Do you really know your dog? (Border Collie)

Border Collie (Border Collie), native to the Scottish Borders, is a kind of Collie Sheepdog. It has a strong shepherd instinct, is naturally intelligent, is good at observing words, can accurately understand the owner's instructions, and can be driven by the gaze of the eyes. The flock moves or rotates and has been regarded as a shepherd dog for many years, ranking first in the IQ of dog breeds in the world.

1. The Border Collie is the breed with the highest IQ among dog breeds, which can be compared with children around 7 years old. Bian Mu has a delicate mind, enthusiasm, quick thinking and strong action. The Border Collie can easily learn its owner's commands and is an excellent breed of family companion dog.

2. Bianmu has a streamlined appearance. The border shepherd has a well-proportioned appearance, the smooth vertical hair shows a noble temperament, and the graceful and handsome appearance makes the owner very fond of it.

3. The border shepherd is of medium size, strong and strong. Appearing to be muscular, with a streamlined body, he moves with ease and stamina.

4. The border shepherd is full of stamina. Border shepherds can run for hours without getting tired. This characteristic of the Border Collie stems from its collie quality. Bianmu has a strong learning ability, and is addicted to the fun of learning, and has a deep interaction and friendship with human beings.

5. Good obedience, obedience is determined by character, that is to say, a smart dog is not necessarily obedient, just like a husky, it is smart but has poor obedience, but border collies obviously have these two characteristics, they Not only are they smart, they are also very obedient, which is why border collies are capable of all kinds of jobs. 6. The cautious and enthusiastic Border Collie is a non-aggressive breed. They are warm to people and get along well with children and the elderly. Even strangers don't have aggressive gestures. In addition, border collies are friendly to those who come to see their pups while they are breastfeeding. 7. Smart and beautiful are synonymous with border collies, but they are beautiful in addition to being smart, especially the Meteor Border Collie. Border Collies are very sensitive, so they are often seen in dog agility competitions.

First, timid border shepherds are smart on their own territory, but most border shepherds have been scared to the point of incontinence. Even large adult border shepherds will close their ears and turn their stomachs to fully express themselves when they are touched by strangers in unfamiliar places.

Second, the energy is strong, the border shepherd is energetic, and the amount of exercise required is relatively large, and the dog owner needs to provide them with enough space and time to move.

Third, genetic instability, Bianmu's genetic inheritance is very unstable. Whether there is a stable gene behind a good appearance is worth scrutinizing! As if beautiful parents don't necessarily have lovely children

1. Breeding of border collie puppies

The feeding of border collie puppies is not much different from other dogs. After puppies are weaned, they can start eating dog food. Because puppies have limited digestive capacity, they can be fed 3 to 4 meals a day.

After weaning, the border collie puppies must have protein in their food, do not eat too much when feeding, and try to eat small and frequent meals as much as possible. In addition, most border collie puppies have weak stomachs, so it is best to feed soft food with less fiber, otherwise it will be difficult to digest and absorb, let alone raw meat.

From February to March, border collies are fed a digestible food to avoid dysentery caused by indigestion. For example, high-finesse cornmeal, beef and pork, fish, fresh vegetables, and rice can be used to feed puppies. When eating, corn flour, vegetables, and meat should be chopped, boiled into porridge, and added with appropriate amount of salt (people can eat), but vegetables should not be boiled for too long, so as not to destroy the vitamin composition. It is best to feed 4 to 5 times a day, about 80% of the time.

4 to 6 months old border collies should be fed 2 to 3 times a day. At this time, the canine teeth have grown out and they like to chew on things. You can give them some long bones of animals.

2. Breeding of an Adult Border Collie

For Border Collies after 8 months, the number of feedings can be reduced to once a day. But pay attention to the right amount, eating an eighth full is enough.

Recommended dietary structure: lean meat (generally recommended beef, pork or chicken) 31.3 grams; cereals (generally recommended rice, steamed buns) 474 grams; vegetables (generally recommended green leafy vegetables and carrots, etc.) 162 grams; vitamin and mineral additives (the market has Nutritional additives for dogs) 61 grams; fed once a day.

Step 1: At the beginning, use a smoothing brush to gently brush the knots and clumps on its hair, and the movements should be gentle when brushing.

Step 2: Use a round needle brush to brush the whole body, and the movements should be gentle so as not to pull out the hair. After brushing, the dog's fur may be free of any tangled knots at this point. The thick hair under the legs of a long-haired dog can easily tangle, and the skin here is more sensitive, so special care should be taken when grooming this area.

Step 3: Use a wide comb to comb the dog's whole body hair, and comb out some small hair knots. Then comb it again with a fine comb (a finer comb is recommended). Be careful not to comb with a short-bristle brush.

