Designed For Your Puppies Life, Not Shelf Life

Right now, your puppy’s body is building something incredible: 95% of their immune system develops in their gut during their first year.

Think of it like this—every meal is either laying strong bricks for a lifetime of health, or creating gaps that show up later as allergies, sensitivities, and vet visits.

You’re not just feeding your puppy. You’re building their foundation.

Here’s what your puppy’s gut actually needs to grow strong.

Your Puppy’s Gut Is Building Their Immune System Right Now. Here’s What It Needs To Thrive.

Here’s what most puppy owners don’t realize: your puppy’s gut is literally building 95% of their immune system in their first year. It’s not just about digestion—it affects their energy, coat quality, even how well they respond to training.

But here’s the tricky part: not all puppy food supports this critical development. Here are the three ways we see puppy foods get it wrong:

  1. OVER-PROCESSING DESTROYS THE GOOD STUFF
    Many puppy foods are cooked multiple times at high temperatures, destroying amino acids and making proteins harder for your puppy’s developing system to absorb. If the nutrients are cooked to death, your puppy’s body can’t use them to grow.
  2. FILLERS INSTEAD OF FIBRE
    Puppies need proper fiber to feed the healthy bacteria building their gut microbiome. Many puppy foods bulk up with cheap grains and starches that fill your puppy’s belly but don’t feed the good bacteria they need.
  3. TOO MANY CARBS CAUSE INFLAMMATION DURING GROWTH
    Growing puppies don’t need 50%+ carbohydrates (the standard in most kibble). High carb levels spike blood sugar and feed bad bacteria, creating inflammation right when your puppy’s body is trying to build strong foundations.

The result? A weaker immune foundation that can show up as allergies, sensitivities, and digestive issues later.

But when your puppy’s gut develops properly, everything else follows.

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Store-bought kibble

Scratch Dog Food
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  • Need bulk 20kg bags for value
  • Unclear meat content
  • Majority owned by big multinationals
  • Often vague labelling (and/or)
  • Made in bulk, marked up by nearly 50%
  • Store staff don’t know everything
  • 📦 Fresher food, delivered free*
  • 🥩 Tons of Aussie protein with % shown
  • 🇦🇺 100% independent & Australian-owned
  • 📦 Fully transparent labelling
  • 🐶 Fresher food, direct for your dogs
  • 💬 You're talking to the people who make it
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Our food has helped over 75,000 puppies and adult dogs with:

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Reduced inflammation

Avoiding common allergens like chicken and improving their gut health will reduce inflammation all around their furry bod. You’ll be amazed at what our dog food can do for their energy and happiness.

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No more runny poos

Fresh ingredients and fibre from whole vegetables will keep your pooch regular (and can even help naturally express anal glands). Expect well formed and easy to pick up poops that don’t stink!

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Losing that ‘dog smell’

If your pup is eating something that does not agree with them they can have bad breath, stinky ears and farts that clear the room. With immune and digestion working, it’s all roses!

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More balanced energy

Avoid the carb coma after every meal. With the perfect mix of lean protein, healthy fats and fibre to keep blood sugar levels even, they’ll always be ready to rumble.

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Shinier coats

Having the right mix of Omega 3 and 6 helps get that salon shine. And healthier, less itchy skin to boot. We make and ship fresher food so those nutrients don’t go stale sitting on the shelf for months.

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Easing up the old joints

The best medicine? Getting to a healthy weight, thanks to our personalised feeding plan. We swap dodgy ingredients that flare things up for anti-inflammatory foods and oils that calm things down too.

We’ll fetch. They’ll thrive.

Review from American Staffy

I thought something that looked and seemed so good would be so expensive. But to my surprise, Scratch was even cheaper than some of the brands that were in store and had none of the gross fillers.

Nala has never been better! Her skin is amazing, her coat is so shiny and her stomach has gone back to normal.

I could not recommend scratch more!

Review from Chow Chow

I found scratch after one night of witnessing how badly my dogs allergies had really become. Within just a few days I could already notice the difference.

Even her mood improved as I noticed she no longer spent long periods licking and nawing at her skin.
Such a happy pup!

Review from Swiss Shepherd

Transitioning to Scratch was so easy — the dog tail wagging, the zoomies, and sitting beside her feeding area while she waits for her food are good proof.

We feel confident in her gaining a healthy weight until she reaches her adult stage since the transition.

And, the kibble smells tasty even for me too haha

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4.9/5 Average Rating from
over 75,000 Aussie dogs

So how can we afford do it at such a similar price?
We cut out the mark-ups and only sell direct on subscription

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Same Price, Better Food

We spend on ingredients, not retail markups. Finest grade meat meals, whole veggies, cleaner oils. 32% carbs vs 45-60% in store brands.

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Set It & Forget It

Never run out again. But if you head away or do mix feeding, you can pause, skip, adjust anytime. Arrives like clockwork based on exactly how much they need!

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Looks Good, Works Better

Ditch the ugly bulk bags. Scratch arrives in 2x 4kg bags you can easily pop in the pantry or fit perfectly into our famous Good Grub Tub container.

All of our recipes are built from the gut up

Not sure which to try? Take our quiz and enter your dog’s details to see which recipes we think are the best fit for them. Hard to split? Get a mixed box! We’ll include samples of all other recipes in your first order.

Turkey, Beef & Lamb

From $85 PER 8kg

Our most popular food, this high-protein recipe is designed for dogs of all ages, including those large breed pups.

Mackerel & Salmon

From $97 PER 8kg

Our high-protein fish dish for sensitive and senior dogs that’ll go easy on their guts.

Pasture-raised Lamb

From $97 PER 8kg

Delicious single-protein food with plenty of pasture-raised lamb and whole, healthy grains. Great for very active dogs.

Sensitive Kangaroo

From $112 PER 8kg

Our original game-changer and the best thing if they can’t seem to shake tummy & skin problems on any other food.

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Natural food scientifically formulated for your best mate. 70% meat. 100% nutritionally complete. It’s all the health benefits of raw feeding without the ick.

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