Anyone who likes dogs must have known about the Border Collie. The Border Collie not only has an online IQ, but also has a very good appearance. It stands to reason that such a smart dog should be raised by many people. Why are there fewer and fewer people raising Border Collies? The reasons are as follows. Many people who have raised them say they cannot accept it!
Low obedience
Border Collies not only have high IQs, but also have their own ideas. They understand many instructions but deliberately fail to follow them, which makes training Border Collies more difficult. Moreover, border collies like to express their enthusiasm by attacking people, which can easily cause harm to humans, especially the elderly and children. The highly intelligent Border Collie is sensitive, timid, jealous, and prone to hostility toward strangers or other dogs, and is prone to fights.
A lot of exercise
Border Collie As an excellent working dog, it is born with a huge amount of exercise, and it cannot be consumed by a simple walk. The owner needs to accompany it for a huge amount of outdoor exercise every day, so that the Border Collie can vent its energy. Unlimited energy in the body. If the Border Collie cannot get sufficient exercise, it is easy for the Border Collie to have serious emotional problems, but this is obviously something that modern office workers cannot afford.
The timid
Border Collie is as smart as a 6-8-year-old human child. With a little training, there is basically nothing he can't learn. But it is also one of the most cowardly dogs in the dog world, and it is impossible for it to protect its owner. It can be said that its courage is inversely proportional to its IQ, and it is a "cheap dog" who bullies the weak and fears the strong. They may have fun in their own homes or familiar places and dominate at home, but they may become completely different when they go out. When they encounter dogs larger than Border Collies, they will become extremely docile.
likes to tear down homes
We all know that Husky is very capable of tearing down homes, but the Border Collie’s ability to tear down homes should not be underestimated. In front of the owner, he is a good dog. Once the owner is away, the Bian Collie starts to dominate the house. When he gets excited, he will mess up the sofa, bed, and shoes. Moreover, when the owner wants to punish it, the border shepherd thief will pretend to be aggrieved to prevent the owner from doing so.
Shedding easily
Border Collies have long hair and shedding is very serious. Especially during the shedding season, the amount of hair removal will increase greatly. Therefore, if you raise Border Collie at home, the workload of hygiene and cleaning will be greatly increased. Therefore, raising a Border Collie requires cleaning the indoor hair at least once a day and helping the Border Collie comb its hair. During the feeding period, it is best to supplement the Border Collie with sufficient nutrition so that the Border Collie's hair becomes stronger and less likely to fall off.
Matters needing attention when raising Border Collie:
1. Provide venues : As a large dog, Border Collie needs a lot of exercise to promote bone growth and development, otherwise it is likely to suffer from osteoporosis , hind leg bone deformity, etc. Bone diseases. In addition, the large size of border collie also determines that they are not suitable for being kept in a small space, such as a cage, for a long time. Try to provide it with a spacious activity area.
2. Regular care : Border collies are typical long-haired large dogs. When raising border collies, you need to take them to the pet store regularly to bathe and unknot them, keep their hair neat and beautiful, and prevent dermatitis , moss and other skin diseases. disease.
3. Pay attention to urination : Pay more attention to the urination of dogs, especially male dogs, which are prone to urinary system problems, such as cystitis, bladder stones , etc., which can lead to hematuria, frequent urination, etc. Symptoms, if you find that the dog has the above conditions, you can give the dog Lead Beamikang Beef Tablets to relieve the symptoms and help the dog urinate normally. If the situation is serious, it is recommended to send him to the doctor for treatment in time.
4. Vaccination : Border collies are easily infected with canine distemper, canine parvovirus, rabies and other acute infectious diseases that are common in dogs, so they need to be vaccinated regularly with multiple vaccines and rabies vaccines.
