71/100Excellent
Buddy
Buddy dog food review
Buddy is a grain-free brand, all 13 products flagged that way, split 7 dry and 6 wet. The brand average sits in our Good band. Transparency reads Outstanding on every product and nutritional balance is Outstanding on 6. Format shapes the choice here: the wet pâtés all read Average, and the Good and Excellent reads sit on the dry side.
Average score
63
out of 100
Value
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not yet rated
Ingredient clarity
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not yet rated
Foods reviewed
7
Dry, Wet
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 7
- Food types
- Dry, Wet
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Grain-free, High energy, Sensitive stomach, Weight management
Currently reviewed Buddy foods
- 171/100
- 267/100
- 365/100
- 465/100
- 565/100
- 664/100
- 742/100
Price & value
- Cost from
- ≈ £1.07 a day
- Typical cost per day
- ≈ £1.43 a day
Estimated for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide and price per kilo.
Best for
Grain-free feeding throughoutDry food for adult dogsDuck, turkey and lamb recipesHigh-protein dry recipes
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 7 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
Buddy: the closer look
The range
Thirteen products. The wet side is a single range of six canned pâtés for adults. The dry side is mostly one recipe to a range: Puppy Love, Salmon Light/Senior, Tasty Duck Bites, Grass Fed Lamb Sensitive and Active Free Range Duck, alongside the two-recipe Buddy Dry Adult. Adult labels cover 12 products, with one puppy and one senior.
Ingredients
Duck and turkey lead on three products each, with lamb and salmon on two, and beef and chicken on one each. Every recipe is flagged grain free. Glucosamine and chondroitin for joints appear on the dry labels, with salmon oil and yucca.
Nutrition
Dry adult recipes run 26% protein as fed, 338 to 353 kcal per 100g. Puppy Love and Active Free Range Duck both reach 36%. Protein on the wet pâtés runs 8.0 to 9.5%, with 94 to 106 kcal. Nutritional balance is Outstanding on 6 and Average on 5, and protein and processing reads Average on 7.
Strengths
- Grain free across all 13 products
- Outstanding transparency on every recipe
- Two dry recipes at 36% protein
Limitations
- The six wet pâtés read Average
- Protein and processing reads Average on seven
- One puppy and one senior recipe
Where it is less of a fit
- If you want the wet food to read like the dry, check the pâtés, as all six sit in our Average band
- If raw or cold-pressed would suit better, check the formats here: the range is dry and wet
- If there is a puppy at home, check the list, as only one product is labelled for puppies
Score overview
Buddy's Good band read rests on transparency, Outstanding on all 13 products, and on nutritional balance, Outstanding on 6. Protein and processing is the drag, Average on 7 and Good on 6, and value reads Average on 6. The dry recipes carry the band: Active Free Range Duck is the one Excellent, the rest of the dry is Good, and the six wet pâtés read Average.
The average score is the mean of each product's overall score out of 100 (using the best-scoring variety per product), not a flat average across every variety.
Figures are derived from current catalogue data for this brand's active foods, and the editorial read is ours. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. This is guidance, not veterinary advice. Last reviewed 9 September 2026.
All Buddy dog foods
7 foods, ranked by score
67/100Good
65/100Good2 varieties
65/100Good
65/100Good
64/100Good
42/100Average6 varieties
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Buddy — common questions
Is Buddy good dog food?
Across 7 reviewed foods, Buddy averages 63/100, which we rate Good. It suits grain-free feeding throughout, dry food for adult dogs, duck, turkey and lamb recipes, high-protein dry recipes.
Which Buddy dog food scores highest?
Buddy Active Free Range Duck leads the range at 71/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Buddy best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to grain-free feeding throughout, dry food for adult dogs, duck, turkey and lamb recipes, high-protein dry recipes. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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