Dogfooding, a practice of using one's own products to better understand users' perspectives, is prevalent in various industries, especially in software development. It aims to build empathy and insight into users' needs rather than merely testing an app for bugs. Effective dogfooding involves using the product in real-world scenarios akin to how end-users would, rather than in controlled environments, which is considered mere testing. However, dogfooding carries risks such as misalignment with target audiences, bias due to familiarity, and over-reliance as a substitute for quality assurance. It is crucial to diversify the testing group to mitigate these risks and follow up with beta testing for unbiased feedback. Dogfooding should be avoided in cases involving specialized software that the developers cannot personally use or when dealing with immature products that lack essential features, as doing so could yield irrelevant or misleading results.