Feeding
If you get a Border Collie puppy from a breeder, they would give you a feeding schedule for your new pet and it’s important to stick to the same routine, feeding the same type of puppy food to avoid any tummy upsets. You can change a puppy’s diet, but this needs to be done very gradually always making sure they don’t develop any digestive upset and if they do, it’s best to put them back on their original diet and to discuss things with the vet before attempting to change their diet again.
Older dogs are not known to be fussy or finicky eaters, but this does not mean you can feed them a lower quality diet. It’s best to feed a mature Border Collie twice a day, once in the morning and then again in the evening, making sure it’s good quality food that meets all their nutritional needs. It’s also important that dogs be given the right amount of exercise so they burn off any excess calories which is important, or they might start to gain too much weight which is especially true of Border Collies when they reach their golden years.
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Once a puppy arrives in a new home, it’s important for them to be fed the same food they were given by the breeder who would give all new owners a feeding schedule for their puppy. It’s important to keep to the same routine feeding the puppy the same type of food, the same amount and at the same times of the day which is typically 4 times a day until a puppy is around 6 months old when they can be fed 3 times a day. As a rough guide, the amount of food a Border Collie puppy should be fed on a daily basis is as follows:
- 2 months old – 153 g to 238 g depending on a puppy’s build
- 3 months old – 179 g to 292 g depending on a puppy’s build
- 4 months old – 191 g to 318 g depending on a puppy’s build
- 5 months old – 194 g to 339 g depending on a puppy’s build
- 6 months old – 194 g to 361 g depending on a puppy’s build
- 8 months old – 157 g to 325 g depending on a puppy’s build
- 12 months old – 199 g to 257 g depending on a puppy’s build
Once a Border Collie is 13 months old they can be fed an adult food and given 2 meals a day.
A fully grown, mature Border Collie would ideally need to be fed a good quality nutritious meal twice a day which should consist of the following, but it is important to factor in how many “food” treats a dog is given every day to prevent them putting on too much weight. As a rough feeding guide, a mature Border Collie can be fed the following amount every day:
- Dogs weighing 11 kg can be fed 148 g to 195 g a day depending on activity
- Dogs weighing 12 kg can be fed 158 g to 208 g a day depending on activity
- Dogs weighing 14 kg can be fed 178 g to 234 g a day depending on activity
- Dogs weighing 16 kg can be fed 196 g to 258 g a day depending on activity
- Dogs weighing 18 kg can be fed 214 g to 282 g a day depending on activity
- Dogs weighing 20 kg can be fed 232 g to 305 g a day depending on activity
- Dogs weighing 22 kg can be fed 249 g to 328 g a day depending on activity
- Dogs weighing 24 kg can be fed 266 g to 350 g a day depending on activity
- Dogs weighing 25 kg can be fed 274 g to 361 g a day depending on activity
