Real food for your dog, ready to serve.
Feeding your dog should not feel complicated — just real food, made simple.
It is the Natural Choice
Dogs are facultative carnivores. Cats are obligatory carnivores. Feeding real, raw food is the best you can do for your dogs and cats.
It is Real Food
Our raw meals for cats and dogs are made with fresh, natural products including FREE RANGE game muscle meat, game organs, lamb, beef, chicken, green tripe and fresh market produce.
No Additives or Fillers
There are no artificial colourants, flavourings, wheat, corn, soy, rice or other fillers in our raw food for cats and dogs. All ingredients used in our meals are fit for human consumption, with the exception of green tripe.
DALRRD Registered
Our mission is to make feeding real and raw food to your cats and dogs super convenient!
The range
Pick what suits your dog
One complete and balanced flagship, plus complementary meals for rotation. Each card is a branch into the shop.
Flagship
Chef’s Choice
Our flagship complete and balanced meal — designed for easy, everyday feeding. Professionally formulated with certified nutritionist guidance. Just thaw and serve.
- Complete & balanced nutrition
- No preservatives, soy or wheat
- No artificial flavourants
- Ready to thaw and serve
- Reg No: V31015 Act 36 of 1947
Lamb
Super Sheep
South Africa’s finest lamb muscle meat, skirts, lungs and organs (min 65%). Ideal for rotational feeding with no preservatives.
Beef & chicken
Buster’s Choice
South Africa’s finest beef muscle meat, beef offal and ground free range chicken heads and feet (45%). Pure meat-focused feeding — no veg.
Mixed protein · no chicken
Chef’s Meaty Mix
A meaty combination of beef, venison and lamb muscle meats with 10% organ meat, 10% seasonal vegetables and 5% soft cartilage. No chicken.
Game & organ
Game & Organ
Rich game-based meal packed with natural flavour and protein. South Africa’s finest free range game muscle meat (min 65%) and organs (min 4%). Filler-free.
Free-range chicken
Chicken & Veg
Free range chicken (min 65%) combined with seasonal vegetables (min 4%). A simple, clean everyday option for dogs who love chicken.
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT
Raw Feeding Made Simple
DoggyChef comes in three convenient formats to suit different lifestyles and dogs.
25g
MEATBALLS
Perfect for:
- Small dogs
- Meal Toppers
- Easy portion control
- Quick defrosting
Many customers love the convenience of simply counting out the number of meatballs needed per meal.
100g
PATTIES
Perfect for:
- Mess free feeding
- Easy serving
- Freezer organisation
- Quick meal prep
One of our most popular and convenient formats. Our patties are especially popular with busy households looking for simple portion controlled feeding.
500g
FLATPACKS
Ideal for:
- Larger dogs
- Multi dog households
- Customers wanting best value
Flatpacks offer flexibility and are ideal for customers who prefer to portion meals themselves.
It’s this simple
From freezer to bowl in three steps
1
Choose
Not sure where to start? Use our feeding calculator or request a personalised feeding recommendation — we’ll take the guesswork out of it completely.
2
Thaw
Move tomorrow’s portion to the fridge.
3
Serve
No cooking, no prep — into the bowl.
10+ yrs
It all started with Kao – ten years later, DoggyChef is still growing, evolving, and staying true to the belief that started it all: dogs deserve real food.
DALRRD
DoggyChef operates within the South African pet food regulatory framework, including DAFF (now DALRRD).
✓
Certified Raw Dog Food Nutrition Specialist
SA
South African raw feeding note – personalised feeding makes the difference. South African pet owners deserve advice that accounts for our climate, activity levels, and locally available proteins.
Want the full reasoning behind raw feeding? Read Why Raw Food →
Delivery
Cold-chain delivery in Gauteng & Cape Town
Deliveries by The Frozen Food Courier.
Before you order
How Do I Store It?
Keep frozen and thaw portions as needed. Our formats are designed to make freezer organisation easy and intuitive. Checkout our blog article here.
Can I Mix Raw with Kibble?
Many customers transition gradually by mixing meals during the switch. You can reduce kibble incrementally as your dog adjusts.
Can Puppies eat Raw Food ?
Yes. Puppies can absolutely thrive on a properly balanced raw diet. Use our feeding calculator or request a personalised recommendation to ensure correct portioning.
Is DoggyChef Meals Registered?
Yes. Doggy Chef operates within the South African pet food regulatory framework, including DAFF (now DALRRD) requirements under the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act (Act 36 of 1947), and is committed to maintaining high standards of quality, safety and nutrition. Our recipes are developed with certified nutritionist guidance and backed by more than 10 years of practical feeding experience.
Real Food, Real Good, Real Easy
Biologically, Specie Appropriate, Real Food for Cats and Dogs