Canidae Dog Food Review

Made by Canidae LLC in US.

Average score: 64/100 across 73 dog food products.

Independent. Owns its Brownwood, TX manufacturing facility (Ethos) for the Pure line; uses co-manufacturers for other lines.

Top Canidae products

1. Canidae All Life Stages Chunky Stew Toppers All Life Stage Wet Dog Food - Multi-Protein & Vegetable — 98/100
2. Canidae® All Life Stage Wet Dog Food - Pate, 13 Oz. — 98/100
3. Canidae Pure Petite Dry Dog Food: Grain-Free Chicken Recipe for Small Breed Dogs — 90/100
4. Canidae Pure Petite Dry Dog Food: Grain-Free Lamb Recipe for Small Breed Dogs — 87/100
5. Canidae Pure Petite Dry Dog Food: Grain-Free Salmon Recipe for Small Breed Dogs — 87/100

All Canidae products (73)

• Canidae Pure Petite Wet Dog Food: Grain-Free Morsels Lamb and Carrots for Small Breed Dog — 87/100
• Canidae Under the Sun Grain Free with Chicken — 86/100
• Canidae Under the Sun Grain Free with Lamb — 86/100
• Canidae Under the Sun Grain Free with Whitefish — 86/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Chicken and Rice — 77/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Lamb and Rice — 77/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Less Active Chicken, Lamb and Fish — 77/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Multi-Protein Chicken, Lamb and Fish Meals — 77/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Variety Pack All Life Stage Wet Dog Food - Multi-Protein & Chicken, 12 Count — 77/100
• Canidae Pure Grain Free Duck and Turkey — 77/100
• Canidae Pure Grain Free Lamb — 77/100
• Canidae Pure Grain Free Puppy Chicken — 77/100
• Canidae Pure Grain Free, Lamb, Turkey and Chicken — 77/100
• Canidae Pure Grain Free, Salmon and Sweet Potato — 77/100
• Canidae® Pure™ Small Breed All Life Stage Wet Dog Food - Limited Ingredient Diet, Minced, 3.5 — 75/100
• Canidae Pure Petite Wet Dog Food: Grain-Free Chicken & Peas Pâté for Small Breed Dogs — 71/100
• Canidae Pure Petite Wet Dog Food: Grain-Free Minced Beef and Carrots Recipe for Small Breed Dogs — 71/100
• Canidae Pure Petite Wet Dog Food: Grain-Free Minced Duck and Pumpkin Recipe for Small Breed Dogs — 71/100
• Canidae Pure Petite Wet Dog Food: Grain-Free Morsels Turkey and Green Beans for Small Breed Dogs — 71/100
• Canidae Pure Petite Wet Dog Food: Grain-Free Salmon and Shrimp Pâté for Small Breed Dogs — 71/100
• Canidae® Pure™ All Life Stage Wet Dog Food - Limited Ingredient Diet, Pate, 13 Oz. — 70/100
• Canidae Pure Protein All Life Stage Dog Food Toppers - 3 Oz. — 67/100
• Canidae All Life Stages High Protein 30/20 All Life Stage Dry Dog Food - Multi-Protein — 65/100
• Canidae Active Goodness Multi-Protein — 64/100
• Canidae Active Goodness Salmon — 64/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Adult Dog Food - Wild-Caught Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe, 22 lbs — 61/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Cage-Free Duck and Sweet Potato Grain Free — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Free-Range Bison and Barley — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Free-Range Bison, Lentil and Carrot Grain Free — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Free-Range Chicken, Lentil and Garbanzo Bean, Small Breed — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Free-Range Chicken, Lentil and Potato — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Grass-Fed Beef and Barley — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Healthy Weight Free-Range Chicken and Pea — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Pasture-Raised Lamb and Brown Rice — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Pasture-Raised Lamb and Goat and Venison Meals Grain Free — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Pasture-Raised Lamb and Lentil, Small Breed Recipe — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Pasture-Raised Lamb and Sweet Potato Grain Free — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Puppy Wild-Caught Salmon and Oatmeal — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Puppy Wild-Caught Salmon and Sweet Potato — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Senior Free-Range Chicken, Sweet Potato and Garbanzo Bean — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Wild-Caught Salmon and Lentil, Small Breed — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm to Bowl Wild-Caught Salmon and Barley — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm to Bowl Wild-Caught Salmon and Sweet Potato — 60/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Dog Food - Pasture-Raised Lamb and Goat & Venison Meals Recipe, 22 lbs — 58/100
