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How much does the Farmer's Dog cost per month?

Work out what a fresh dog food subscription actually costs you per month and per year, from the per-day price your own quote shows. It applies the share of the bowl you plan to feed fresh, adds the food covering the rest plus treats, and sets the total against what you spend on food today, so you can see the real difference before the first box arrives.

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The per-day price your own plan quote shows. It is set by your dog's weight, age, activity and body condition, so a small dog and a large one are quoted very differently. Use the ongoing price rather than any first-box discount.
How much of your dog's daily food the fresh plan covers. Full fresh feeding is 100. Many owners feed fresh as half the bowl or as a topper over kibble, which scales the plan cost down and keeps a cheaper food underneath.
What a full month of your current food costs today, feeding the whole bowl. The calculator charges you the share of this that fresh food does not cover, and also uses it as the comparison baseline.
Training treats, dental chews, and anything else that goes in beyond meals. This line is unchanged by the plan, so it sits in both the fresh total and the baseline.
Estimated cost
$203

Typical range $183$254

  • Fresh food plan$183
  • Kibble or other food for the rest of the bowl$0
  • Treats & chews$20
  • Total$203
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$120 to $250 a month is a mid-sized dog fed fresh most of the time. Set the delivery cadence to your freezer space and keep the treat line in view; it grows quietly.

What this assumes, and where it could be wrong

Every one of these is a place the number could be off. They are here because you should be able to check our working, not because we are hedging.

THE PLAN IS QUOTED PER DAY, AND THAT IS WHERE THE TOTAL HIDES.
Fresh food subscriptions advertise a daily figure because it reads small next to a bag of kibble. A month is a little over thirty days, so the daily price multiplies by about 30.4 before shipping, treats, and anything else. The calculator does that multiplication for you and shows the yearly figure too, because a food bill is a line you carry for the dog's whole life rather than a one-off purchase

The per-day price is yours, not ours. A fresh plan is priced from your dog's weight, age, activity and body condition, so a ten-pound dog and a ninety-pound dog are quoted at very different daily rates. Run the signup flow, take the ongoing price rather than the introductory box, and enter that. Nothing on this page assumes a price for you.

Feeding fresh part time changes the arithmetic more than owners expect. Halving the share of the bowl roughly halves the plan cost, but you keep buying the food underneath, so the saving is smaller than half. The calculator charges you the remaining share of your current food so the part-time total is honest rather than flattering.

The comparison baseline is your current food plus treats. The extra figure is what the plan adds on top of what you already spend, which is the number worth deciding on. Treats sit in both totals because a food change rarely alters them.

Portion sizes drift, so the high end sits above the quote. A puppy still growing, a working dog, or a vet telling you to feed for weight gain all push you into a larger plan than the one you were first quoted. The range above allows for that.

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Farmer's Dog cost per month?
It depends on your dog, because the plan is priced from weight, age, activity and body condition rather than sold at a flat rate. Take the per-day price your own quote shows and multiply it by about 30.4 for a calendar month; the calculator above does that and adds treats and any food filling the rest of the bowl. A small dog and a large dog can differ by several times over.
Is fresh dog food worth the cost?
That is a judgment about your dog and your budget rather than a calculation. What the calculator can tell you is the size of the decision: the extra figure is what the plan adds each month over your current food, carried every month for years. Work out that yearly number first, then decide whether it competes well against the other things a pet budget covers, insurance among them.
Can I feed fresh food part time to cut the cost?
Yes, and it is common. Feeding fresh as half the bowl or as a topper over kibble scales the plan cost down roughly in proportion. The saving is smaller than it looks, though, because you keep buying the food underneath. Set the share input above to what you actually plan to feed and the total accounts for both sides of the bowl.
Does the first-box discount change the real cost?
Only for the first box. Introductory offers on fresh food plans are discounted heavily, and the ongoing price is what you carry from the second delivery onward. Enter the ongoing per-day price rather than the trial price, or the monthly and yearly figures here will understate what you end up paying.

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