Step 4: Use scissors to trim the long hair around the dog's feet. Remember to trim the long hair in front of its toes, which is prone to accumulation of dust and dirt. If it is not cleaned in time, it will cause inflammation, so it should be trimmed frequently.

Step 5: Use a pair of sharp scissors to trim the long hair and undercoat (long, fine hair) from the dog's buttocks (the junction between the hind legs) so that the area is less prone to knots and dirt.

1. To train a border collie, you must first teach the four basic commands of the border collie:

(1) Sit down: This training is very useful regardless of the basics. For example, when Bian Mu is excited, the shit shoveling officer can use this method to calm down.

(2), stand or stop: listen to the master's words, stay in place obediently

(3) Lie down: Let the good dog lie on the ground.

(4) Follow: Train the border shepherd to follow you.

2. When training border collies, the most important thing is to have sufficient patience. Although border collies are very smart, the most important thing is of course that no matter what kind of training you need to practice repeatedly, many of them are not border collies. It is innate, and it also requires repeated practice to allow the body to form a conditioned reflex. If Bian Mu doesn't understand your password or you can do it, don't be discouraged, let alone get angry at Bian Mu if you have a bad temper.

3. You must know that snacks can be used as a guide for border collie training, which can make border collies more active in training, and can also be used as rewards to allow border collies to achieve their goals.

4. When the shovel officer is training the border collie to "sit down", he can first let the border collie stand in front of you, and then the shovel officer can hold the food in one hand on the head of the border collie, and then put the The food slowly moved to the back of Bian Mu's shoulders, so that Bian Mu would take the initiative to move backward in order to eat the food. When Bian Mu was sitting on the ground, the shovel officer needed to issue the cleaning and cutting password "sit down". Then use snacks as a reward to encourage it, and it will learn to sit and stand over time.

5. Choose a good training period to train Bian Mu's toilet skills, preferably when Bian Mu is three months old. The three-month-old Bianmu has high intelligence, and can control the body well, hold back and find the right place to excrete. Bianmu is too small and too big for the training effect, the cerebellum is not fully developed at age, and some Bianmu with low IQ may not be able to understand the master's intentions, and will develop deep-rooted bad habits when they get older.

6. Choose a good time. For many pet owners, the first difficulty in training Bianmu to go to the toilet is that they cannot correctly grasp the time when Bianmu goes to the toilet. In fact, Bianmu usually has half an hour after eating. need for excretion. According to this situation, pet owners can observe whether the border shepherd hums quickly after feeding, and send the border shepherd to a fixed excretion point in time!

7. Create a good toilet environment. Many border shepherds are particular about it. Before urinating and urinating, they will sniff around and find a place. So how to induce Bian Mu to go to the designated place to go to the toilet is the second biggest problem. The lower cost method is to choose a particularly conspicuous location, wiping a little bit of the smell of Bianmu's pee to induce Bianmu, and when Bianmu wants to go to the toilet, he hugs it, and Bianmu can easily remember the location of the toilet.

8. Reward the Border Shepherd. If the Border Shepherd successfully urinates in the right place, the pet owner must reward the Border Shepherd, give him a stroke and praise, and give him his favorite snack. It can make Bian Mu have a good association, remember that this place is its toilet. In terms of snacks, you can choose healthier side dishes such as feta cheese, duck and dried chicken.

9. Limit the range of activities of the border shepherd. If the border shepherd is always reluctant to cooperate, he often walks back and forth. Pet owners can choose to limit the range of border collies. Use the fence to enclose a small area, limit the border shepherd to the toilet, and encourage the border shepherd to defecate in a fixed place. With the method of rewarding the border shepherd, the border shepherd will soon learn to defecate at a fixed point!

Areas of the Border Collie's Body That Are Prone to Smells

1. Ass:

It goes without saying that this must be a "stink source". In fact, dogs like this smell, so they will pee endlessly when walking to leave their own traces. They don't feel like they have a stink on their buttocks and consciously clean up. A book once wrote: For dogs, there is no difference between scent and odor. In their olfactory world, odor and scent are just different tastes. So the dog may also count on the special smell on the butt to pick up the girl.

However, humans regard this smell on the dog's butt as a stink. Although it is impossible to completely clean up, it should be reduced as much as possible. In order to reduce the odor around the dog's buttocks, on the one hand, every time you take the dog out for a walk, you can use a wet towel to scrub the hair and anus that are wet with urine to minimize the residue of urine and urine. If you are not afraid of the hassle of washing with warm water and soap, of course it is better. On the other hand, the dog's anal glands must be cleaned regularly, which requires some professional techniques and skills. If you can't do it yourself, you can take your dog to a professional pet hospital or pet store to clean it up.

