The Dog's Butcher

The Dog's Butcher, raw dog food made in Devon

The Dog's Butcher is a British shop specialising in raw dog food. It operates from facilities located in the heart of Devon, from where it distributes frozen product to customers across the country. The company estimates that it sends over 20 tonnes of raw food every week, with delivery within 24 to 48 hours between Tuesday and Friday.

The meat is hand-picked in Devon, Cornwall and the South West of England, and packaging is also done by hand before freezing. The company presents its offering as British meat, natural and with a variety of choice.

Balanced 80-10-10 minces and other formats

The range is built around the DIBO Finest line, with minces formulated in an 80-10-10 ratio. The offering includes boneless minces, minces with bone, single protein minces, DIBO chubbs, puppy and weaning minces, chunks, bones, offal, whole fish, low fat options and variety packs. It also sells DIBO free flow mince and Purrform brand raw cat food.

Available proteins

The shop works with a wide range of meats and fish:

• Alpaca, goat, lamb, ox (beef), pork, rabbit, turkey, venison and veal.
• Poultry: chicken and duck.
• Horse and hare.
• Fish: salmon, sprats and sardines.

Featured products include minces such as ox meat with chicken, ox tripe with duck, pork with duck, ox tripe with chicken, mixed meat with duck, purely lamb, lamb with fish and turkey, purely ox, purely turkey and purely venison, all in 1 kg format and with an 80:10:10 formulation. A 7 kg raw meat only 80:10:10 variety pack is also available.

Treats, supplements and care

Alongside raw food, the range includes frozen treats and broths, as well as a care and accessories section featuring flea and tick treatments, toys, grooming products and supplements. The toys include the Chuck It, soft toy and tough toy categories. Supplements and broths include goat milk, bone broth powders, The Dogs Butcher Supplements and AniForte products. The shop also has a special offers section.

Raw feeding resources

The website brings together informative material for those starting out on a raw diet: a starter guide, a section on the benefits of this type of feeding, FAQs, a raw food calculator and a section on the role of fruit and vegetables in the diet. The calculator allows you to enter the dog's weight and age to get a suggestion on the type of food and the daily and weekly amount.

Orders, shipping and trade sales

The minimum order for delivery is 7 kg. The company details on its website information about shipping, collection service, prices and courier schedule, deliveries to Highlands and Islands and a local monthly van delivery service. It holds DEFRA registration number 10/367/8101 and has a programme for retail outlets, with a stockists page and another for becoming a distributor. The physical shop is mentioned as The Dog's Butcher Pet Shop, with an associated point at Bulmer Pet Shop.

Location and contact

St Marychurch Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 4SE · Phone: 01803 301545 · Email: hello@thedogsbutcher.co.uk