Where does AI tell shoppers to buy pet food online?

Who AI names first

Out of 150 answers: 50 questions in each of ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode. A store counts when an answer names it or links its site.

1. 1

   Shop Purina

   Named in 89 of 150 answers

   ChatGPT 36 · Gemini 28 · Google AI Mode 25

   “If you're looking for the healthiest dog food to buy right now, my top recommendation is Purina Pro Plan , with Hill's Science Diet as a very close second.”ChatGPT

   purina.com

2. 2

   Open Farm

   Named in 29 of 150 answers

   ChatGPT 4 · Gemini 11 · Google AI Mode 14

   “Open Farm (Best for Sustainable & Traceable Sourcing): Popular for high-quality, ethically sourced proteins (like grass-fed beef or open-field chicken) and wholesome ancient grains.www.forbes.com Highly transparent about ingredient origins.”Gemini

   openfarmpet.com · Shopify

3. 3

   KwikPets.com

   Named in 11 of 150 answers

   ChatGPT 0 · Gemini 10 · Google AI Mode 1

   kwikpets.com · Shopify

4. 4

   JustFoodForDogs

   Named in 11 of 150 answers

   ChatGPT 4 · Gemini 4 · Google AI Mode 3

   “The Farmer’s Dog / JustFoodForDogs (Best Fresh / Human-Grade): Subscription-based fresh food services.”Gemini

   justfoodfordogs.com · Shopify

5. 5

   Pet Supermarket

   Named in 7 of 150 answers

   ChatGPT 3 · Gemini 4 · Google AI Mode 0

   “Cat Litter & Essentials: Expect buy-one-get-one deals on popular multi-cat litters at stores like Pet Supermarket and Petco, alongside 20% off staple brands like Fresh Step and Arm & Hammer.”Gemini

   petsupermarket.com

6. 6

   HardyPaw

   Named in 6 of 150 answers

   ChatGPT 2 · Gemini 4 · Google AI Mode 0

   “HardyPaw Black Friday 2026 – advertised discounts up to 60% on select pet products.”ChatGPT

   hardypaw.com · Shopify

7. 7

   Weruva

   Named in 6 of 150 answers

   ChatGPT 2 · Gemini 1 · Google AI Mode 3

   “Weruva: Ideal if you prefer wet food with high moisture content and real-meat chunks, great for picky eaters or urinary health (reviewed via Wag Walking).”Google AI Mode

   weruva.com · Shopify

8. 8

   Royal Canin US

   Named in 5 of 150 answers

   ChatGPT 2 · Gemini 1 · Google AI Mode 2

   “www.royalcanin.comwww.royalcanin.com”ChatGPT

   royalcanin.com

9. 9

   Kohapet

   Named in 5 of 150 answers

   ChatGPT 1 · Gemini 4 · Google AI Mode 0

   “Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin kohapet.com”Gemini

   kohapet.com · Shopify

10. 10

    Farmina US

    Named in 4 of 150 answers

    ChatGPT 1 · Gemini 1 · Google AI Mode 2

    “Farmina (N&D): A high-protein, grain-free option utilizing low-glycemic sources and natural preservatives (available on Chewy).”Google AI Mode

    farmina.com

Also named (103)