2. Feet:

The toes of dogs are different from those of humans, and there are hairs in the middle of the small separated paws. The border collie also has a lot of hair between the toes. Picking up their big fluffy feet and smelling them, there is a faint smell of stinky feet. Because there is too much hair in the dog's toes, a lot of dirty things stick to it, and then it is squeezed by the toes and becomes a ball between the toes. It is not ventilated here, and the dog's feet are easy to get wet. It has become a humid and warm environment, and bacteria will of course not be spared. So sometimes you need to check the dog's little smelly feet, and often cut the hair between the toes.

(It is worth mentioning that there is another possibility that the border collie has serious odor, which is skin disease. If you think that the odor on your dog is not the above two points, you should check whether it is the whole body or the There is local skin disease, which requires professional doctor to focus on treatment to improve.)

Drinks:

1. Coffee, tea, and cola: High caffeine content can stimulate the nervous system of Bianmu, causing vomiting, diarrhea, increased heart rate, etc., and in severe cases, lung failure and even death.

2. Soft drinks and wine: Beverages containing sugar, alcohol and other ingredients cannot be consumed by Bianmu, otherwise it will cause great harm to Bianmu's body.

3. Milk: easy to cause lactose intolerance, easy to cause diarrhea and vomiting.

Vegetables:

4. Leek: Contains a lot of sulfide, oxidizes hemoglobin, forms Heinz bodies, and causes Border Sheep anemia.

5. Bamboo shoots: It is a high-fiber food and is not easy to digest. After eating it, Bian Mu has indigestion and may have diarrhea and vomiting.

6. Onion: Bianmu will develop hemolytic anemia if he eats onion.

7. Sprouted potato: Bianmu poisoning, severe shock.

8. Tomatoes: Too much tomatoes can cause diarrhea, lethargy, drooling, etc.

Eggs:

9. Raw eggs: Raw egg protein contains protein, consumption will lead to the consumption of Bianmu vitamin H, and raw eggs contain a lot of bacteria and parasites. 10. Preserved eggs: high salt content, excessive intake will lead to Bianmu salt poisoning, heavy metal lead may lead to Bianmu lead poisoning.

10. Salted duck eggs: high salt content, long-term consumption can easily lead to chronic renal failure in Bianmu, not good for internal organs and blood vessels, and rich in cholesterol.

fruit:

12. Fruit: The leaves, pulp, seeds, and bark of the fruit contain a chemical toxin called Persin, which can cause border crop poisoning.

13. Cherries: Contains dodecahydrate cherry acid and propyl sulfonate, which can damage Bianmu's intestines.

14. Mango: It has high sugar content and high plant fiber content in pulp. Eating too much can easily cause Bianmu indigestion. In addition, the fruit stone is large and easy to get stuck in Bianmu’s throat.

15. Starfruit: The minerals contained in the fruit are high in sodium and potassium, and the sodium and potassium contents are high, and the sodium and potassium contents are high, which will cause a heavy burden on the kidney of the border grazing.

16. Apricot: The content of alkaloids is high, and eating too much will cause breathing difficulties and shock in Bianmu.

17. Persimmons: Contains alkaloids and atropine. Consuming large amounts of them can cause diarrhea, drowsiness, dyspnea, abdominal pain and vomiting, mydriasis, and arrhythmia.

Seasoning:

18. Capsicum, pepper, pepper: The smell is irritating, which will stimulate the gastrointestinal tract of Bianmu, cause gastrointestinal inflammation, and affect the sense of smell of Bianmu.

19. Onion, ginger and garlic: The contained sulfide can damage red blood cells and cause red blood cells to rupture, resulting in blood in the urine of Bian Mu.

20. Star anise and cinnamon: have a peculiar smell, which can easily cause Bianmu to vomit.

21. Monosodium glutamate and chicken essence: too much stimulation to the gastrointestinal tract, which can easily cause gastrointestinal diseases.

Snacks:

22. Macadamia nuts: affects the digestive system, nervous system and muscles. Once the muscles are damaged, paralysis is likely.

23. Chocolate: Caffeine, theobromine and methylxanthine derivatives are Bianmu’s toxic substances, ranging from blood in the urine, vomiting to death.

24. Raisins: High in sugar, a certain amount of raisins can lead to acute renal failure in border shepherds.

25. Buttercream: High in fat, it can cause pancreatitis in border shepherds.

common dog diseases

Rabies: It is an acute infectious disease caused by a filterable virus. The patient is zoonotic, and the harm is very serious. The mortality rate is almost 100%. So far, there is no cure. Rabies vaccine is the only effective preventive measure. At present, there are two kinds of vaccines for the prevention of rabies produced in China: lyophilized rabies attenuated cell vaccine and rabies vaccine. Freeze-dried rabies attenuated cell vaccine, diluted with sterilized water, inject 1 ml subcutaneously regardless of the size of the dog. The immunity period is 1 year. Rabies vaccine, 3 ml per injection for dogs weighing less than 4 kg; 5 ml per injection for dogs weighing more than 4 kg, and the immunization period is half a year. In addition, the injection of penta-vaccine or hexa-vaccine is a good method to prevent various diseases such as rabies: although there are no obvious adverse reactions after the above-mentioned vaccines are inoculated, they should be injected according to the instructions.

