Maev Raw Dog Food Review (2026): Pros, Cons & Our Picky Dog’s Verdict
Key points
- Best for: Dog owners who want a convenient way to feed raw dog food.
- Our experience: Copper and Skye had a positive reaction to Maev, and it passed Skye’s picky-eater test with ease.
- Biggest positive: You can serve direct from the freezer without having to thaw.
- Biggest drawback: My Klee Kai did pick out fruit and vegetables from time-to-time.
- Recipe range: Maev currently offer four recipes, with health-focused formulations.
- Our price: My current Maev raw dog food subscription price is $224 a month.
Are you thinking of switching to raw dog food and you’d like to try Maev, but you want to hear the pros and cons before signing up to receive their raw dog food?
Quick verdict
I had a good experience with Maev, especially when we first tested it on Copper and Skye. My Alaskan Klee Kai were extremely enthusiastic about Maev when I first introduced their raw dog food to them. I like feeding it direct from the freezer has the benefit of promoting dental health and slowing down my fast eater Copper. They’ve continued to expand their range over time, which I appreciate. They did eventually start to leave some fruit and veg in their bowl. At around $224 a month, Maev is a option but not my top pick for raw dog food subscription.
If you’ve got a picky eater like me, you’ll be familiar with the stress of trying to get your dog to eat their food consistently. My Alaskan Klee Kai dog Skye is fussy to the extreme and it’s given us a lot of headaches.
When we left the UK, we struggled to find dog food that Skye liked in the USA, despite signing up for fresh food meals like she was accustomed to eating when we lived in England.
Getting desperate, we decided to make the switch to raw dog food, and we couldn’t believe the results. Skye was obsessed with her raw dog food, but we had to try a couple of brands before finding the right one.
While we didn’t ultimately stick with Maev, we did have a generally positive experience with their raw dog food. In this article, I’m going to share my pros and cons having tested out Maev on my Klee Kai dog.
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Pros
Convenient
If you’ve never previously fed raw dog food, you might be a little worried about trying a raw-fed diet. I know the perceived hassle of having to handle raw dog food put me off for years.
Maev is an easy way to introduce a raw-fed diet to your pup. Maev’s balanced and complete meals are stored in a resealable bag.
You’ll need to follow their portion guidelines, but it’s as easy as scoop and serve directly into your dog’s bowl. I never had to touch raw meat, which I appreciated.
No need to defrost
Maev doesn’t need to be defrosted or thawed, unlike nearly all the other raw dog food brands I’ve tried.
This is a big advantage because you can take Maev straight out of the freezer and portion it into their bowl. You. don’t need to wait for it to thaw.
Maev claims on its website that frozen raw food offers benefits such as slowing down fast eaters and promoting dental health.
I liked not having to worry about whether there’s a defrosted meal pouch in the fridge ready to serve. It was one less thing to think about daily as a busy parent and business owner.
Fresh fruit and veggies
Maev’s meals are balanced and complete, and PhD vet-formulated. When feeding fresh dog food or raw dog food, you’re placing your trust in the dog food company because you often can’t pick out the specific ingredients supposedly in your dog’s food.
That isn’t the case with Maev. Their food is made up of chunks of meat, fruit, and vegetables. You open the bag to see a vibrant range of colors from the healthy, natural ingredients.
I felt good feeding Maev, knowing that Copper and Skye were eating human-grade food.
Formulations
Maev offers four different formulations for their beef and chicken recipes. This was an interesting concept especially seeing as the calming and anxiety formulation is an option for my anxious Alaskan Klee Kai dogs.
We signed up for this specific formulation. We didn’t notice a big change in Copper and Skye’s anxiety, but it certainly didn’t make it worse.
It did feel like it was a potential added benefit without resolving the issue. The other formulations include hip and joint, weight and digestion, and skin and coat.
Additional supplements
Truthfully, we haven’t dabbled with supplements for Copper and Skye. But if that’s your thing, Maev has a good range of supplements.
Just like the formulations above, you can select a supplement to potentially help with a specific issue. They’ve got calming and anxiety, hip and joint, weight and digestion, and skin and coat.
Skye and Copper enjoyed Maev’s supplements much more than traditional supplements that come in a pill or powder format.
Cons
Leftovers on the floor
We’re no longer feeding Maev (despite liking a lot about the brand). We found that Copper and Skye would pick out some of the fruit and vegetables, leaving the leftovers to the side of their bowl on the floor.
Acting like teenagers, they decided to ignore the fruit and veg. They devoured the meat chunks, but we couldn’t entice them to finish their meals.
With leftover dog food causing a mess and a potential target for an inquisitive toddler, we stopped feeding Maev.
Pricey
Maev is expensive, like most dog food subscription companies. Seeing as we’re currently ordering from another raw dog food company, we were willing to pay a premium price for food that Copper and Skye loved.
But when our Klee Kai started to show pickiness with their raw food, we decided it wasn’t worth the $224 cost every month for Maev and made a change.
No pork or turkey recipes
Maev offers four formulations and four proteins (beef, chicken, lamb and limited edition Nordic Fish), they don’t have pork or turkey available to dog owners.
While they’ve improved their recipe range since we first reviewed their raw food in 2023, some pet owners may be looking specifically for these two proteins.
If you’ve got a picky eater, you might prefer to go for a raw dog food brand that offers a more varied range of recipes for your pup.
Reasons to try Maev
- You want to try raw food without the hassle of traditional raw dog food
- You like the convenience of being able to serve direct from the freezer
- Your dog loves chunks of meat in their dog food bowl
- You want a lamb recipe (something not a lot of brands offer)
- You’re interested in health-focused formulations (such as digestion, calming and anxiety)
- You’ve got a dog that eats their meals fast
Reasons to avoid Maev
- Your dog tends to pick around fruit and vegetables like my dogs
- You want a broader protein range, including pork and turkey
- You have insufficient freezer space
- You don’t want to pay a premium price for raw dog food
Wrapping Up
I’ve shared my Maev pros and cons based on my experience testing their raw dog food on my Alaskan Klee Kai dogs Copper and Skye, over several months.
Maev is a good option if you’re ready to ditch kibble or your dog is tired of fresh dog meals and you’d like to give a raw-fed diet a try to see if your pup likes it.
While Maev wouldn’t be my first choice of raw dog food brand given the pros and cons listed above, I still believe they’re worth a try if you’re ready to feed raw.