Pets Supported:  

The architecture of the Dog.com web site takes a fundamentally different approach to Online Pet Supply sites than its competitors. Rather than being an integrated site that supports a variety of animals, it is part of a collection of related sites that are aimed directly at one species. The related sites include horse.com, ferret.com, bird.com and fish.com. There’s even one called garden.com and even though we love our plants, we’ll not include them in our pet oriented evaluation. 

Notably absent from this family of pet sites is support for cat food which, on our other reviewed sites, comprise the second largest category of pets, exceeded only by dogs. That in and of itself makes the depth of the store’s inventory comparatively small.

Selection:  

Whereas PetSmart and PETCO offer the full spectrum of quality foods, ranging from the most recognized brands to the more esoteric premium marks, Dog.com limits its selection to those select makers that you wouldn’t be likely to see on the shelves of most stores.

Dog food brands available at Dog.com include Canidae, Eagle Pack, Innova, Nature’s Variety, Nutro, Royal Canin, Solid Gold and Wellness. All fine foods but aimed at specialty markets. Interestingly, though Dog.com doesn’t carry food for cats, it does offer a fairly extensive variety of other feline supplies including furniture, toys, carriers, beds, litter products and grooming aids. To its credit, Dog.com is one of only two of our rated sites that offers support for horses, of course, at horses.com. And while other sites offer support for a variety of small animals, this is the only one that specializes in ferrets. Bird.com offers food and supplies for both domesticated and wild birds and Fish.com features fish food, supplies and habitats for both aquariums and ponds.

For dogs, Dog.com has a large selection of supplies in addition to food. It offers prescription and over the counter medication including natural remedies, grooming aids, toys, pest control products, travel accessories and products specifically for puppies. Horse.com offers a similar array of equine products and adds farm and ranch supplies and tack.