Maplewood4 of 150Ponderosavetclinic4 of 150Petsense3 of 150Only Natural Pet3 of 150Feeders Pet Supply3 of 150PetMeds3 of 150Vital Essentials3 of 150Aminpetshop3 of 150Levittownvet3 of 150Miltonah3 of 150Oscillotamerica3 of 150Ringly3 of 150Pet Supplies Plus2 of 150Nurturepet.com2 of 150Hill's Pet Nutrition2 of 150PetCareRx2 of 150Allivet Pet Pharmacy2 of 150Primal Pet Foods2 of 150Avodermnatural2 of 150Getjoyfood2 of 150Hawcreekanimalhospital2 of 150Independenceveterinaryclinic2 of 150Pawvortex2 of 150Petscriptpharmacy2 of 150Petsradar2 of 150Tequestaveterinaryclinic2 of 150Thehonestkitchen2 of 150Chuck & Don's1 of 150bomgaars.com1 of 150Mud Bay1 of 150Agri Feed Pet Supply1 of 150Discover NutriSource Pet Foods1 of 150Food Depot1 of 150Hearty Pet1 of 150My Health Extension1 of 150Premier Pet Supply1 of 150BaxterBoo.com1 of 1501Family 1Health Pharmacy1 of 150BJ's Raw Pet Food1 of 150Bully Max | Bullymax.com1 of 150The Hungry Puppy1 of 1505strands1 of 150Acana1 of 150Alwaysmydog1 of 150Apupabove1 of 150Askavet1 of 150Aspenanimalwellness1 of 150Basilfriends1 of 150Basketprice1 of 150Braaaf1 of 150Coloradoanimalrescue1 of 150Concordpetfoods1 of 150Cratejoy1 of 150Dogfoodinsights1 of 150Drruthroberts1 of 150Easypets1 of 150Feedpetaluma1 of 150Foxcreekveterinaryhospital1 of 150Friendlyclaws1 of 150Fureverkare1 of 150Geckocustom1 of 150Gibsonsvet1 of 150Groupon1 of 150Happycatshaven1 of 150Hepper1 of 150Herglamify1 of 150Heroveterinary1 of 150Hevh1 of 150Hiccpet1 of 150Homedweller1 of 150Humboldtpetsupply1 of 150Hvhct1 of 150Iams1 of 150Justtrypet1 of 150Loyalsaintspets1 of 150Mostlypaws1 of 150Muensterpet1 of 150Naturalpetfoodsolutions1 of 150Nulo1 of 150Nutripetplan1 of 150Nuzoko1 of 150Okfeedaz1 of 150Pawfecthouse1 of 150Pawfurever1 of 150Pawsionate1 of 150Pendium1 of 150Petfeedcalculator1 of 150Petfomo1 of 150Pickmydogfood1 of 150Rbccats1 of 150Redrecs1 of 150Ruffgreens1 of 150Saneprice1 of 150Scoopmasters1 of 150Shilohshouse1 of 150Simonvetsurgical1 of 150Thepetkingdom-egypt1 of 150Thewooffy1 of 150Thewulversgift1 of 150Veruca1 of 150Vitadognutrition1 of 150Vivarawpets1 of 150Ziggyfamily1 of 150

Where AI sends the buyer: marketplaces

Marketplaces and department stores are shown apart, not ranked as stores. Count: answers that name them, out of 150.

Chewy88 of 150Walmart31 of 150PetSmart22 of 150Petco20 of 150Amazon12 of 150Tractor Supply8 of 150Target7 of 150Sam's Club4 of 150Costco3 of 150eBay1 of 150Whole Foods1 of 150Backcountry1 of 150Etsy1 of 150Lowe's0 of 150CVS0 of 150Scheels0 of 150Bass Pro Shops0 of 150Poshmark0 of 150Sears0 of 150Vitacost0 of 150iHerb0 of 150

Every other online seller (233)

Google Shopping sellers of pet food that none of the 150 answers names: 0 of 150. Sorted by Google Shopping products.

