Summit is one of premium pet food manufacturer Petcurean's original brands, debuting over 25 years ago alongside Go! Solutions. It's Petcurean's budget-friendly option, with a small range of canine-friendly kibbles made without any by-product meals, corn, wheat, or soy.

We rate Summit dog food 3.5 out of 5 stars — its ingredients and protein-to-fat levels aren't the best, but it's a good budget-friendly choice for your canine companion.

Want to learn more? Read on for Wag!'s full 2025 Summit dog food review, where we take a closer look at its products, pros, cons, recalls, and history.

Summit only makes dry dog foods, with four grain-inclusive varieties available, including a formula for large breeds.

All Summit dry dog foods have pretty similar recipes, with meat meal, oatmeal, rye, barley, and whole oats as the top five ingredients. While meat meals are highly processed, they contain 300% more protein than standard cuts of meat.

Oatmeal is fiber-rich and high in iron, zinc, and B vitamins. Rye and barley don't offer much nutritional value; however, they're high in carbs, helping pups stay fuller for longer. Chicken fat is in every formula as the sixth ingredient, which is high in omega-6 fatty acids.

Further down the ingredient list, you'll find natural sources of vitamins and minerals, like pumpkin, carrots, blueberries, pomegranate, and cranberries. While these are minor ingredients, it's always refreshing to see natural - instead of only supplemental - nutrient sources.

Summit includes supplements like L-carnitine in its Farmstead Feast Large Breed recipe, which can help pups regulate their body weight and burn fat. It also supports heart health.

Summit dry dog foods have fairly typical protein and fat levels. Summit Coastal Grill Chicken Meal + Salmon Meal dog food contains slightly above-average protein (25.5% as dry matter) and average fat (12.2% as dry matter) compared to your run-of-the-mill canine kibble.

Considering its overall quality, Summit dog food is a great affordable option. At the time of writing, a 25-lb bag of Summit Coastal Grill costs $46.99 on Chewy, which works out at only $1.88 per lb. 

While Summit uses some lower-quality ingredients in its dog foods, it includes natural produce to provide your canine companion with natural vitamin and mineral sources.

For example, blueberries are rich in antioxidants, while flaxseed is one of the best omega-3 fatty acid sources. Using natural ingredients over only nutritional supplements suggests this is one of the better affordable dog foods.

Summit avoids using common filler ingredients like corn, wheat, and soy, which offer little nutritional value to dogs.

Animal by-products aren't necessarily bad for dogs but are cheap cuts of meat unsuitable for human consumption, which are more likely to upset your dog's stomach. Depending on the cut of meat and the manufacturing process, they may also be less nutritionally complete. Many inexpensive dog foods include animal by-products and by-product meals as a top ingredient.

One of the main drawbacks of Summit’s dog foods is they include several fillers within the top five ingredients. Rye and barley are the primary offenders here — they're rich in dietary fiber and minerals like potassium but aren't particularly nutritionally valuable to dogs. Oats and oatmeal also have very similar nutritional values. Instead of one of these ingredients, we'd prefer to see another cut of meat or a nutrient-rich fruit or veggie within the top five ingredients.

Summit dog foods are high in carbs as four of the top five ingredients are grains. For example, the Summit Coastal Grill Chicken Meal + Salmon Meal recipe comprises over 54% carbs as dry matter. This is pretty high for kibble — most dry dog foods comprise between 30% and 50% carbs.

Carbs aren't bad for dogs, but a high-carb diet can contribute to digestive issues. High-carb diets are also a concern for dogs with certain existing conditions like diabetes. That said, a study by the AVMA suggests that carbs play no role in the development of obesity, diabetes, or cancer in dogs. Still, we'd prefer a higher protein and a lower carb content in Summit's kibbles.

Summit has a limited variety of recipes that are only suitable for adult dogs. So, you shouldn't feed your puppy Summit as it’s not complete and balanced for their age range, and there are better choices on the market formulated for hounds in their twilight years.

"My two terrier mixes loved this food. I didn't even have to add any extra topping to entice them to eat it. This was my first time purchasing this product and I will definitely consider purchasing again. It's a great product with quality ingredients, especially for the price!"

"Tried this with my cane corso, she likes it a lot but started to notice she was getting very loose stools. Switched to chicken and rice and she was fine, then it came back once we started incorporating the food again. I’m sad because this is so adorable and she really seemed to enjoy it but guess it’s just not agreeing with her belly."

Canadian premium pet food company Petcurean is the owner and founder of Summit. Petcurean was established in 1999 in Fraser Valley, British Columbia by friends Ron Mayert and Dan Vanleeuwen.

There have been no Summit dog food recalls as of April 2025.

Images sourced from Chewy. Copyright Petcurean.