• Canidae® Pure™ Puppy Dry Dog Food - Limited Ingredient Diet, With-Grain, Salmon & Oats — 57/100
• Canidae Pure Petite Limited Ingredient All Life Stage Dry Dog Food - Chicken — 57/100
• Canidae® Pure™ Adult Dry Dog Food - Limited Ingredient Diet, With-Grain, Salmon & Barley — 54/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Adult Dog Food - Pasture-Raised Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe, 4 lbs. — 53/100
• Canidae Pure Petite Puppy Dry Dog Food: Grain-Free Salmon Recipe for Small Breed Puppies — 53/100
• Canidae® Pure™ Adult Dry Dog Food - Limited Ingredient Diet, With-Grain, Bison & Barley — 53/100
• Canidae Pure Adult Dry Dog Food - Real Beef & Barley — 52/100
• Canidae Goodness Puppy Real Turkey and Brown Rice — 51/100
• Canidae Goodness Real Beef and Oatmeal — 51/100
• Canidae Goodness Real Chicken and Barley — 51/100
• Canidae Goodness Real Salmon and Brown Rice — 51/100
• Canidae Goodness Real Turkey and Barley — 51/100
• Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Wild Boar and Garbanzo Bean — 50/100
• Canidae All Life Stage High Protein Multi-Protein Chicken, Turkey, Lamb & Fish Meals — 45/100
• Canidae All Life Stage High Protein Real Salmon & Ancient Grains Recipe — 45/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Grain-Free Real Chicken & Potato Recipe — 45/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Large Breed Recipe, Chicken, Turkey Meal, Lamb Meal & Fish Meal — 45/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Multi-Protein Recipe Chicken, Turkey Meal, Lamb Meal & Fish Meal — 45/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Real Chicken & Ancient Grains Recipe — 45/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Real Lamb & Ancient Grains Recipe — 45/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Real Salmon & Ancient Grains Recipe — 45/100
• Canidae All Life Stages Chunky Stew Toppers All Life Stage Wet Dog Food - Beef & Vegetable — not scored
• Canidae All Life Stages Chunky Stew Toppers All Life Stage Wet Dog Food - Chicken & Vegetable — not scored
• Canidae Pure Goodness Protein Topper For Dogs - Premium Proteins, 12 Ct, Variety Pack — not scored

Frequently asked questions

Who makes Canidae pet food?

Canidae is manufactured by Canidae LLC.

Where is Canidae made?

Canidae pet food is made in US.

When was Canidae founded?

Canidae was founded in 1996.

Is Canidae WSAVA-aligned?

Canidae is not on our WSAVA-aligned shortlist. That doesn't automatically mean the food is poor quality — many strong brands haven't pursued WSAVA recognition — but it means we lack independent confirmation of feeding-trial validation and on-staff veterinary nutritionist staffing.

Has Canidae ever been recalled?

No Canidae products match any FDA recall in our tracked feed. Two caveats worth stating plainly: our feed covers FDA recall notices from late 2025 onward, so a recall older than that would not appear here; and brand matching is deliberately conservative, so a recall naming a parent company or a co-manufacturer rather than Canidae itself may not be linked. For a definitive answer, check the FDA's own recall database.

How does Canidae score in our analysis?

Canidae averages 64/100 across 73 products in our catalog. Individual product scores combine ingredient quality, AAFCO compliance, and controversial-additive severity. See the methodology page for the full algorithm.

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