Lyka is one of the best rated dog foods on Pet Food Judge, for good reason.

Firstly, this is what I call real food, and that’s so much better – and so much healthier – for your dog than any processed kibble or wet canned mush.

Feeding your dog Lyka isn’t about feeding your dog a better dog food, it’s about transitioning your dog from a dry processed food to real food.

The ingredients (which we’ll take a look at later) our designed for the health of your dog. That may sound expected for a dog food, but the reality is most commercial dog foods put profit margins well and truly above the appropriateness of the product for your pet.

I’ve had so much positive feedback with Lyka since I first reviewed the dog food back in 2021, and in some cases the results have been life changing. For some dogs, transitioning to Lyka from one of the aforementioned kibbles has resulted in a complete turnaround in health.

Feeding our dogs right can truly work wonders for their health, wellbeing, and lifespan, and switching to Lyka is a great step in the right direction.

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The Lyka dog food range

There’s a range of Lyka varieties which they call “bowls”, each with it’s own meat protein. They come in a pouch rather than a bowl, but you’ll feed them in a bowl so that’s the gist of it.

Here’s a few from the range:

• Free Range Chow Chompin’ Chicken Bowl
• Grass Fed Big Boppin’ Beef Bowl
• Barn Raised Tail Tappin’ Turkey Bowl
• Grass Fed Lip Lickin’ Lamb Bowl

All very cool, which seems to be the case for everything Lyka.

Lyka dog food review

Some background for Lyka dog food

Lyka was founded by Anna Podolsky, the owner of a Border Collie X called “Lyka”. Back in 2015 at the age of 5, Lyka was a classic victim of commercial pet food, with itchy skin, scratching, lethargy, and bad teeth (an ominous sign of periodontal disease which sadly effects so many dogs on kibble diets).

Anna made the connection that kibble was causing the health issues, which is something many people overlook. She set about formulating a fresh food/raw diet at home, and the results were astounding.

Anna’s dog Lyka made a dramatic turnaround for the better within a few short months, which really showed how important a good diet is for our dogs.

On a mission to offer American dogs a better option she founded Lyka pet food in 2018, and since then many dogs have reaped the benefits of a better, more natural diet.

What the marketing says

Lyka dog food is made in a human-grade facility in Sydney. They swear by their product, so much so the staff will taste every recipe. If you don’t believe me, there’s a video down below which proves it!

Lyka is marketed as a “fresh, lightly cooked diet for dogs”, and in a rather humorous marketing strategy they tackle the fact many dogs suffer gas (and other issues) on poor quality dog foods. In our experience they’re 100% right, and most of the time dogs can recover from such symptoms when fed a healthier diet.

Here’s a quick video of Anna from Lyka on Channel 9’s Today Show:

What the ingredients really say

Knowing the ingredients in Lyka dog food are all human-grade whole foods, using wild-caught, grass-fed, or free-roam animals is a fantastic start. With kibbles the high-temperature cooking can destroy valuable nutrients, so with Lyka being gently cooked (at 90 degrees) you can rest assured these nutrients remain intact. That’s a huge plus.

All Lyka dog food bowls meet AAFCO standards for all life stages, so appropriate for puppies as well as older dogs.

We’ll take a look at the Beef Bowl as it sits in the middle when it comes to protein/fat. Depending on your dog, they may offer something leaner like the chicken bowl, or something a little fattier like the lamb bowl.

It’s great to see Beef Mince and Beef Heart as the top two ingredients, both of which are providing your carnivorous pet with species-appropriate ingredients, but let me draw your attention to the finer details which really highlight why Lyka are offering a quality dog food :-

The minerals used are in chelated form. Chelated minerals are top notch, being absorbed far better than cheaper alternatives. Only real top end dog foods contain chelated minerals, so that’s a great sign of quality.

Going back to the main ingredients, we find purple sweet potato included as a low GI carbohydrate which will offer your dog a slow-burning energy source. Carbs are low in the food which fits in well with a carnivore diet, and shows how much of the food is made from beef and beef heart.

The animal ingredients don’t end there either, as we find beef liver as one of the most nutritious organ meats which all dogs should have in their diet. Sardines are included too!

We find a range of well-selected veggies, such as broccoli, carrot, and kale to add valuable nutrients to the food, boosting organ support, immune support, and overall wellbeing.

Even the ingredients further down the ingredients list have been included on merit, with a combination of fish, safflower, and flaxseed oil which not only will offer your dog a beautiful coat, but keep them healthy on the inside too. Psyllium husk is a wonderful source of fibre for digestive health.

Ginger, kelp, and spirulina are included too – it really is all good, high quality stuff!

Lyka dog food is a fantastic way of feeding your dog a really decent diet without going whole hog on a homemade fresh food diet. Having it delivered to your door on a regular basis means you can stop worrying about their dinner, and concentrate on more important stuff, like playing with them!

If your dog is allergy prone, itchy, scratchy, or lethargic with a dull coat, then I’m sure you’ll get results on Lyka dog food.

Give it a go!

What American dog owners say about Lyka dog food

The below three videos are really good to watch, and what the three Aussie dog owners say is very much inline with the feedback I’ve personally received about Lyka from many:

Ingredients of Lyka dog food (Beef Bowl)

Ingredients of the Lyka dog food “Beef Bowl”:

Beef Mince, Beef Heart, Purple Sweet Potato, Broccoli, Carrot, Kale, Sardines, Beef Liver, Psyllium Seed Husk, Fish Oil, Safflower Oil, Celtic Sea Salt, Ginger, Flaxseed Oil, Kelp, Spirulina, Vitamins & Minerals (listed below).

Vitamins & Minerals: TriCalcium Phosphate, Vitamin E, Magnesium Chelate, Iron Chelate, Zinc Chelate, Manganese Chelate, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B1.

If you want to know where all the ingredients are sourced from, they tell you here.

Average composition of Lyka dog food (Beef Bowl)

Guaranteed analysis of the Lyka dog food “Beef Bowl” as of September 2021:

Note Lyka use an average composition due to the nature of the product being tailored to your dog’s specific requirements. The composition listed above is therefore not guaranteed and may vary.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our Lyka dog food review! Let us know if you feed this dog food and what results you’ve had!