Hollywood Feedhollywoodfeed.comInstacartinstacart.comFleet Farmfleetfarm.comHy-Veehy-vee.comAnaheim Feed & Pet Supplyanaheimfeed.comDoorDash - PetSmart USdoordash.comBlain's Farm & Fleetfarmandfleet.comRunningsrunnings.comShopRiteshoprite.comAce Hardwareacehardware.comCentinela Feed & Pet Suppliescentinelafeed.comKriser'skrisers.comFood Lionfoodlion.comIncredible Petsincredpets.comPolkadogpolkadog.comPoudre Pet and Feed Supplypoudrefeed.comDo it Bestdoitbest.comWhiteDogBone.comwhitedogbone.comCoastal Farm & Ranchcoastalcountry.comCountryMaxcountrymax.comdogperfect.comdogperfect.comFirehouse Pet Shopfirehousepetshop.combensonspet.combensonspet.comMenardsmenards.comSchnuck Marketsschnucks.comShiptshipt.comThe Natural Dogthenaturaldogonline.comTwo Bostonstwobostons.comBrookside Barkery & Bathbrooksidebarkery.comGoFromm.comgofromm.comPetshiwupetshiwu.comTomlinson's Feedtomlinsons.comBrown Dog Bakerybrowndogbakery.netgaroppos.comgaroppos.comPets Warehousepetswarehouse.comRussell Feed & Supplyrussellfeed.comBrookshire'sbrookshires.comearthwisepet.comearthwisepet.comFour Muddy Pawsfourmuddypaws.comLifetime Pet Olathelifetimepet.netPaw Naturalspawnaturals.competnmind.competnmind.comSouthern States Cooperativesouthernstates.comTheisen'stheisens.comUber Eatsubereats.comAll The Best Pet Care - Mainallthebestpetcare.comAnimaliaanimaliapetsupplies.comBrothers Country Supplybrotherscountrysupply.comC-A-L Ranch Storescalranch.comCare-A-Lot Pet Supplycarealotpets.comDogfoodirect.comdogfooddirect.comFrench Bulldog Coffee Companyfrenchbulldogcoffeecompany.comGIANTgiantfoodstores.comJake's Pet Supplyjakespetsupply.comosbornesfarm.comosbornesfarm.comRural Kingruralking.comShop - Shop appshop.comSmartPak Equinesmartpakequine.comstellaandchewys.comstellaandchewys.comstinkydawgwash.comstinkydawgwash.comThe Dog Bardogbar.comThe Fish and Bonethefishandbone.comTreat Play Lovegftreatplaylove.comAZ Pet Foodsazpetfoods.comClean Runcleanrun.comelettrodomestici.shopelettrodomestici.shopFurville Pet Suppliesfurvillepetsupplies.comK-9 Kountryk-9kountry.comL&B Healthy Pet Marketslbhealthypetmarkets.comland of paws kclandofpaws.comlittlecreaturesnyc.comlittlecreaturesnyc.comMaltese Coffee Companymaltesecoffeecompany.comMama's & Papa'smamaspapaspet.comNissley Feed & Hardwarenissleyfeed.comNRSWorld.comnrsworld.comPaws on Chiconpawsonchicon.comPet Centralpetcentralnyc.comPet Goodspetgoods.comPickering Valley Feed and Farm Storepickeringvalleyfeed.comPitbull Coffee Companypitbullcoffeecompany.compremiumpetsjc.compremiumpetsjc.comQueenie's Petsqueeniespets.comRedbarn.comredbarn.comsgsnaples.comsgsnaples.comSouthern Agriculturesouthernagriculture.comSt PetersBARK!stpetersbark.comStop & Shopstopandshop.comThe Good Dog Storethegooddogstore.comThe Millthemillstores.comTrue Valuetruevalue.comWags & Whiskerswagsandwhiskerslax.comWeimaraner Coffee Companyweimaranercoffeecompany.comWell Bredwellbredonline.comWestern Ranch Supplywesternranchandpetsupply.comWisconsin Humane Societywihumane.orgZamzowszamzows.com4Legz All Natural Dog Treats4legz.comAlaska Mill and Feedalaskamillandfeed.comanimalconnectionva.comanimalconnectionva.comaquasaltwater.comaquasaltwater.comAsher House Wellnessasherhousewellness.comAthens Seed Lawn & Gardenathensseed.comBag of Bones Barkerybagofbonesbarkery.comBark Street Petopiabarkstreetpetopia.comBeagle Coffee Companybeaglecoffeecompany.comBelle's Barkerybellesbarkery.comBen's Barketplacebensbarketplace.combetrbowl, by Pet Planetbetrbowl.comBig Dee's Tack and Vet Suppliesbigdweb.comBig Frenchiesbigfrenchies.comBigRbigronline.comBioNaturabionaturashoes.comBone Bons Dog Treatsbonebons.comBoxedboxed.comBoxy Brown's Coffee Companyboxybrownscoffeecompany.comBrands For Less USAbrandsforlessusa.comBubba Rose Biscuit Co.bubbarose.comBuyItByTheCase.Combuyitbythecase.comCalifornia Pet Pharmacycaliforniapetpharmacy.comCarolina Pet Pantrycarolinapetpantry.comCarr Hardwarecarrhardware.comchagrinpet.comchagrinpet.comCorgi Cafe & Bakerycorgicafeandbakery.comCowboy Headquarterscowboyhq.comD&L Farm and Homedandlfarmandhome.comDecker's Dog + Catdeckerspets.comdicksfamilyfoods.comdicksfamilyfoods.comDK Hardwaredkhardware.comDog Supplies Warehousedogsupplies.comDogiZoneetailpet.comDollar Treedollartree.comDoodle Doo