10 Best Dog Food Delivery Services of 2024, According to Experts

This brand has been a favorite of our Lab pros for some time. We named it the best fresh dog food and put it on our list of best dog subscription boxes because of how personalized the service is. You share details such as your dog's allergies, activity level, breed, actual weight and ideal weight plus your dog's age, then decide whether you want full meals or half meals which you can mix with your dog's favorite kibble. There's now a third option of mixed meals which includes Ollie-brand dry food and fresh food to mix together. "They use great packaging and, when you sign up, Ollie sends a handy food storage container," our tester said. "My only issue is that after a year of very reliable shipments, they recently had a few that were off by a few days."

Ollie's fresh dog food options include beef, chicken, turkey, lamb and pork, which must be frozen then thawed in the fridge. Note that, at this time, you must sign up for a subscription to get Ollie food, there's not an option for placing a single order because they want to build a plan with you. "They have super responsive customer service," our tester said; you can text them at 844-88-OLLIE (65543) or start a live chat on the website, or email or call their phone number (the same as the number for texting).

The brand says costs average $8/day, or about $240 in a 30-day month, but because Ollie is so customizable, your actual price may be more or less. You'll know more once you fill out the Ollie survey.

There's a lot to love about good old kibble, which is an affordable dog food option that can come via regular, free delivery as long as you are an Amazon Prime member. Use the "subscribe and save" feature to set up a delivery plan based on your needs. Hill's Science Diet is a Good Housekeeping Institute pick for best dog food, specifically recommended as nutritious by Dr. Conrad.

The bag shown is for adult dogs ages 1 to 6, but there are other versions as well, such as one for senior dogs and a popular one — with more than 22,000 five-star Amazon reviews — made specifically for mini dog breeds. They are all chicken-based, however, so if that's not one of your dog's favorite flavors, you may want to look elsewhere.

It's easy to try this brand with their $20 variety pack that lets your dog sample four flavors: beef, chicken, turkey and pork. "We love how the food smells good and looks like real food as opposed to mush. You can see actual pieces of egg and peas," our tester said. "So far, our picky pup scarfs it down." Her only caveat: Her dog's food was not shipped with a lot of dry ice or cold packaging, which could be a problem if you live in a warm climate and are not on hand at delivery to move the food straight into the freezer.

There's another way to try Nom Nom: It's sold at PetSmart, so if there's a store near you, you can get Nom Nom same-day. (Through pick-up or, if they offer it, via delivery.) If your dog ends up loving the food and you decide to go for the online subscription, then you'll want to fill out a short survey to build your pet's profile and determine what this service will cost you personally, but the brand says prices start at about $140/month.

Prepared in USDA-certified kitchens, this dog-food delivery subscription service has earned trust among its fans. Food is cooked without preservatives, then frozen and shipped so you'll want to put it in your fridge or freezer on arrival. You build a plan, so prices vary. Fill out The Farmer's Dog short questionnaire to get a better idea of what you'd pay. If you have questions as you fill it out, The Farmer's Dog phone number offers friendly customer service at 646-780-7957.

Each packet of food comes with your dog's name on it. Per the site, plans start at about $2/day ($60 a month), but online reviews say some people with large dogs are paying closer to $12/day ($360/month). We filled out the survey for an 18-pound, 5-year-old dog and got more mid price of $4.08/day ($122/month). Delivery options range from about a week to 2 months of food at a time, with free delivery. If your dog doesn’t love the prepackaged meals, or you prefer to DIY your dog's food, the brand will help you make your own at home (recommending, of course, that you add its packet of nutrient mix). The food packaging is biodegradable; we've seen some snark on Reddit forums about it being flimsy but we appreciate the extra effort to try and keep this service eco-friendly.

If you've been thinking about trying the brand Just Food for Dogs, you might first want to give this seven-pack sampler of six flavors (you get two of turkey!) available through Chewy. The retailer sends it frozen with free delivery. Then you'll find out whether your doggie prefers the beef and russet potato dish, or the lamb and brown rice, etc. If there's a favorite, you can use the AutoShip option on Chewy to have it appear on your doorstep regularly along with the dog toys and other supplies you might order from the popular online pet site.

