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Get Joy Pros And Cons: My Honest Review

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Last Updated on January 13, 2025 by Kieran Beckles

Are you entertaining the idea of making the switch to Get Joy, but you’d like to know a little more about the pros and cons of their dog food?

I’ve been searching for high-quality dog food that my fussy Alaskan Klee Kai dog Skye will consistently eat, but it’s been tricky landing on a pet food company she likes.

Having had some success, I was interested in giving Get Joy a try, seeing as they provide freeze-dried raw dog food and fresh dog food meals, two formats my Klee Kai have eaten in the past.

Get Joy (Photo: Life With Klee Kai)
Get Joy (Photo: Life With Klee Kai)

In this article, I’m going to share my Get Joy pros and cons based on testing their freeze-dried raw dog food and their fresh frozen dog food meals on my mini huskies.

In the spirit of transparency, I didn’t stick with Get Joy despite some positives to their dog food, and I’m currently feeding this raw dog food with this air-dried food as a topper.

Get Joy Pros

Two pet food formats
Get Joy fresh dog food
Get Joy fresh dog food (Photo: Life With Klee Kai)

Get Joy offers two pet food formats to dog owners in the US. This isn’t unique, as some brands like Ollie and The Pets Table offer fresh and dry options. However, Get Joy does standout because they’ve got a freeze-dried raw range. This is unique when compared to other brands like The Farmer’s Dog, Nom Nom and Ollie. I appreciate when dog food companies use other different pet food formats to cater to dogs who are fussy and like different textures in their dog bowl.

Good recipe range

If you’re a regular reader of our website, you’ll know that I like to see lots of protein options on a dog food company’s menu. Get Joy has four different fresh recipes (beef, chicken, lamb and turkey) and two freeze-dried dog food recipes (beef and chicken). That’s six options across both pet food formats. I’d consider that a positive when compared to some other pet food brands that only offer two or three recipes.

Wellness element
Get Joy (Photo: Life With Klee Kai)
Get Joy (Photo: Life With Klee Kai)

There is a wellness theme running through everything that Get Joy creates for pet owners. Get Joy explain on their website that their fresh meals and freeze-dried raw dog food contain prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics for exceptional immune and gut health for dogs. So you’re getting something extra in your dog’s food, which could be good if you don’t want to fuss with supplements.

Supplements (and treats)

If you are interested in supplements, Get Joy have you covered. They’ve got a good range of supplements to cater to dogs of all life stages with different needs. You can get calm, digestive and joint supplements. They’re in a chewable format, which I find works well with my fussy Alaskan Klee Kai dogs. They don’t like pills or powder, but they’ll happily munch on a chewable supplement.

50% discount

If you’re interested in giving Get Joy a try based on the four pros listed above, you can save 50% on your first order when you click the button below. That’s a handy discount. You can test out Get Joy on your pup before committing to a full-price subscription plan.

Get Joy Cons

Costs more than regular pet food
Get Joy fresh dog food
Get Joy fresh dog food (Photo: Life With Klee Kai)

Get Joy offers a dog food subscription service, and you should be prepared to pay more for their dog food than you would for traditional kibble or wet food at your local pet store or supermarket. I had to pay $217.12 for their freeze-dried dog food for Copper and Skye, while their fresh food would cost $308 before the 50% discount kicked in. Get Joy’s fresh food is among the most expensive I’ve reviewed when compared to The Farmer’s Dog, who charged me less than $200.

Questionnaire could be more thorough

Get Joy have made some improvements to their sign-up questionnaire since I first came across their website. However, it isn’t as thorough as some of their competitors. I’d like to see a little more detail.

No custom scooper
Get Joy freeze-dried raw dog food
Get Joy freeze-dried raw dog food (Photo: Life With Klee Kai)

If you decide to opt for their freeze-dried raw dog food, Get Joy don’t provide a custom scooper. This is slightly disappointing. It would take the brainwork out of mealtime. They do include a scooper in the first box, but it isn’t personalized like UnKibble’s scooper.

Can’t combine fresh and freeze dried

While I heaped praise on Get Joy for offering two pet food formats, you can’t combine a fresh food and freeze-dried raw subscription. So you’re stuck committing to fresh or freeze-dried raw. This is a shame. I’d love to see the brand give me the opportunity to include both in my dog food subscription.,

Hit and miss with Skye

As I mentioned above, Skye is a fussy Alaskan Klee Kai dog. She’s very picky. Unfortunately, she wasn’t a big fan of Get Joy’s dog food. We ultimately didn’t stick with the brand beyond our first box. Having said that, Copper did like their food but he’s much more food motivated.

Wrapping Up

Get Joy pros and cons
Get Joy pros and cons (Photo: Life With Klee Kai)

We’ve reached the end of our Get Joy pros and cons.

This brand do a lot of things well when it comes to their pet food, such as the wellness element, the supplement range, and different pet food formats.

However, there’s room for improvement and Skye wasn’t a huge fan of their pet food, so we decided to go with a raw dog food brand and an air-dried dog food company.

If you do believe Get Joy could be a hit with your pup, you can save 50% on your first box through the button below.

Get Joy Pros And Cons

We share our pros and cons of Get Joy based on testing their fresh food recipes and freeze-dried raw dog food our Alaskan Klee Kai dogs Copper and Skye.

Pros

  • Two pet food formats
  • Good recipe range
  • Wellness element
  • Supplements (and treats)
  • 50% discount

Cons

  • Costs more than regular pet food
  • Questionnaire could be more thorough
  • No custom scooper
  • Can't combine fresh and freeze dried
  • Hit and miss with Skye
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