Bakerydoodledoobakery.comDouglas Food Valudouglasfoodvalu.comDr. Marty Petsdrmartypets.comEastern Sierra Feedeasternsierrafeed.comFarm Fresh Xpressfarmfreshxpress.comFestival Foodsfestivalfoods.netFinley'sgetfinleys.comFoodMaxxfoodmaxx.comfoodtown.comfoodtown.comFor Dog's Sakefordogsake.comfreshbybrookshires.comfreshbybrookshires.comFurrBaby Necessitiesfurrbabynecessities.comGarden State Pet Centergardenstatepetcenter.comGolden Retriever Coffee Companygoldenretrievercoffeecompany.comgourmetdoggiediner.comgourmetdoggiediner.comgroomapetco.comgroomapetco.comGSP Coffee Companygspcoffeecompany.comH&S Feed and Country Storehscountrystore.comHealth Mutttampahealthmutt.comHellers Hardwarehellershardware.comHerbsmithherbsmithinc.comHomeBasehomebaseusa.comHouse Of Ambrose Wine & Spiritshouseofambrose.comHouston Raw Pet Foodhoustonrawpetfood.comHuber's Animal Healthhubersanimalhealth.cominst.crinst.crJefferspet.comjefferspet.comJerry’s IGAjerrysiga.comJoey's Pet Outfittersjoeyspetoutfitters.comK9 Loftk9loft.comLabrador Retriever Coffee Companylabradorretrievercoffeecompany.comlambsfreshmarket.comlambsfreshmarket.comLegion Dog and Cat Supplylegiondogandcatsupply.comLifeviolifevio.comLocal Pawslocalpawsredmond.comLong Leash On Lifelongleashonlife.comLuca's Pet Nutritionlucaspetmarket.comLucky Supermarketsluckysupermarkets.commarketbasketfoods.commarketbasketfoods.comMarketplace Foodsshopmarketplacefoods.comMARTIN'Smartinsfoods.comMcCoy's Building Supplymccoys.comMcGuckin Hardwaremcguckin.commetcalfesmarketshopmetcalfes.comMonarch Bay Pet Supplymonarchbaypetsupply.comMurdoch's Ranch & Home Supplymurdochs.commuttleyme.commuttleyme.comMytimyti.comNaifeh's Food Marketnaifehs.comNational Pet Warehousenationalpetwarehouse.comNatural Pet Hawaiinaturalpethawaii.comNatural Pet NWnaturalpetnw.comNaturalK9Supplies.comnaturalk9supplies.comNature's Select Pet Foodnaturesselectshop.comNauti Dog Barkerynautidogbarkery.comneighborhoodpetmarket.comneighborhoodpetmarket.comNorthwoods Wholesale Outletnorthwoodsoutlet.comoleyvalleyfeed.comoleyvalleyfeed.comOne Stop - Barreonestopcountrypetsupply.comPampered Puppiesppups.comperformancedogsupply.comperformancedogsupply.comPet Etcpetetcsalem.comPet Lifepetlife.comPet Market NYCpetmarketnyc.comPet Nationpetnation.orgPet People of Los Gatospetpeoplelosgatos.comPet Works Pet Food & Supplylovemypetworks.competa2z.competa2z.competfriendlysite.competfriendlysite.comPetit Poodle Pet Boutiquepetitpoodle.competocart.competocart.comPetPavopetpavo.comPets Are People Toopetspeople.bizPets on Broadwaypetsonbroadway.comPetstoppetstopinfo.netPetSupplies4Less.competsupplies4less.competsupplieshq.competsupplieshq.comPic N Savpicnsav.comPug & Hound Pet Apothecarypugandhound.comRaley's Devraleys.comredbarn-employee.myshopify.commyshopify.comSave Martsavemart.comSerenegyserenegy.comshoplabonita.comshoplabonita.comSteve Regan Companysteveregan.comTalkShopLivetalkshop.liveThe Dog Storethedogstore.comThe Real Meat Companyrealmeatpet.comThe Simple Food Projectsimplefoodproject.comthreedog.comthreedog.comTom & Houndtomandhound.comTony's Fresh Markettonysfreshmarket.comUPCO Pet Suppliesupco.comVizsla Coffee Companyvizslacoffeecompany.comWet Nosewetnose.comWhole Petswholepetsholistic.comWholesome Pet Essentialswholesomepetessentials.comWoodard Mercantilewoodardmercantile.comWoods Supermarketwoodssupermarket.comwright-way-rescue.mybigcommerce.commybigcommerce.comYow Pet Suppliesyowpets.comZorozoro.com

What AI reads before it answers

Review, press and other sites the answers link, each counted once per answer. Not stores.

petmd.com46google.com39forbes.com35openai.com22reddit.com18dogfoodadvisor.com17vcahospitals.com15cornell.edu14nbcnews.com13healthline.com11spotandtango.com11cats.com11businessinsider.com11wsava.org8youtube.com8lovingpetsguide.com6vetkriter.com5aaha.org5thefarmersdog.com5deliveryrank.com5

How we did it

• Stores. Every seller Google Shopping lists for the category's US searches, plus every store an answer names or links.
• Questions. 50, written the way US shoppers ask. None names a store.
• Assistants. ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode, asked from the US. Each answer is one snapshot; answers change from day to day.

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