You can also order straight from the Just Food for Dogs website, where there are more flavor options (even a vegan dog food) and choices for specialty diets for healthy weight, sensitive skin and more. The brand's website also offers shelf-stable fresh dog food. Start with the dog-food calculator to determine how much you need. It's especially tough to guess the price until you fill everything out, but it is an expensive service. That's why the Chewy sampler can be a nice way to try before committing. Like The Farmer's Dog, this brand promises 100% human-grade ingredients with no preservatives, so refrigeration or freezing is necessary on arrival.

Spot & Tango's Unkibble is dry dog food made from fresh dog food ingredients, mixes of proteins and produce such as a Chicken and Brown Rice that includes sweet potato and a Cod and Salmon that includes strawberries. (There are four flavor combos in all.) You don't have to sweat getting the food right into the freezer because it's shelf-stable in its resealable bag for up to a year. In addition to being less stressful to store, this dry food costs less than the fresh-to-frozen stuff. Like The Farmer's Dog, Spot & Tango prepares its food in USDA-certified kitchens.

Here, again, you'll need to fill out a survey about your dog before you know how much food you should request and how much it will cost you. We answered the questions based on Rocky, an 18-pound Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and learned we'd spend about $18 a week or about $72 a month on his Unkibble, which is less expensive than buying the fresh frozen meals — which this brand also sells. When you sign up for a two-week trial, you are also signing up for a subscription that you would then need to pause or cancel if you find it's not for you.

Fresh dog food is generally cooked for a long time at low temperatures before it is shipped. Nutra Complete, on the other hand, is freeze-dried raw dog food and the taste of raw food appeals to many pets. Each flavor uses a protein and a host of vitamins, minerals and prebiotics. There are seven total flavors available on the brand's website and two (beef or chicken) on Amazon. The small bags are shelf-stable but once you open one, the brand recommends putting it in the fridge where it will retain maximum freshness for three to five days.

You can use the same food for different dogs following package directions. A 10-pound miniature dachshund would get 1 cup daily and a 50-pound collie would get 3.5 cups daily, if this is their sole food. But a look at reviews shows that plenty of dog owners use this raw food as a treat or a supplement alongside or on top of regular wet food or kibble, which lets you serve a lot less per day. (It would get expensive to feed a large dog only this raw food for every meal.) The brand also sells Nutra Bites, which are meant as treats and feature single-ingredient freeze-dried raw food such as just bison liver and just chicken liver.

Memorably, Mark Cuban took a bite of PetPlate dog food on Shark Tank and though he thought it was delicious, PetPlate didn't get a deal. It doesn't seem to have mattered; the site has thrived since that 2016 appearance. They offer a lot of choices: There are eight FreshCooked entree choices (including venison) that you store in your freezer or fridge as well as shelf-stable FreshBaked dry food you can order via a combo meal package.

Like for other brands on this list, it's very hard to get a price estimate without filling out a lot of doggie details and deciding which food and how much of it you want to order. The brand says FreshCooked starts at $3.79 a day for small dogs which could come in at about $114 a month (at one meal a day), but users report it costing more like $100 a week for large dogs. FreshCombo options are cheaper. Of note: The founder once worked at a giant dog-food factory and knew he could do better, and this is one of the few Black-owned pet-food businesses.

You don't need to decide on your own that your pet might do better with grain-free dog food; it can be pricey, even if it is dry dog food, so it should be something you talk to your vet about. (And for the record, there's nothing harmful about giving your pet grains, according to Tuft University veterinarians.) If you do ultimately want to go grain-free, however, Nulo is a solid choice.

This brand offers three flavors for adult dogs (turkey, salmon or lamb) as well as a puppy version (turkey or salmon). All varieties are suitable for all dog breeds, and can be delivered and put on AutoShip via Chewy. Finally, there's a senior version made with trout — that made it on our list of best dog foods.

This raw dog food is meant to be a topper to your dog's current favorite meal, a sort of rich seasoning to make everything taste better. Flavors include beef, chicken, lamb, pork, duck and goose, salmon and cod, turkey and a surf and turf that features both beef and fish. The brand says this beef is hormone- and antibiotic-free, and that its poultry is cage-free and fish are wild-caught (which helps to explain the high price).

Meal Mixers are shelf-stable, freeze-dried raw morsels that do not have to be refrigerated. Reviews are filled with tales of picky-eater dogs not being able to resist a bowl that includes a few of these.