Best Dog Food for Australian Shepherds: Vet Picks

Four reasons why it's important to choose the right dog food for Aussie Shepherds are:

1. Health conditions: Your vet is the best person to give you advice on diet if your Aussie Shepherd has any diagnosed health conditions. In many cases, there may be a prescription diet that can help manage your dog's condition. For health support, there are a range of non-prescription diets which assist in preventing certain conditions and supporting your Aussie Shepherds specific needs.
2. Quality: The quality of the ingredients and the digestibility of the nutrients they provide should be a key factor in choosing a food. Premium foods are designed to be highly digestible (which means smaller, firmer stools) and do not change ingredients batch to batch like grocery type brands, which means less tummy upsets. They also tend to contain higher levels of added beneficial nutrients, such as omega fatty acids for joint and coat health, and some are backed by testing to ensure they deliver the results they promise. Learning how to read pet food labels and knowing the ingredients in your dog's food is a crucial part of knowing what is the best food for them.
3. Age: Dogs of different ages have very different nutritional requirements. Australian Shepherd puppies require energy-dense food which meets their intense growth rates, while senior dogs are often less active and have a slower metabolism which means that they require fewer calories and less fat, but an easily digestible diet, to help them maintain good body condition.
4. Complete and Balanced: When choosing a food, the most important consideration after any health factors is that the diet is complete and balanced for your Aussie Shepherd's life stage, and size. Dog food must meet the AAFCO or FEDIAF pet food control guidelines in order to ensure that your dog receives all the nutrients they require in the correct ratios.