Disclosures and editorial policy

Here's how this site stays free, where the money comes from, and the lines we don't cross.

The short version

This site is editorially independent. Editorial content is written first, with no consideration of affiliate revenue. Where products are recommended, we use Amazon Associates affiliate links and earn a small commission if you buy something — at no extra cost to you. We don't accept paid placements, sponsored articles, or pay-to-include arrangements.

Amazon Associates programme

What Can My Dog Eat is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program (and its UK, Canadian, and Australian counterparts), affiliate advertising programmes designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.ca, and amazon.com.au.

When you click an Amazon link on this site and buy something — anything, not just the product we linked to — we receive a small commission. The amount varies (typically 1–4% of the purchase price). You pay the same price you would have paid anyway. Amazon's terms permit us to earn these fees only when we disclose this relationship clearly, which we do on every page that contains affiliate links and in the site footer.

Country localisation

Our links open the right Amazon storefront for your country (US, UK, Canada, or Australia) so you see the right pricing and shipping. If you're somewhere else, the links will direct to the closest active storefront for your region.

How we choose what to recommend

The editorial content on every page comes first. We write what we think is genuinely useful, accurate, and worth the reader's time — and only then do we think about whether there are products that fit the topic naturally. Pages that don't have a natural product fit don't have product links. The vast majority of our content is on the toxicity of specific foods, where there are no products to recommend, and there are no affiliate links on those pages.

For categories where we do recommend (kit, training equipment, food storage, etc), we use Amazon search-result links rather than locking you into one specific brand. This means:

• You see current pricing, current reviews, and current options — not yesterday's recommendation that's now out of stock.
• We don't have to fabricate experience with products we haven't tested.
• You can apply your own judgement — Prime eligibility, customer reviews, brand preference — within the recommended product category.

What we won't do

• We will not put affiliate links on emergency or vet-call pages. If your dog has eaten something dangerous, you should be calling a poison helpline or a vet, not buying a product. Our emergency content is editorial-only.
• We will not accept payment for product placement. Brand A doesn't pay us to recommend them over Brand B.
• We will not write sponsored articles disguised as editorial. Every page is written for the reader, not a brand.
• We will not publish veterinary advice we can't trace to a credible source. Our toxicity guidance is cross-checked against ASPCA, Pet Poison Helpline, Merck Veterinary Manual, PDSA, Blue Cross, and similar primary sources.

What we will do

• Update content when veterinary consensus changes (e.g. the shifts on grain-free diets, raised feeders for bloat-risk breeds, hydrogen peroxide for inducing vomiting).
• Correct errors quickly when they're flagged. Use our contact page if you spot one.
• Tell you when we're uncertain or when expert opinion is split. "It's complicated" is sometimes the right answer.

Questions or concerns

If you ever feel a recommendation reads as commercial rather than editorial, please tell us — that's a failure of the standard we're trying to maintain. Contact us directly.