5/100 (Average) for Skippers across 6 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Both brands have the same share of high-meat recipes: 100% of their rated meals contain at least 30% meat on a dry-matter basis.

How are these ratings calculated?

Open Dog Food parses each published ingredient list, estimates missing quantities, converts every ingredient to its dry-matter share and scores the recipe from 1 to 100. The full method is on the methodology page.

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