What kind of dog food should I buy for a 9 week of Border Collie?

I am getting Border Collie puppy soon. It is 9 weeks old. What kind of dog food should I start it out with?

some brand of puppy food i use puppy chow bu i kno ppl on here dont like puppy chow but hats what i'sm useing for my 7 week old lab

What kind of food is the breeder feeding the dog? You do not want to go with IAMs, Pedigree, Beneful, Ol Roy, or any grocery store brands. Dog Food Analysis includes some really good information on quality dog food. Of course you're going to want to feed your dog puppy food.Congrats on the new pup! I hope you know what you're getting into! Border Collies are VERY active dogs that will need a few hours work of mental and physical stimulation every day.

Not all pet food is made equally. A lot of it is full of corn, by-products, dyes, unhealthy preservatives, filler grains and all sorts of nasty stuff. A lot of pet food companies are perfectly happy to the dump cheap leftovers and things that aren't safe for human consumption (from human food processing plants) into their foods. Will it kill your dog? No, it has to be nutritionally complete and safe to even be marketed. Is it healthy? Not by a long shot.Corn is a low quality ingredient you never want to see in your pet food. Corn and low quality grains are two of the biggest culprits when it comes to food allergies in our pets.Thankfully, there are some excellent dog foods being made these days that include organic, human grade ingredients rather than trash not fit for human consumption.Examples of low quality foods to avoid: Anything you can find in a grocery store will be low end, Purina, Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, Royal Canin, Pedigree, Kibbles n' Bits, Beneful, Ol'Roy.Examples of high quality foods to look for: Innova, Wellness, Solid Gold, Canidae All Life Stages, Fromm Four Star, Merrick, GO Natural, Nature's Variety Prairie, Nature's Logic, Artemis Fresh Mix, Timberwolf Organics.Although the high quality foods are more expensive, you're getting what you're paying for. Less filler material means more concentrated nutrients... this means you typically need to feed far less of the high quality food than you would of the low quality one. Which also means less poop!Before following your vet's food recommendation, keep in mind that vets get /very/ little nutritional training during their schooling. Besides that, what training they /do/ get is usually sponsored or taught by the crappy pet food companies! They also often get paid to sell some of their products at their clinics (Science Diet, Royal Canin etc.)A great option is to go with an entirely grainless diet. Many of the high quality foods now put out grainless formulas. Some good grainless diets include: Innova EVO, Wellness CORE, Blue Wilderness, Nature's Variety Instinct, Orijen, Horizon Legacy, Merrick Before Grain, Canidae Grain Free All Life Stages, Fromm Surf & Turf, Now! and Sold Gold Barking At The Moon, Taste of the Wild.Some pretty decent foods can even be found in common pet stores. Petsmart carries Blue Buffalo products (such as the excellent grain free diet Blue Wilderness). Petco carries Wellness, Solid Gold, Natural Balance, Eagle Pack Holistic, Blue Buffalo, Castor & Pollux Organix, Pinnacle, and Halo. If you can't find a food, most of the high quality food brands have websites with store locators on them.Another option, if you can't find anywhere around you that sells good foods, is to order your pet food online. Here's an excellent place to do so: http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/Remember that foods should be switched gradually (mixing new slowly in with the old over about a two week period), especially when switching to a higher quality one, so as not to upset tummies.Another option for feeding dogs is to feed raw. This is something that should be thoroughly researched before being attempted:http://www.barfworld.com/http://www.rawfed.com/http://www.rawlearning.com/http://www.wysong.net/controversies/rawmeat.shtmlAlso remember that freefeeding (leaving food down) is the fast lane to canine obesity. Make sure to have scheduled feeding times based on the feeding instructions on your dog's food.More on dog food:http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=main (Learn how to determine the quality of your dog's food.)http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/ (Dog food reviews. Four stars is a decent food, five stars is a great food, and six stars is an excellent food.)Darksong~

I always use purina puppy chow in the blue bag, always had healthy dogs off that stuff but you should ask the people you are getting it from what kind of food they have her on because if you switch her food to soon it will get a stomach ache and that's not good if there is a brand you would prefer to use you need to switch it gradually.

the best brand is Natures Recipe. get the puppy one. it's really good. good luck with your new pup!

Check out Royal Canine or purina ProPlan. These are available at Petsmart or any petfood store, not the grocery store. I have two Boxers and several friends who show Boxers who use the ProPlan brand. Royal Canine is one of the best on the market with more protein and less fillers. They have puppy food in both lines and may actually have Collie specific food in Royal Canine. Whatever you choose look for protein content, dogs are carnivores not vegans the more filler in the food, the more waste produced. Also ask you vet what they recommend they may be similar to mine. Also a great chew item is deer antlers, they are natural don't smell don't stain and my dogs love them. I have only been able to find them on line. Stay away from rawhide, or greenies, these are not good for them, they can choke or get tears in there stomach/ intestines. good luck

Talk to the breeder, they can let you know what they are feeding. I prefer Canidae. I hope that you plan on putting the dog on stock, otherwise, please don't get the dog. They are bred to work. I'm sure that you are getting the dog from a reputable breeder who has working dogs. Nothing worse than a BC bred from show lines. Please do NOT get Pedigree, it has to be one of the worse dog foods out there.

you should use puppy food

You will need to start it out on the food your breeder feeds first. If you think youre dog needs to be on something different, then I suggest you research the brands you are considering, decide what one will be best for your dog and then make the gradual switch.No one dog food is perfect. I feed my Border Collies Innova, my friend feeds hers Wellness and I know another Border Collie person who feeds Purina Pro Plan.... all dogs do great on their respective brands.