Believe in yourself! You must be confident before doing anything! You can definitely raise a Border Collie. Don’t be scared by what others say.
You have heard of the story of the pony crossing the river, right? You can only know if you try it yourself, but you have to have a prerequisite, that is, do you really have a financial foundation? Are you sure you want to be responsible for a life? If you are ready, then feel free to give it a try and take a look at the answers and articles I wrote about Border Collies before. I hope that one day, I can also become an expert in raising Border Collies and help more people.
Preparations before raising a Border Collie
Every dog is a life. If you decide to raise a dog, you must be responsible for it to the end. Learn about dog raising in advance and think about whether you can accept the financial expenses of raising a dog, daily dog walking and cleaning up poop, and problems such as the dog barking and peeing randomly!
About welcoming a Border Collie:
Try to choose a dog that is over 2 months old and has received at least one vaccination.
Choose regular channels, and give priority to dogs in local kennels or friends’ homes.
Check whether the dog is in normal condition in all aspects.
About deworming.
After taking the dog home, it is recommended to observe it for a week before deworming. Deworming requires ensuring that the dog is in good physical condition (no symptoms such as diarrhea, soft stools, and colds).
External deworming: once a month
Internal deworming: once in March (once a month before 6 months old)
About vaccines and dog deworming
Vaccinations and Ask for an interval of 5-7 days between deworming
. Puppies can start vaccinations 40 days after birth. In the first year, they need to be injected with 3 injections of combined vaccine + 1 injection of rabies, with an interval of 15-21 days between each injection, and then 1 injection of combined vaccine + 1 injection of rabies every year.
It is recommended to test the antibodies after all the vaccines are injected to determine whether the vaccination is successful.
Regarding the diet and feeding of Border Collies, ask the seller in advance about the dog’s eating habits (how much does it eat? How many meals?).
Do not change the food immediately after the dog arrives home. Follow the 7-day change of food and replace it gradually, otherwise the dog is prone to gastrointestinal discomfort and diarrhea. To
raise a Border Collie puppy, you need to prepare dog
food, goat milk powder, cage, urine pad, traction rope, two dog bowls, wet wipes, toys, probiotics
and another puppy. The following precautions are required!
1. Dogs cannot eat bones, especially sharp bones of chickens and ducks, because dogs swallowing these bones with sharp corners or sharp edges can easily cause bone mucosal damage, which can further develop into acute bone ulcers. Sick dogs suddenly have acute symptoms such as vomiting, anorexia, abdominal pain, etc. Delayed treatment will develop into chronic gastric ulcers.
It manifests as occasional vomiting, which often occurs at fasting times such as in the early morning. The appetite is sometimes good and sometimes bad. The condition is very easy to worsen and is not easy to cure completely. When a dog eats a large amount of bones at one time, constipation may also occur, and the stool is bone-like and accompanied by difficulty in defecation.
2. Dogs cannot eat liver for a long time. The liver is rich in vitamin A. Occasional consumption is beneficial to dogs, but long-term use of liver as a daily staple food can cause excessive vitamin A or even poisoning. Excessive vitamin A can affect the intestinal absorption of calcium and the body’s metabolism of calcium, causing calcium deficiency in dogs, especially in puppies. Vitamin
A poisoning can manifest as osteoporosis, joint bone warts and spinal lesions, and can affect the development of teeth. This type of disease is a gradual process and is often difficult to detect in the early stages. When symptoms are discovered, irreversible damage has already occurred.
3. Dogs cannot eat foods such as onions and onions. Some dogs eating such foods can cause hemolysis of red blood cells and hematuria. Although the principle is not very clear now, it can be determined that it is related to certain substances in onion foods.
4. Dogs cannot eat chocolate. This is mainly because dogs are very sensitive to caffeine in chocolate. Although there are great individual differences, some dogs will become excited and restless after eating a small amount of chocolate. Moreover, chocolate contains a lot of sugar, which is harmful to the health of dogs.
5. Dogs cannot eat seafood and other foods that are prone to allergies. Dogs may be allergic to many foods, which varies greatly from individual to individual. Generally speaking, seafood contains more histamine components, which are easy to cause allergies. The symptoms vary and the severity varies. Redness and swelling may occur around the mouth, irritability, or systemic itching, allergic papules on the skin, and allergic diarrhea may occur. These require the owner to observe carefully to identify which foods the dog is prone to allergies.
6. Dogs cannot eat foods with high sugar, high fat, and high salt. High-sugar and high-fat foods can easily make dogs fat, and obesity can easily induce a series of diseases, such as fatty liver, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, etc., which damage the movement, circulation, reproduction and other systems.
When dogs enter old age, these diseases will threaten the life of dogs. If dogs take in too much salt for a long time, it will increase the burden on kidney excretion and affect kidney health. At the same time, the imbalance of various minerals and vitamins in the body will directly affect the health and resistance of the skin, causing various skin diseases.
Another point is that small Border Collies are generally very greedy and do not know when they are hungry or full. Do not let your dog eat too much to avoid acute diseases such as gastric dilatation.
Overeating. The harm to puppies is more serious. Because puppies have weak digestive ability and poor control of hunger and fullness, they are more likely to be overfull, which will cause acute gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting, and even endanger their lives.
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