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MyDoggo Meal Plan or Standard Range?
Which one is right for your dog?
If you’ve read about precision nutrition and the MyDoggo meal plan, you might be wondering why we also make a standard retail product.
It’s a fair question — and the answer says a lot about how we think about dog nutrition.
The short version is this:
The YoDoggo Standard Range and MyDoggo are not the same product at different price points or levels of commitment. They are two genuinely different products, built for different types of dogs and different ways of feeding.
One is not “better” than the other.
They are simply designed for different situations.
Here’s how to understand which one is right for your dog.
The YoDoggo Standard Range
Built for Active Dogs and Mixed Feeding
The Standard Range is a complete, high quality freeze dried cooked food made from human grade ingredients, produced locally, and formulated to meet and exceed AAFCO nutritional standards.
It is designed for two main types of dogs and owners.
1. Active dogs eating at higher energy levels
Some dogs naturally eat a lot more food than others.
Working dogs, highly active dogs, fast metabolism dogs, and some younger adult dogs consume significantly more calories every day than the average indoor dog.
AAFCO nutritional standards are built around a reference dog eating at a K factor of approximately 130 — a moderately to highly active adult dog.
For dogs genuinely eating at this level, the Standard Range delivers complete nutrition at the intake level it was designed for.
These dogs eat enough of the food to receive everything the formulation is designed to provide.
2. Owners who mix and rotate foods
Many dog owners do not feed a single food exclusively.
Some mix kibble with fresh food.
Some rotate proteins.
Some use freeze dried as a topper.
Some combine home cooked meals with commercial foods.
The Standard Range is formulated for exactly this type of feeding.
Its nutrient density is calibrated for dogs eating mixed diets, allowing it to contribute high quality nutrition without creating major imbalances when combined with other foods.
If you mix foods, the Standard Range is the right choice — and an important one.
Which brings us to the key difference between the Standard Range and MyDoggo.
The MyDoggo Precision Meal Plan
Built for Your Specific Dog
MyDoggo is not a better version of the Standard Range.
It is a fundamentally different approach to feeding.
Many modern dogs are indoor, neutered, less active, and naturally eat much less food than highly active dogs.
But even when dogs eat less food, they still require the right amount of essential nutrients every day.
That is where MyDoggo works differently.
Every MyDoggo recipe is formulated to a specific K factor — a way of measuring how much food and energy your dog actually needs relative to their metabolic body weight.
We offer formulations at:
- K110
- K95
- K75
- K60 for adult dogs
And:
- K95
- K75 for senior dogs
Each formulation has a different nutrient density.
Lower K factor dogs eat less food, so their formulations contain higher nutrient density to ensure they still receive complete nutrition at the amount they actually consume.
Getting started takes about 30 days.
You fill in a form about your dog, we estimate your dog’s K factor, and begin the transition process.
Over the first month, we observe how your dog’s intake settles and refine the formulation to better match their true K factor.
After that, the plan runs on a monthly made to order basis.
MyDoggo is designed for dogs whose owners feed exclusively — no mixing, no rotating, and no other complete foods alongside it.
And that leads to the most important point in this article.
Why Mixing MyDoggo With Other Foods Does Not Work
This is not a sales argument.
It is a nutritional one.
MyDoggo is designed around one specific dog eating one specific amount of food.
Every vitamin, mineral, fatty acid, and essential nutrient is calibrated around one assumption:
MyDoggo is the only complete food your dog eats.
When another complete food is added, that balance changes.
Different foods contain different nutrient concentrations.
Some are higher in vitamin D.
Some contain elevated mineral levels.
Some contain significantly higher omega 6 fats.
When two complete foods designed to be nutritionally complete on their own are combined, the result is not double nutrition.
It becomes unpredictable nutrition.
In many cases, this simply disrupts the precision of the MyDoggo formulation.
The K factor calibration no longer matches what the dog is actually consuming.
In more significant cases, certain nutrients — especially fat soluble vitamins like vitamins A and D, and minerals like copper — can gradually move outside safe ranges over time.
Some nutrients can accumulate in the body rather than being easily excreted.
This is why MyDoggo is designed to be fed exclusively.
That exclusivity is not a restriction.
It is what makes precision nutrition possible.
If you mix foods for any reason, the Standard Range is the more appropriate product.
It is specifically formulated to work well as part of a mixed feeding routine while still contributing high quality nutrition.
Two Products.
Two Different Dogs and Owners.
There is no hierarchy here.
The Standard Range is not a “starter version” of MyDoggo.
MyDoggo is not simply a more premium version of the Standard Range.
They are different nutritional systems designed for different dogs and different feeding styles.
Choose the YoDoggo Standard Range if:
● Your dog is active and eats at higher energy levels
● You mix foods like kibble, home cooked meals, fresh food, or toppers
● You want a high quality freeze dried option that complements your current feeding routine
● You prefer flexibility without a monthly meal plan commitment
Choose MyDoggo if:
● You feed exclusively with no mixing
● Your dog is less active, indoor, neutered, or senior
● Your dog naturally eats lower amounts of food
● You want nutrition calibrated to your individual dog’s actual intake
● You are ready to commit to a 30 day onboarding process and monthly meal plan
Both are made from human grade ingredients.
Both are gently cooked and freeze dried locally.
Both reflect the same commitment to quality and nutrition.
The difference is simply who they are designed for.
Because better nutrition starts with understanding the dog in front of you.
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