The Best Vegan Dog Foods (UK): tried & tasted!

Omni

• Price: £
• Type: wet & dry

This vet-formulated, high protein, low fat vegan dry dog food is very popular, and remains very competitively priced. They offer a great variety of products too, including No-Beef and No-Chicken flavoured wet food tins, ‘topper‘ pouches (pictured) and a wide choice of dry food options from puppies to seniors. 3 of our canine testers tried Omni’s food and the range got a comprehensive ‘paws up’. In fact, Sundi loved the toppers so much she now eats them all the time and seems to really enjoy the gravy and chewy bits. My dog, Coco, has also been a regular consumer of Omni’s food since I first dicovered the brand 2 years ago. Both dogs have lots of energy, softer fur and healthy poos!

A key ingredient in the majority of Omni’s products is soya (which a few dogs can be sensitive to) although they still avoid most of the major allergens associated with dogs, like wheat. However, they have now produced a soya-free Sensitivity Diet formulated with sensitive dogs in mind – a good choice if you want to eliminate known allergens from your dog’s diet.

Overall, this is one of the most reasonably priced vegan dog food brands I have found, with probably the best range too. Add to that the dry food packaging which is now fully recyclable, a subscription service which attracts a discounted price, and free monthly online video consultations as part of that package, and you have a quality brand that is difficult to ignore!

You can also read more details about these products in Vegan Mum’s Omni Dog Food Review

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The Pack

• Price: ££
• Type: wet & dry

The Pack vegan dog food is a tasty choice: the wet food comes in 3 great flavours, and their slow-cooked, oven-baked kibble is full of plants and yummy things like peanut butter! And all from a fully vegan company into the bargain!

The nutritionally complete tins of dog food are grain-free, an important factor for many dogs with sensitivities and can be eaten on their own, or mixed with the kibble to provide your pooch with even greater variety. Worth noting though that the dry food only comes in 5kg bags currently.

My dog, Coco, particularly likes The Pack’s dry food and finds it very tasty but it is a little higher in fat than some and so because of her previous pancreatitis she can’t eat it all the time. However, the fat levels shouldn’t be a problem for healthy dogs.

Although in the higher price range, they offer free deliveries over £30, an ongoing discount for subscriptions and free vet nurse consultations as part of the subscription package too. Made with premium, high protein ingredients, and delivered in plastic-free, recyclable packaging, this brand also has B Corp accreditation, making it a very sustainable dog food option.

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Give a Dog a Bean

• Price: ££
• Type: wet

In a world where the importance of beans is gaining traction, here is a wet food based on beans to give your dog! Give a dog a bean has been thoughtfully developed by a vegan vet along with nutritionists from Just be Kind dog food to offer this very palatable and healthy vegan wet dog food. It avoids all the common allergens that can make your dog poorly, including meat, fish, grains and soya. Importantly though, it does this naturally by using wholesome ingredients, not hydrolysed proteins created by ultra-processing.

With bean and quinoa proteins providing the optimal amino acid profile for your dog, it also contains all the other nutrients your dog needs, with appropriate levels of fat and protein, and so is a complete vegan dog food that should also be very good for their gut biome too. Contrary to popular belief, feeding your dog beans won’t make them permanently gassy, but we did introduce this to our meat-eating doggy testers slowly over 3-4 weeks because the ingredients are different from what they’re used to. What I’m trying to say is that things settled down in the parping department fairly quickly!

An effective alternative to animal-product-based elimination diets, this food is proving to be very popular with dog parents, so if you are looking for a wet food for your dog that is kind to their tummy and to their skin (and fur), this really is a good choice. Our dog, Coco, thoroughly enjoys it and her gut tolerates it very well. And, if you’ll excuse the pun, she is always full of beans!

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Green Crunch

• Price: ££
• Type: dry

This well-respected German dog food has great reviews, and is perfect for those dogs who react badly to grains and soya because it uses lentil and pea protein. It’s brimming with antioxidants and the magical algae oil, the biscuits are small and easy to eat and digest too, and now with a very appealing (to dogs!) umami flavour, making it even more palatable.

Recommended by Vegan Vet Dr Arielle from Just Be Kind Dog Food, it is particularly good for dogs with skin and gut sensitivities. And if you like to give your dog a mix of food, this goes really well with Give a Dog a Bean wet food.

Both Ernie and Coco really liked Green Crunch and readily consumed it for several weeks. They particularly appreciated the small biscuit size because it’s great for dogs with little mouths (and in Coco’s case, not too many teeth). Their guts responded very well to it, they remained energetic and playful, and as with all the other vegan dog foods here, they smelt great and their fur was really soft.

Readily available in the UK, you can buy it from Just Be Kind’s website – link below – or you can get it from Amazon but do compare prices.

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Solo Vegetal

• Price: ££
• Type: wet & dry

If your pooch is suffering from serious sensitivities and allergies, then Solo Vegetal could well be the answer, and some enlightened vets will recommend it for elimination diets. 

