What is the best dog food for a Border Collie available in Australia?

We might get a Border Collie puppy but what should we feed it? Which is the best brand of dog food? Please do not say Canidae if you know it is definitely avalible in Australia, and if you do please tell me!

not too sure sorry

I've never heard of canidae and I've tried all the brands and the Pedigree range is best in Australia in my opinion.

Well, when I had a dog we used Pal, it seemed to be the better one on the market... But, we use to make our own...Mince chicken meat boiled, with mixed vegies and rice all mashed up and mixed together, you can also buy vitamin suplements to add... Vets also have their own brand of dog food a little on the expensive side, but its meant to be good... sorry cant remember the name... But, go to your local vet and ask... Im sure they will tell you

I use Hills science diet dry food, you can only buy it at the vets and it is a little pricey but if you can afford it excellent food.I also cook a little rice and vegies once a week and add it to the dry food to make it go further. Maybe only 2 cups of dry food a day mixed with the rice,veg mix. This is a great doggy diet and keeps my girl healthy.

OEM Pet Care of Australia Natural Balance of Australiahttp://www.naturalbalance.net.au/outlets.php4Legs premium pet dog and pet cat food, AustraliaAddress4Legs Pet Food Company10 Strezlecki Avenue, Sunshine, Victoria 3020Postal address4Legs Pet Food CompanyP.O. Box 561, Sunshine, Victoria 3020Telephone03 9310 2600Facsimile03 9310 [email protected] THE PET SHED-Phone 0393303766 Fax 0393386119 Hills Science Diet, Royal Canin and Pedigree Advance and othersCanidae is definitely in Australia.

I'm not sure all what's available there, but I know ZiwiPeak is sold in Australia. It's a very high-quality food that's made in New Zealand; definitely worth looking into.http://www.ziwipeak.com/ADD:I'm not sure if the formulas vary from country to country, but here in the United States, Science Diet, Pedigree, Royal Canin, and Purina aren't as high-quality as they portray themselves to be. (I wouldn't feed any of those I just listed to my dog even if it was free.) Always read the ingredient list before you buy, don't go on the brand-name alone..

Iams, Eukanuba, Royal Canin, Purina, Pedigree etc are all horrible horrible foods. Here's my list of foods that I would highly recommend, especially the grain free foods.I don't know what you can get there, or which of these are available but I'm going to throw them out here anyways.Grain Free FoodsInnova Evohttp://www.naturapet.com/brands/evo.aspOrijenhttp://www.acana.cz/orijen/orijen/TimberWolf OceanBlue & Wild and Naturalhttp://timberwolforganics.com/pet-foods/...http://timberwolforganics.com/pet-foods/...Merrickhttp://www.merrickpetcare.com/store/cann...Wysong Freeze Dried (only the freeze dried version though)http://www.wysong.net/Merchant2/merchant...Natures Variety Raw Pellets or freeze driedhttp://www.naturesvariety.com/content.la...Instinct Grain Freehttp://www.naturesvariety.com/content.la...Wellness Corehttp://www.omhpet.com/wellness/dog_welln...Barking at the Moon, Solid Goldhttp://www.solidgoldhealth.com/products/...Natures Variety InstinctFoods that while not being grainfree are of higher quality Nature's Logichttp://natureslogic.com/California Natural Sweet Potato and Herring (only this one is suitable for dogs from the California natural Line, others are low quality)http://www.californianaturalpet.com/prod...Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soulhttp://www.chickensoupforthepetloverssou...Innovahttp://www.naturapet.com/brands/innova.a...Wellnesshttp://www.omhpet.com/wellness/dog_index...Life’s Abundance http://www.healthypetnet.com/HealthyPetN...TimberWolf (Not the ones mentioned above, the rest are not grain free)http://timberwolforganics.com/Solid Gold (Not the one mentioned above, the rest are not grain free)http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/This is not a complete list, but the best ones I could think of off the top of my head.When looking for a good dog food you want to keep your eye out for a few important things.1: The first ingredient should be a whole meat or a meal such as Chicken, Lamb, Venison etc. You will want to avoid food that has a by-product as the first ingredient. 2: Do not buy a food that has by-products in it. These are the leftovers of the leftovers and provide little to no nutritional value and can be harmful. They can be anything - including hooves, horns, feathers etc. They are ingredients from the animal that do not contain enough meat to be called meat. 3: Do not get a food that contains corn of any sort. Corn is an incredibly cheap filler and a grain that all dogs have trouble digesting, and is the cause of many allergies in dogs. 4: Avoid foods that contain soy or wheat. They are indigestible grains that are prone to causing allergies.5: If you can, buy a food that does not contain any grains at all. Dogs did not evolve to eat grains and their digestive track is not suited for it. It can cause many allergies and health problems. A food free of grains tends to have a higher meat content and higher quality ingredients. 6: Avoid any food that has ingredients such as a "meat by-products/meal" or "poultry by-products/meal". These are non-specific animal remains.Keeping an eye for all of these factors when choosing your dog food will help insure that you are at least getting a decent quality food.