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Made for one fussy Jack Russell. Now made for yours.

Canivoro began in a Sydney kitchen with a dog who refused almost everything. Today Massy still makes every batch by hand, from human-grade meat and a few whole foods, with nothing added.

Rated 4.9 by dog parents · Made in Sydney

Pablo, Canivoro's Chief Taste Officer, smiling in a tuxedo bandana by the water in Sydney PABLO · CHIEF TASTE OFFICER (CTO)
Pablo's first home-cooked meal: slow-cooked chicken feet and pumpkin on a plate, with the pot on the stove behind
How it started

From one plate to every batch

01

The fussy eater

Pablo turned his nose up at every "premium" bag and tin we bought him. We read every label and kept finding long lists of ingredients we couldn't pronounce.

02

The first plate

So Massy cooked for him instead: five chicken feet from the butcher with some pumpkin and carrot, simmered on the stove. Pablo stood on his back legs waiting for that plate to cool.

03

The kitchen today

That plate became a kitchen full of slow-dried treats. Massy still makes every batch by hand in her Sydney kitchen, and Pablo still tastes every one before it reaches you.

The grandmother rule

"If my grandmother can't name it, it doesn't go in."

What we always do

  • Use human-grade meat from Australian suppliers
  • Add only whole foods you'd find in your own kitchen
  • Slow-dry at low temperature, never extrude
  • Make small batches, each with its own batch number
  • Make everything ourselves, in Sydney

What we never add

  • Preservatives
  • Glycerine, gums or binders
  • Artificial colours or flavours
  • Fillers or meat meals
  • Anything grandma couldn't name
The people behind it

Massy, Pablo and a kitchen in Sydney

Canivoro was co-founded in Sydney by Massy and Victor. It's still a small family business: when you order, you're buying from the person who makes your treats, and the dog who tests them.

Massy laughing with Pablo the Jack Russell in her arms at a Sydney beach
Where it all began

Massy & Pablo

Massy started cooking for Pablo when nothing in the shops would do. Every Canivoro recipe still starts the same way: in her kitchen, with Pablo watching closely.

Close-up of Pablo the Jack Russell on the grass, wearing his Pablo name tag
Chief Taste Officer (CTO)

Pablo

Jack Russell, beach regular and still very particular. Every batch needs his approval before it leaves the kitchen, and he takes the job very seriously.

From the dog parents

Fussy dogs, happy dogs

4.9from 26 verified reviews · 100% would recommend
★★★★★
"She has a sensitive tummy and won't always eat her meals, but she LOVES them."
LOUISE L. · DACHSHUND, NEARLY 15 · VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
"Willow absolutely loves her Chicken Prime Sticks. She has one every night while we're having dinner."
LEE D. · VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
"My little girl is the fussiest pooch, and she absolutely devours these."
SONYA P. · VERIFIED BUYER
Canivoro Chicken Prime Sticks pouch on white marble, surrounded by golden dried chicken sticks
Where to start

Try the recipe that started it all

Chicken Prime Sticks are our best seller: free-range chicken breast, slow-dried with sweet potato, pumpkin seeds, eggshell and a pinch of turmeric. It's the first recipe we made for Pablo.

$39.98150 g bag

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