Dataset size
The latest Dog Treats run found 26 recommended brands and 24 cited sources in AI answers.
Dog Treats
This weekly AI Brand Index shows how AI tools answer buyer questions in the Dog Treats category. SupaIntent asks each LLM the same question: which brands are the most visible, significant, and recommended in that niche. Each system returns its own top. We track what brands are recommended, which cited sources are used and how positions move week to week. Use it to see the freshest AI visibility data for this category.
Updated 9 August 2026
Brands
Category coverage
26
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
24
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
0%
from brand-owned domains
AI model filter
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Zuke's | 1 |
| Blue Buffalo | 2 |
| Greenies | 3 |
| Milk-Bone | 4 |
| Wellness | 5 |
What AI tools say about Dog Treats
Movement
What changed this week?
Zuke's held the top position, but the ranking below it moved sharply: Nestlé Purina and Wellness Pet Food entered the top 10 this week, while Merrick, Wellness, Zuke's and Fruitables moved at least three positions.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Ringly, Thesprucepets and Kaiivopets, which means the citation field is open.
Engines
Do AI engines agree on the leader?
The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT and Gemini both name Greenies first, Google AI Mode names Zuke's, and Perplexity names Mars Petcare (Pedigree), which does not appear in the top five of any other engine.
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Key facts from this AI Brand Index report
Current leader
Zuke's ranks #1 for Dog Treats in the latest SupaIntent AI Brand Index run.
Top brands
Zuke's, Blue Buffalo, and Greenies lead Dog Treats across AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
Brand sites
Ringly, Thesprucepets, and Kaiivopets are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyEntered the index
New in the top 10
Nestlé Purina#8
Wellness Pet Food#9
Biggest gains
Moved up this week
Merrick6 to #6
Zuke's4 to #1
Fruitables4 to #10
Unchanged at the top
Leader held position
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #5 | #1 | 4 | #1 | |
| #2 | #2 | #2 | 0 | #1 | |
| #3 | #4 | #3 | 1 | #1 | |
| #4 | #3 | #4 | 1 | #1 | |
| #5 | #10 | #5 | 5 | #5 | |
| #6 | #12 | #6 | 6 | #6 | |
| #7 | #6 | #7 | 1 | #6 | |
| #8 | New | #8 | New | #8 | |
| #9 | New | #9 | New | #9 | |
| #10 | #14 | #10 | 4 | #10 |
Current brand snapshot
26 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +4 | #4 | #1 | #3 | #4 | | |
| 2 | 0 | #3 | #2 | #5 | #3 | | |
| 3 | +1 | #1 | #3 | #1 | - | | |
| 4 | -1 | #2 | #4 | #2 | - | | |
| 5 | +5 | #5 | #6 | #4 | #5 | | |
| 6 | +6 | - | #5 | - | #6 | | |
| 7 | -1 | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | - | #2 | | |
| 9 | New | #5 | #6 | #4 | #5 | | |
| 10 | +4 | #10 | - | - | #7 | | |
| 11 | New | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 12 | +6 | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 13 | New | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 14 | +8 | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 15 | New | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 16 | New | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 17 | New | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 18 | -3 | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 19 | New | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 20 | New | - | - | - | #9 | | |
| 21 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 22 | New | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 23 | New | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 24 | New | - | - | #10 | - | | |
| 25 | New | - | - | - | #10 | | |
| 26 | -7 | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
24 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | | |
| 2 | 5 | | |
| 3 | 5 | | |
| 4 | 4 | | |
| 5 | 4 | | |
| 6 | 3 | | |
| 7 | 3 | | |
| 8 | 3 | | |
| 9 | 2 | | |
| 10 | 2 | | |
| 11 | 2 | | |
| 12 | 2 | | |
| 13 | 2 | | |
| 14 | 2 | | |
| 15 | 2 | | |
| 16 | 1 | | |
| 17 | 1 | | |
| 18 | 1 | | |
| 19 | 1 | | |
| 20 | 1 | | |
| 21 | 1 | | |
| 22 | 1 | | |
| 23 | 1 | | |
| 24 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Greenies | 1 |
| Milk-Bone | 2 |
| Blue Buffalo | 3 |
| Zuke's | 4 |
| Wellness | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | +1 | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | +2 | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | New | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | New | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | New | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | New | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | #10 | - | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
8 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | | |
| 2 | 3 | | |
| 3 | 3 | | |
| 4 | 3 | | |
| 5 | 2 | | |
| 6 | 2 | | |
| 7 | 1 | | |
| 8 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Zuke's | 1 |
| Blue Buffalo | 2 |
| Greenies | 3 |
| Milk-Bone | 4 |
| Merrick | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +5 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | +3 | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | +1 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | -1 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | New | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | New | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | New | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
7 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | | |
| 2 | 1 | | |
| 3 | 1 | | |
| 4 | 1 | | |
| 5 | 1 | | |
| 6 | 1 | | |
| 7 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Greenies | 1 |
| Milk-Bone | 2 |
| Zuke's | 3 |
| Wellness Pet Food | 4 |
| Blue Buffalo | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +4 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | +2 | - | - | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | +3 | - | - | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | New | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | +3 | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | +3 | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | +3 | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | - | #10 | - | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Mars Petcare (Pedigree) | 1 |
| Nestlé Purina | 2 |
| Blue Buffalo | 3 |
| Zuke's | 4 |
| Wellness | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 2 | New | - | - | - | #2 | | |
| 3 | -1 | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 4 | +1 | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 5 | -1 | - | - | - | #5 | | |
| 6 | 0 | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 7 | +1 | - | - | - | #7 | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 9 | New | - | - | - | #9 | | |
| 10 | New | - | - | - | #10 | |
Current source snapshot
11 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | | |
| 2 | 1 | | |
| 3 | 1 | | |
| 4 | 1 | | |
| 5 | 1 | | |
| 6 | 1 | | |
| 7 | 1 | | |
| 8 | 1 | | |
| 9 | 1 | | |
| 10 | 1 | | |
| 11 | 1 | |
Common AI search questions about Dog Treats
Q1
Who leads Dog Treats in AI answers?
Zuke's is the most recommended dog treats brand in the latest AI Brand Index run. The next highest-ranked brands are Blue Buffalo and Greenies. The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT and Gemini both name Greenies first, Google AI Mode names Zuke's, and Perplexity names Mars Petcare (Pedigree).
Q2
Which cited sources are used for Dog Treats?
The most cited sources for dog treats recommendations are Ringly, Thesprucepets and Kaiivopets, out of 24 tracked sources. No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Ringly, Thesprucepets and Kaiivopets, which means the citation field is open.
Q3
How fresh is this Dog Treats ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, Nestlé Purina and Wellness Pet Food entered the top 10 and Merrick, Wellness, Zuke's and Fruitables moved three or more positions in the dog treats index.
How to cite this report
Cite the canonical SupaIntent report page when referencing this AI visibility ranking.
SupaIntent AI Brand Index: Dog Treats. https://supaintent.com/ai-brand-index/animals-and-pet-supplies-pet-supplies-dog-supplies-dog-treats
Report data
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AI Brand Index methodology
Rankings use collected AI answers, cited sources, brand-site matching, and provider-level position history.
- SupaIntent measures buying-intent AI answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
- This report uses the latest observed AI answers for Dog Treats, including 26 recommended brands and 24 cited sources.
- Brand sites are identified from official domains and subdomains, then separated from review, community and publisher sources.
- Weekly movement compares the latest rank with the previous collected position for each brand.
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