As a suggested answer to the question : âWhat else could we add or change on the site to make finding the right dog food easier?â may I propose that âDry foodâ filter searching be considered (expanded?) to include the way the food is made/processed.
We are fortunate to have access to, and a greater understanding of, the methods used to produce dog foods these days; resulting in our making informed choices with processing perhaps a factor. Interestingly the recent poll here: https://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk/forum/dog-foods/3/all-about-our-dogs-dry-food-what-type-of-dry-food-are-you-feeding-nowadays/1355/ seems to bear this out as there are already results showing feeding of differently processed complete dry dog foods, namely Extruded, Cold-Pressed, Oven-Baked, Semi-moist.
So for example if someone specifically wanted to feed âCold-pressedâ food then it could be handy to be able to search directly for that option, perhaps as a subset search after a âDry completeâ search, or even as a standalone option.
âŠfollowing on with another suggestion to âmake finding the right dog food easierâ may I also propose considering a search for the manner that dog foods are packaged.
For example adding filtering for Cans, Pouches, Cartons, Chubbs, Packs, Trays as options could be helpful for those who have a preference; perhaps due to available storage space or perhaps as a result of finding it âdifficultâ to âget toâ the food, (for example opening cans may be difficult as may tearing open a pouch or tray ) .
Great ideas as always. The expanded food types filter has actually been on the cards for a while so with your post I decided to knuckle down and get it done. Let me know what you think.
Have had a pretty thorough testing of the new filters with several combinations of options and so far all is working in an excellent manner 8) Huge thanks David for doing this as it makes the food searching options more individualised, and as expected gives a precise result immediately and is ideal as a basis to further optionally filter.
There are some great options now with the choice of dog foods everyone, just click on the âType of foodâ filter on the allaboutdogfood directory here :
No problem at all! More updates and features are coming soon but if thereâs anything else you would like to see added or changed on the site, do let me know.
Not sure this is the right place, but I have a suggestion for the food directory filter and I didnât want to create a new thread just for that.
I thought it would be nice in the âtype of foodâ to add a âsingle proteinâ option. Users can already (sort-of) do it by leaving only 1 meat source unticked in the âavoid ingredientsâ filter, but I thought this would be a nice add-on anyway⊠if itâs not too complicated, of course!
This would actually help people who have dogs with food intolerance (even though I wouldnât trust a single protein food for a food allergy⊠but thatâs a separate issue).
Excellent idea Red_Akita. It will need a certain amount of programming and/or data collection to identify the single protein foods so it may take a little while but I will add it to the updates list.
"...........if there's anything else you would like to see added or changed on the site, do let me know."
David, as you know (and we greatly appreciate) the filters in the allaboutdogfood Dog food directory are extremely helpful in finding a diet that helps to avoid those ingredients our dogs are reacting to (in an undesirable manner⊠::))
Having experienced a dog diagnosed as having intolerance to EGGS and to SWEET POTATO please would you consider adding these as additional filters to the Dog Food Directory to help with searching for foods without these ingredients. And many thanks of course.