My Sundays Dog Food Review
Did my dog like this air-dried dog food?
Sundays is a dog food brand that was created by a veterinarian for her pups! It is gently air-dried and has a very clean and super simple ingredient list.
Many of you know I have three dogs, Piper, Charlie, and Tucker. Charlie (pug) and Piper (MinPin) are both well into their senior years, delightfully lazy, and toothless. Meaning they get canned food. Tucker, on the other hand, is a dog in his prime at 6 years old. His needs couldn't be farther from my other pups in nearly everything: food, exercise, mental stimulation, you name it! Charlie and Piper have been doing really well on their normal cans, and Tucker isn't exactly a picky eater. But you can tell that sometimes eating for him is a chore or even that he does it to appease me. When I heard about Sundays I thought this could be a great new food for him to try and maybe it could add a little excitement back to dinnertime.
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About Sundays
The Subscription: Sundays
The Cost: $75 for a single 40 oz bag. $59 per 40 oz bag with 4 month subscription. Larger bags are also avalible.
ACTIVE DEAL: Save 30% off your first purchase!
CODE: MSA
The Products: Gentle air-dried dog food with a clean and simple ingredient list.
Ships to: The 48 contiguous states via USPS. Shipping with meal plans is free!
Pros & Cons
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The Sign-Up Process and Feeding Suggestion Quiz
You can just purchase a single box of Sundays dog food or signup for a subscription without giving the brand any info. But if you want to dive deeper, they do have a handy feeding guideline quiz that I can walk you through:
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My final result was this:
Based on this, Tucker's cost per day for food would be about $9.38 if I bought a 40 oz bag for $75.
Tucker, Standard Poodle, Gentleman
Tucker is a Standard Poodle I found on (rescued from) Craigslist. He is an angel on earth aside from the occasional toilet water bowl situations.
He is 6 years young and really enjoys car rides.
He is also a total outdoors enthusiast.
Sundays VS Tucker's Normal Food
The Blue Buffalo VS Sundays Comparison Tool
Sundays has a feature where you can type in your dog's food (Tucker eats Blue Buffalo dry food) and literally compare it to their offerings. While I learned a lot from this, it kind of just made me feel like a bad dog mom.
First, here is Sundays' ingredient list:
USDA Beef, Beef Heart, Beef Liver, Beef Bone, Quinoa, Pumpkin, Wild Salmon Oil, Sunflower Oil, Zucchini, Kale, Flaxseed, Sea Salt, Parsely, Kelp, Chicory Root, Turmeric, Mixed Tocopherols, Ginger, Selenium Yeast, Blueberries, Carrots, Apples, Tomatoes, Shiitake Mushrooms, Broccoli, Oranges, Cranberries, Spinach, Beets, Tart Cherries, Strawberries
Now let's compare:
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It actually had nothing good to say about the food I chose for him, which I think is a stretch. Sure, it's not the absolute best food on the market but it is decent and it isn't like I can afford to feed Tuck steak every single night. I also thought it was weird that there was a giant warning about Blue Buffalo grain-free foods being linked to heart disease since Tucker's food ISN'T grain-free, it just happens to be the same brand.
Other points on this comparison were just confusing. Sure, Sundays is air-dried and Blue Buffalo is "hot exuded under extreme heat and pressure" but this form doesn't explain why one of those is any worse or better than the other. Another thing that stood out was all of the red (which read as "bad" to me ingredients. A lot of these ingredients are things I would never consider as hard negatives, like sweet potatoes, garlic, biotin, and more.
So basically I left this comparison tool feeling extra skeptical and very slightly annoyed.
The Price Difference
So, there is a big price difference between Tucker's Blue Buffalo kibble and Sundays.
A 40 oz bag costs $75 without a subscription. If you sign on for 4 months, the price drops to $59 per 40 oz box.
A $75 40 oz box should last Tucker 8 days according to Sunday's feeding calculator. This breaks down to a cost of about $9.38 a day if you buy a single 40 oz bag. It gets a little more affordable if you sign up for a subscription, landing at $7.38. Tucker's normal cost per day to feed is about $2-$3 per day depending on how big of a bag we buy at a time. This is a big, big difference.
How Sundays is Packaged
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I thought this packaging was super cute, but it felt like a lot of extra for a single bag of dog food. There was a protective yellow outer bog, an inner box, and inside there was a resealable bag filled with the food.
The Food
So we have already gone over all the reasons Sundays thinks it is better for my dog. Some of these I don't quite agree with but the simple ingredient list does make a strong case for this food, especially if you have a dog with food sensitivities. This food does have more protein (24% vs 30%), more fat (14% vs 20%), and a little less fiber (3% vs 5%).
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Sundays is an air-dried dog food that weighs very, very little. In fact, it feels so light that I think this could be a great dog food option for someone who has mobility or lifting issues. Sure, that is a very specific statement, but it is a fact of life for a lot of people out there, especially older pet owners. If you want an example of how this might be important, think of how well that featherlight cat litter has done since it was introduced!
The pieces of food remind me a lot of dried jerky except more crumbly. This stuff smells really good and was easy to scoop out and serve. The toughest part was keeping Charlie and Piper out of Tucker's bowl. They are seniors and have no teeth and I was worried they would struggle with these squares. I did end up breaking a few into smaller pieces for them though, so don't feel too badly for them.
Tucker was a fan. In fact, his tail was wagging the entire time his head was shoved in his bowl. He is by no means what I would consider a picky eater, but he does sometimes decline to finish his dinner which makes me wonder if he is bored with his food.
The Verdict
Tucker (and Charlie and Piper) really loved this food but I can't see making a full switch to Sundays. This is largely due to the price difference between his current food and the Sundays food. I could, however, see buying a bag of this every so often as a food supplement or even just as individual treats since the dogs seem to think these squares are treats anyway. A 40 oz box could last a long time when used that way for sure! I loved the simple ingredient list and how I knew what each and every ingredient was on it. If you have a larger budget for dog food (or maybe just smaller dogs..) and a simple and clean ingredient list is your big priority, you and your dog(s) are going to love this.
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What did you think of Sundays? Would you try air-dried dog food?
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