Entrepreneurs Bill Bishop and his sons Billy and Chris founded Blue Buffalo to honor their beloved family dog, Blue. Blue struggled with three bouts of cancer, the #1 disease-related threat to the lives of our dogs and cats.

We rated Blue Buffalo's Life Protection formulas as one of the best overall dry foods for dogs. Check out some of our best dog food round-ups that feature the Life Protection range: Best Dog Food for Senior Dogs.

Bill Bishop and his sons Billy and Chris founded Blue Buffalo to honor their beloved family dog, Blue. The Bishop family became increasingly concerned with the quality of Blue's food when Blue had a bout with cancer at a young age.

Product quality is our #1 priority. That's why we make our foods and treats right here in the U.S. with carefully selected, globally sourced ingredients. We have two manufacturing facilities – one in Joplin, MO and one in Richmond, IN.

The $2 billion business has been a steady source of growth and reliable profit generator for General Mills since Blue Buffalo was acquired in 2018 and Tyson's pet treats were added last year. And it was expected to continue growing on the back of increasing pet ownership and "humanization" trends in pet food.

Many vets don't like Blue Buffalo in large part because of extremely deceptive marketing practices, using a lot of guilt to imply that if you don't feed their food you hate your pet and are contributing to his/her early death. Blue Buffalo is claiming previous ignorance of these ingredients in their foods.

Symptoms of Blue Buffalo Allergies in Dogs

• Bald patches.
• Chronic ear infections.
• Chronic gas.
• Chronically inflamed feet.
• Coughing.
• Diarrhea.
• Face rubbing.
• Head shaking.

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Enter Blue Buffalo, our first foray into pet food and trusted by millions of pet parents everywhere. Our pet food and treats are made with love and the finest ingredients to help your furry family members live happy, healthy lives.

Blue Buffalo Dog Food earns The Advisor's overall brand rating of 4.5 stars, based on the weighted average of its most popular product lines.

According to Blue Buffalo's website, all its pet foods and treats are manufactured in United States facilities, except for its Chomp 'n Chew dog treats, which are co-manufactured in Ireland.

Blue Buffalo is owned by General Mills. There are many different formulas and specialty diets that all fall under the Blue Buffalo umbrella.