| Q. | How can I train my two border collie puppies, both of which are almost 3 months old? | Related Search:
Dogs | | | I have two border collie puppies almost 3 months old. They are brother and sister and have never been seperated, I think that is part of their problem. I can't get them to stop using their cage as their "potty" area so they are constantly needing to be bathed. I limit their food and water and they plenty of time to go outside before coming in. What's the deal? They also have severe jealousy issues to the point where they are actually hurting each other to prevent one from getting attention.
| | A. | I would respectfully suggest you read a couple of books and watch some videos on raising and training dogs. Also, I recommend two TV shows, "The Dog Whisperer" with Cesar Millan on the National Geographic Channel, and "It's Me or the Dog," with Victoria Stillwell, on Animal Planet. Both programs are very instructive and often deal with the issues you raise here. Good luck!
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| Q. | Is it better to get two border collie puppies or one? | Related Search:
Dogs | | | We're planning on getting a border collie puppy, and heard a couple of people who have border collies that its better to have two as a puppy than one, purely because they can exercise themselves better than you can. Opinions?
| | A. | I agree with everyone with the ONE at a time - we got our BC, Dixie, when she was 10 weeks old. I had no idea how hard it was to housebreak - or how long it could take! I can't imagine having to do it with 2!
A good place I found info on BC's - dogworld.com - I just found it this past weekend and it told me lots I did not know that I wish I had!!
LAND - she needs LOTS LOTS LOTS of room to run. We don't have a very big yard so unfortunately for the moment,Dixie does a lot of running on the sidewalk and street - not always great on the paw pads..
Oh - she was so cute! We met the litter and knew right away she was ours. We were very lucky - I think we have the most laid back bc on the planet and she STILL keeps us going 9 hours a day! I start throwing the ball for her when my feet hit the floor at 6:00 a.m. and we don't stop running, chasing the ball and kids until well after dark- and she would still keep going if we would! BC's are meant to "go"many many many miles a day- no, they wouldn't exercise themselves, they would exercise you
Meet your breeder. If they are good and know the breed, they would - SHOULD, I think, advise you the best way to go, because the dogs well being should come first- shouldn't it? | | | |
| Q. | What is the best age to start Border Collie puppies on sheep? | Related Search:
Dogs | | | How old should they be before you start them the first time?
| | A. | From what I've heard you should introduce them as early as possible. Even as young as 6 weeks. Obviously they wont herd at this age but introductions should be done from the other side of a fence.
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Good luck! | | | |
| Q. | Border Collie Puppies on Long Island? | Related Search:
Dogs | | | I've been searching for a female border collie puppy for quite some time now. Any breeders or websites? Please help!
| | A. | Have you looked at Glen Highland Farm's dogs?
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Also check Petfinder
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and Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue
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This forum also has a lot of New York postings:
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Please do your research! Border Collies can be a really tough breed to handle if you don't know what to expect! | | | |
| Q. | Can you find me some border collie puppies for ADOPTION in TN? | Related Search:
Dogs | | | I've looked at pet finder, can you reccomend anywhere else??
| | A. | I know you've already been looking at Petfinder but I've found that that is the best site for looking for dogs up for adoption in shelters. The link to Border Collie's for adoption in TN --> [Link] . Please consider adopting from Petfinder. | | | |
| Q. | are either of these border collie puppies long haired? | Related Search:
Dogs | | | hi, i am getting a border collie puppy in the next couple of days and was wondering if these puppies are long haired. both of them are 6 weeks old.[Link]
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| | A. | they both are , but the top 1 is going the have longer fur than the bottom , they are adorable, congrats :) | | | |
| Q. | How many puppies can a border collie have? | Related Search:
Dogs | | | I want my boarder collie to have puppies and i want to know how many she might have?
| | A. | they are BORDER-Collies - from the BORDER of Scotland.
sheesh! :-0
BCs can have from ONE - a singleton, usually oversized -
to a dozen or more.
anything over 10 is a very big litter.
Q -
Why do U want to breed Ur BC?
has she been tested for Brucella? negative?
have U screened her for heritable problems?
has she had OFA or Penn-HIP radiographs of hips + elbows?
has she had CERF eye-exam + is she free of defects?
a CERF certificate is only valid 12 mos - it is an annual exam,
NOT by a 'vet' but by a board-certified k9 ophthalmologist.
BREED-specific Qs -
does she herd?
compete in other k9 sports?
is she a conformation-champion?
'wanting to' is not a valid reason - she needs to be WORTH breeding.
IOW - an exceptionally good example of both dogs in general,
AND her breed.
good sires are only put to good Fs - so any local intact-M Border Collie
is not a 'good' potential sire. he, too, has to be screened + evaluated
as a worthwhile sire to create pups that are potentially BETTER THAN
either parent alone -
'breed the best TO the best, and then hope for the best' !
also - do U have $$ for complications?
an emergency C-section is about $1200 for a BC-sized F.
that is without any blood transfusion or other extreme measures! | | | |
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