Ascariasis: It is a widespread intestinal parasitic disease that seriously affects the normal development of puppies and young dogs. It can be used to prevent ear mites by grooming pets.

Pseudorabies: This disease is an infectious disease caused by a variety of domestic animals and wild animals. The incidence of pigs is high, and dogs are also infected. Dogs are infected by eating beef, pork, rat meat, etc. suffering from pseudorabies, or caused by wound infection of dogs. Sick dogs have a high mortality rate, but do not excrete the virus. At the beginning of the illness, staring, depressed, scratching the wound. The wounds were red and swollen, the sick dog groaned, refused to eat, vomited, chewed on foreign objects, pharynx paralysis, drooling, and died of rabies-like symptoms. The disease is mainly based on prevention: dogs are strictly prohibited from entering the pig house, and it is a good strategy to inject attenuated pseudorabies vaccine for puppies over 4 months old.

Canine parvovirus disease: This disease is a canine infectious disease that has been found in the feces, urine and saliva of sick animals in recent years. Mainly harms puppies. Enteritis-type sick dogs are lethargic, have elevated body temperature, refuse to eat, vomit, have diarrhea, discharge loose, watery, and jet-like tomato-like stinky stools, and soon die from dehydration. Myocardial-type sick dogs have mild diarrhea and often die suddenly. Difficulty breathing. The disease is easily misdiagnosed as enteritis, dysentery, pneumonia and so on. The mortality rate of sick dogs is 10% - 50%. The sick dogs are treated by veterinarians. The injection of antitoxin No. 1 has a good effect on the disease. Injection of canine parvovirus vaccine or pentavirus vaccine before the onset of the disease is the best strategy to prevent this disease.

Canine distemper: This disease is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus, mainly harming puppies aged 3-12 months. Loss of appetite, vomiting, lethargy, chills, cough, high fever, foul-smelling or bloody feces in sick dogs; bronchitis or pneumonia with photophobia, tearing, runny nose or pus-like nasal fluid; body spasm-like movements, screaming and running, Foaming at the mouth or falling to the ground with convulsions, the course of the disease is long or short, and there are often sequelae of hindquarters weakness after recovery, and some die after a few months. The disease mostly occurs in the cold October-April, and the fatality rate is high. The treatment of this disease can be injection of analgin, intramuscular injection of penicillin or oral sulfonamides. Weaning puppies to be vaccinated with penta vaccine is the best strategy to prevent this disease.

Canine Infectious Hepatitis: This disease is an acute septic infectious disease caused by canine infectious hepatitis virus, which mainly affects puppies under 1 year old. At the beginning of the disease, the body temperature rose to 41 ℃, fatigue, thirst, diarrhea, blood in the stool, photophobia, arched back and so on. Puppies have a high mortality rate; adult dogs can recover after enduring the dangerous period. Infusion and supplementation of vitamin B and vitamin C for the treatment of this disease, injection of antibiotics to prevent infection, and oral liver Taile to protect the liver.

Canine TB: There are three types of TB: human, bovine, and avian. Canine tuberculosis is caused by human or bovine tuberculosis bacteria. Puppies are prone to disease and are also a threat to humans. Dogs suffering from open pulmonary tuberculosis should be culled and buried deep to avoid spreading infection.

Meningitis: The disease is caused by infection with the pathogenic bacteria meningitis. Paroxysmal muscle rigidity or twitching, and opisthotonus in sick dogs. Sick dogs have no therapeutic value and should be culled and buried deep.

Canine encephalitis: This disease is caused by nerve cells being destroyed, or caused by canine distemper virus, or caused by the invasion of protozoa in the brain, or other viral infections. The main symptoms are high fever, vomiting, lethargy, neck stiffness, convulsions, unconsciousness, and death from respiratory failure. Symptomatic treatment can be given in the early stage of the disease; severe cases should be culled and buried deep.

Pneumonia: The sick dog is lethargic, has poor appetite, likes to lie down, likes to drink water, and has a body temperature of 39.5-40 °C. There are obvious signs of pneumonia. Antongding can be injected to lower the body temperature for this disease, and the effect of intramuscular injection of penicillin or oral erythromycin is also very good.

Canine fungal pneumonia: This disease is a fungal infection and can also infect humans. Symptoms of fungal pneumonia: cough, difficulty breathing, ascites, diarrhea, severe dehydration, etc.

Canine cold: This disease is caused by rain, cold, fatigue and malnutrition. Sick dogs have anorexia, high fever, tearing, coughing, rapid breathing and pulse, and depression.

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