twocatsandabc Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 It's my first post ever and for easter this year I got my puppt. Who happens to be a wonderful border collie. I was concerned about her weight. Clean bill of health but skinny. She's a grazer so her bowl is always left full. And she eats probably 1/2 to 2/3 of it in a day. It's good food, I feed her pure balance grain free for puppies and seniors. Here's a picture of Layla. Let me know what you think. Supplement her diet maybe? She does get table scraps...bad, I know but she likes the last bite of my breakfast. Our secret from dad lol. She's just a doll. At almost 5 months old we can leave her loose in the house for up to 4 hours without incident and she understands basic training. We do live in the city and she's training for agility. A family companion. We also got her from a farm. Doesn't look mixed but she just may be. Anyways, thanks in advance for your help!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnottyClarence Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 awkward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cass C Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Just an awkward phase and she is at the perfect age for that phase of just growing lanky and scrawny. Lily has just started to get past this phase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) I also vote awkward. (Sorry, originally posted scrawny, but really meant awkward!) Where in Nebraska are you? I'm in Omaha. Edited August 7, 2014 by Betsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMP Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Looks all Border Collie to me. She's a cutie - great eyes. Awkward (which is what I bet Betsy meant). We have a few "scrawny" bitches on the farm and one of them is more like a whippet in body design. And ... man ... can she run. Yours looks built for speed, too. Mine's a grazer, too. Makes me nuts - I stress her nutrition constantly. Do dirt chunks, June Bugs, wood chips, bark, mice, ants, earwigs and dragonflies need to be supplemented with kibble? :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemsMom Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I'll agree with awkward. My pup is about the same age as yours and she is all legs, big paws, skinny, and has ears that change style daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMP Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 ^^^ So yours thinks the wading pool is the world's coolest water dish, too, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemsMom Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I'm glad someone else has a pup that drinks out of the wading pool. My pup loves to walk around and around while she takes a drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 She looks fine to me. Young border collies tend to be thin enough that thy scare people who don't know any better. And nothing wrong with feeding her table scraps. Too many people have drunk the kibble manufacturers' Kool Aid. She's gorgeous, btw. What's her name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher7151 Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I'd choose the word 'gorgeous' over the word 'awkward'! Young border collies always freak everyone out, I even catch my own mother sneaking my 5.5 month old more food, thinking that he's too skinny. Your pup looks shockingly like mine, all legs and tail! Which, combined with the ears not making up their mind, make the whole picture look kind of awkward! I'm always shocked at how my pup goes from a lithe, athletic, slinky gallop into a tripping, bumbling pile of legs the next second. Though now you've done it, you've introduced a new pup to the forum, you are now going to be bombarded with requests for more pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twocatsandabc Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Haha! She's a very very fast dog.....sometimes. other times she can't keep her feet under. We don't have a pool problem. We have a hose problem. My flower beds are trampled and dry because she attacks the shooting water lol. I'm in Omaha too! Grazers drive me crazy too. Though currently we only have layla and the fat cats. We just got her awfully young. We paid and picked her out at three weeks and at five we were told we had to take her or he would find her another home. My girls would have been devastated. She eats a lot of crayons, bugs, garter snakes, dirt clods, the grass that's only against one of our neighbors fences, and occasionally a pair of undies or two. No wonder she eats no kibble....lol. And she is pretty. I enjoy her spunky personality and how she "talks" lol. Here she is the night we got her, a whole 5lot pounds and 1oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Wow, nice breeder to insist the pup go home at 5 weeks. She's a cutie! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twocatsandabc Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Not breeder. Said they were an accidental litter. Sounds like he thought he could control a dog in heat on a farm....moron. She's been great though. Our morning routine. Mom has coffee and her smokes and Layla pouts on the chair when mom quits throwing the frisbee lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 What "breeder" would make you take your puppy home at 5 weeks old?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twocatsandabc Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 An idiot, at that point though it was we take her or someone else does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twocatsandabc Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 An idiot, at that point though it was we take her or someone else does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I get that part and don't blame you for taking her under the circumstances. But really . . . people like that shouldn't be allowed to breed dogs. Sheesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twocatsandabc Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I agree. I wasnt happy and everyone new it. We dealt with a lot of bite inhibition that I think was a result of being removed from the litter too soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 You're lucky that's all you had to deal with. I'm happy it worked out for you and your pup, but I cringe thinking about the possibilities for the other, and for more that are likely to be bred and sent off too soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMP Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Yes, a puppy removed so young has special needs. Mine was taken at 6 weeks, by joint agreement with the breeder and the vet, but it did mean that I had to spend some time between 6-10 weeks being more like a dog than a person. Ah well, they're in good hands now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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