What problems do dog owners have when shopping for supplies for their dogs?

Hello, everyone. :paw_prints:

I am a product design student working on a project to tackle concerns with purchasing pet supplies. These supplies include food, treats, accessories, health and wellness products, and so forth.

It would be quite helpful if you could explain some of the difficulties you have when purchasing supplies for your dogs.

Thank you.

Some of the products I utilize as a working competition dog owner include access to sport-specific equipment. Many of these goods would be ideal for pet dog owners but are not widely available from their usual sources (such as Chewy).

I can acquire almost whatever I need online, including food. Google Search easily locates vendors.

Personally, I never ā€œfaceā€ any ā€œchallengesā€ in obtaining the things I require for my animals. The internet allows me to easily locate almost anything that is not readily available in the stores where I buy their food. Iā€™ve never required help with this.

Iā€™m also not a ā€œpet parentā€. I have dogs and a cat, and they are my companions and family, but not my children.

The most difficult difficulty I had/have while purchasing food for my pets was finding the ingredient list and guaranteed analysis on the packaging. Some foods will have that crucial information on the back of the bag in clearly legible font, while others will have it neatly buried on the side panel in the bagā€™s folds. As a parent, I want to know exactly what Iā€™m feeding my family, including my four-legged children, and that knowledge should be easily accessible and understandable.

Finding goods online undoubtedly saves time and effort. Sizing has been an issue for me on multiple occasions. Even if I measure and order what should be the exact size based on my measurements, things still donā€™t fit. Itā€™s almost as if 12 inches measured in one country are not the same as 12 inches measured elsewhere. I always make sure that whatever I buy online may be returned at no cost to me.