Reddii Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Hi All, Does anyone know which of the Super Premium Foods are Aussie Made? Cheers. Tony R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Toller Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Advance is. Cheers, Mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclecticgirl Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Yes, I was told Advance is the only Australian premium made food. Not sure if it is true or not......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Natural Balance make dry foods that they say are super premium, but the first ingredient is rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) you can get Natural Balance , this is a super premium food that is made here in australia, using only Australian ingredients! Their food is lamb and rice based, and this is good for a lot of dogs with allergy issues with wheat and/or beef.... I understand that they also export this food to quite a few countries overseas ! I always prefer to support australian companies www.naturalbalance.net.au we feed our dogs on this and they are doing great ! http://www.naturalbalance.net.au/outlets.php has a list of outlets. you can get is delivered via priceless pets http://www.pricelesspets.com.au/ who also deliver a lot of medicines quite cheap ! At least with foods made here in australia you don't have problems like the recent USA recalls. I think that a lot of the USA 'super premium' brands have lost a lot of 'status' in many pet owners view, with their using ingredients from china.... Advance is also made in australia, but they are owned by mars, a usa company.... Edited April 20, 2007 by larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MolassesLass Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) I was in the vets the other day and there was a poster saying that Advance was the only Australian made super premium food...but I personally would not call Advance super premium and nor would I feed it. Edited April 18, 2007 by molasseslass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 For me i dont care where its made im more concerened with what suits my breed/individual dogs & the ingredients . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) hi showdog, i do care where my dog's food is made, especially if there are quality problems ! i am also concerned if company's are using ingredients from china, especially with china's history of quality problems with food.. Edited April 20, 2007 by larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) i just heard that the USA made natural balance has had a recall of some of it's lines http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/ this is not the same as the australian made natural balance http://www.naturalbalance.net.au/ Edited April 18, 2007 by larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niki schaef Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 super coat is australian made (and Dr harry recommended !!) don't think it is classed as a 'super' premium brand though. i think its a good product (meat first ingredient, which many super premiums don't have ) and have used it for all my dogs. what actually classifies a super premium brand?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Age Outlaw Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 hi showdog, i do where my dog's food is made, especially if there are quality problems ! i am also concerned if company's are using ingredients from china, especially with china's history of quality problems with food.. That's why Eagle Pack is good. It is USA made from USA sourced ingredients...I was told recently all the ingredients are supplied by Amish farms, so the quality control is high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagittarian Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 We looked at stocking the Australian Natural Balance but could not get definate answers about proportion of meat used, consistency of ingredients and a few others. The US Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Organic Formula is not the same product involved in the current issues, according to our information. (unless something has changed in the last couple of hours). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShesaLikeableBiBear Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) schaef10, Supercoat may be made in Aussie and recommended by Dr Harry, but have a look at the difference in ingredients between Supercoat and say, Nutro a super premium made in the US (yes am biased as we feed Nutro and have for a number of years). Have only posted a short ingredients comparison, the full list can be found on either manufacturers websites: NUTRO: Lamb Meal, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Rice Gluten, Ground Rice, Dried Beet Pulp SUPERCOAT: Meat and meat by-products (from chicken and beef), wholegrain cereals (wheat and/or sorghum, rice), wheat bran, beet pulp, whole linseeds, iodised salt. So the first ingredient is meat and meat by-products , beef, , many dogs have allergies to wheat Another product which has recently been released on the Australian market is: ZIWIPEAK MADE IN NEW ZEALAND Venison-Meat (min 50%); Liver, Tripe, Heart and Kidney (min19%); Fish (min 15%); Chicory Syrup; Green-lipped and Blue Mussel (min 4%); Hoki Fish Oil; Leichtin; Kelp; Vitamins and Minerals; Parsley. Have a look at: http://www.naturalpetfoodsaustralia.com/ For full details on Ziwipeak Edited April 18, 2007 by Hesapandabear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterpaws Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Larry - out of interest? Are you affiliated with Natural Balance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShesaLikeableBiBear Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Winterpaws, good question :D Have also been asked the same question about my assoc. with Nutro. 'cause I post a lot about it NO I am not a sales rep, YES admit am totally biased but then we have been feeding Nutro for two years prior to its availability in Aussie. We lived in NZ where it was more readily avail, and a lot more of their products there are not avail. here yet. Cant remember the original ad, but it was to do with dogs, and the slogan was "When you are on a good thing, stick to it" :D Can honestly also recommend the Ziwipeak. OK so we are from NZ and never came across it there but our dogs and cat go silly over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniek Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Another product which has recently been released on the Australian market is:ZIWIPEAK MADE IN NEW ZEALAND Venison-Meat (min 50%); Liver, Tripe, Heart and Kidney (min19%); Fish (min 15%); Chicory Syrup; Green-lipped and Blue Mussel (min 4%); Hoki Fish Oil; Leichtin; Kelp; Vitamins and Minerals; Parsley. Have a look at: http://www.naturalpetfoodsaustralia.com/ For full details on Ziwipeak Ooooh looks interesting - but a bit too high in fat for my liking annieK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daccies Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Whats so wrong with Advance? I'm feeding my dog that who seems to be doing just fine and loves it. Would hate to be feeding her something that wasn't good for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Ive been feeding Advance for a while now, and I have a very healthy, shiny coated dog. I don't believe there is anything 'wrong' with it. Remember Australian made, means that it is put together here - does not necessarily mean that all ingredients have been sourced in Australia. I have no idea what the true story is with Advance, other than it is MADE in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayreovi Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Whats so wrong with Advance? I'm feeding my dog that who seems to be doing just fine and loves it. Would hate to be feeding her something that wasn't good for her. There is nothing wrong with ANY food if your dog does well on it. If your dog is happy and healthy there is no reason why you shouldnt feed it and that goes for any food. There just seem to be alot of dogs that dont do well on Advance and Supercoat so they generally arent recommended. I want to give Kiwipeak a go, looks pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niki schaef Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 ok... so what should i be looking for in a 'good' dog food? why is beef bad? what makes Nutro so good and what is Lamb Meal?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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