Guest tgreene141 Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 My male Border Collie seems to be greatly bothered by the heat. After only working a short time he gets very hot. On the other hand my female doesn't seem to get as overheated and once she jumps in the water and cools for a short time she is ready to go again. My male is 5yrs old, great health, and not over weight. Is this something that can be genetic? Any suggestions to build his endurance in the heat. I should also add he is a large BC about 47lbs and a smooth coat. I currently feed purina dog chow, should I switch to a lower protien food? Thanks for your suggestions, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pipedream Farm Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Penny may be busy right now. If she doesn't answer by later today I will (when I have more time). Mark <small>[ July 07, 2005, 08:20 AM: Message edited by: Pipedream Farm ]</small> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pipedream Farm Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 There may be a genetic link to how well a dog deals with working in the heat; there is one in Labs (sort of) but it's not been studied in Border Collies. Things to do to mitigate this affect include: Make sure the coat is brush out to remove loose hair Keep the dog as fit as possible (lots of short sessions) Make sure the dog is acclimated to the heat Try suppliments (i.e. Impact and GylcoCharge) to see if there is a benifit Search sled dog and lab info on heat stress for other things to try Consider feeding raw mutton, it may help due to the high levels of carnatine (suppliments may help but may not be in as a bio-available form as what's in meat) Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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