All the ingredients have been carefully thought through to ensure that even the most sensitive dog can have a well-rounded, highly nutritious diet, without exposure to the common allergens that can be so serious for some dogs. Although it contains wheat, this is einkorn wheat which is nutrient dense, and much easier to digest than modern wheat varieties. So if your vet has suggested an elimination diet, and you want to avoid the ultra-processed meat-based alternatives, then talk to them about trying this instead. It is vet formulated and has a good reputation.

Whilst on an elimination diet, this formed the major part of Coco’s regular diet and her gut reacted extremely well to it. The biscuits were a little bit big for her – she has a small mouth and not as many teeth as she once had – so I soaked them first in a tiny amount of warmed oat milk with a drop of water and they were perfect.

But it’s not only for use in elimination diets and is a perfect, permanent solution for any dog with sensitivities. If you’d like to find out more about this food and Coco’s experience of it, read my Solo Vegetal review here.

Available in wet and dry options from Just be Kind Dog Food, and some availability through Amazon.

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Hownd

• Price: ££
• Type: wet & dry

Originally producing cruelty-free grooming products for pets, the founders went on to develop this great range of vegan dog food, although it has now been sold on to a larger, non-vegan pet food company. It’s high in protein and lower in fat than many of its vegan wet food competitors – I used the Blueberry & Coconut Porridge wet food for about 6 months in the past for my dog, Coco, who has pancreatitis and so needs a low fat diet. Hownd is nutritionally complete and is also hypoallergenic, so it’s very good for dogs with sensitivities too.

With a range of both wet and dry food, and a useful subscription service that can save you some money, this is another great plant-based company offering high quality food for your doggie companions.

The wet food comes in 3 flavours, using nutritious ingredients like berries, chia, lentils, quinoa and vegetables – it’s tasty and wholesome stuff!

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Fleetful

• Price: £
• Type: homecook kit

This is probably the most sustainable way to feed your dog a vegan diet, it gives you absolute control over what they eat, and it’s good value for money too.

When you buy this homecooking kit, it comes with the supplements included so you don’t have to worry about whether your dog is getting all the nutrients they need – they will be! The only other thing you have to remember is to just make you get additional vegetables in your shop! And although your dog may take a little time to get used to the different textures (or they may just snaffle it down regardless) it’s worth it. 

I use these kits for my dog, Coco, from time to time because if her gut becomes inflamed for any reason, this is by far the best way I know to calm it down again. I don’t use it all the time because I don’t have the freezer space, and also because I like her to have biscuits too.

If you are concerned about preparing your dog’s food yourself though, Holly at Fleetful is incredibly helpful if you have any questions or need some advice. You never know, you might just find cooking for your dog a whole lot easier than you thought! I have written more about Cooking Food for Dogs here if you’re interested.

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V-Dog

• Price: £
• Type: dry

What a reliable, tried and tested brand – and a great bulk buy! V-Dog (originally under a different trading name) was established in 1980. This company really knows what it’s talking about when it comes to vegan food for dogs. I used the flakes back in the 1980s to feed my rescue greyhounds, and they really thrived on it.

This food is really good for dogs that have meat and protein allergies, and the flakes particularly are pretty low in fat too, so quite helpful for slimming down those podgy pups, or dogs that have had pancreatitis in the past. Our dog, Coco, enjoys these flakes, but I do now avoid giving her grains because of her gut sensitivities so she can no longer eat it unfortunately. V-Dog have more recently brought out nuggets too which can be pre-soaked like the flakes.

You can’t buy this food direct from V-Dogs currently, but it is available on Amazon. A potential downside is that it only comes in 15kg bags – that’s quite a big bag! But it does work out to be very good value for money, and without compromising on quality. Other than that, it is grain-based, so it may not be suitable for some dogs with known grain sensitivities, as we found with our dog.

Noochy Poochy

• Price: ££
• Type: dry

A fully vegan and nutritionally complete dry dog food product founded by a vegan vet. There is also a lovely ‘Noochy Poochy puppy’ option available, still suitable for adult dogs too, but just a smaller nugget – what a great idea! Not only that, but it is harnessing the power of…yes, you guessed it…Nooch! Nutritional yeast, that firm favourite of the vegan world, now available in a vegan dog food. I know my dog is not alone when it comes to enjoying cheezy flavours, so this is inspired. Saru, the red lab in the photo, thoroughly enjoyed the adult version of this food, and Ernie (a smaller dog) was very partial to the puppy version and consumed it with gusto for several weeks.

Made in the UK, this is a very sustainable and eco-friendly option for your dog companion, with recyclable packaging and although it is a little pricey, you are getting good value for money from high quality, organic, ethically-sourced ingredients, produced by an enormously ethical company.

You can read more about this product in Vegan Mum’s Noochy Poochy Review