Notorious Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 My bc is 5/6 months and weighs 31.4 pounds and is 19 inches she is a female is that normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildFlower Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Hi! That seems on the big side to me - but she could just be a large girl! Without seeing her it is tough to really tell..... Part of knowing if your pup is fit is how she looks and how she feels. I prefer a lean pup to a rolly polly pup. So I should be able to feel their ribs a bit when I run my hands along their sides and see a waist line on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiga's_mom Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Annie is 6.5 months and she's 38lbs. Not sure how tall she is, never measured but she is very lean. Not skinny but she's long and lean. Our 8 year old, Tiga, is also 38lbs and they're about the same height so I suspect our Annie will be a bit bigger then Tiga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum24dog Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Our dog was around that height and weight when we got him at 8 months and looked as if he'd been starved. He weighs around 12lb more now and is still on the lean side as he needs to be for agility. Build plays a major part though - a fine boned dog could be fat while a heavier built one could be thin at the same height and age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 She's definitely not fat by all means. She's very lean fast, and agile as a border collie should be. Here are some pictures of Rain. You can feel her ribs, and I can get my hands around her stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildFlower Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 She looks fit to me and I would guess she is just going to be a larger girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I sure hope she is. She's already bigger than every border collie I've seen in person so far. Not bad for a rescue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I can't tell anything from those pictures as far as body condition, but I CAN tell she's super cute! She may just be a big girl, because she's still got some more to go at 5/6 months, but not a whole lot. She is the same size as my two adult males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I'm trying to hold out on spaying her till about 8/9 months. Crossing my fingers that she doesn't go into heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frisbeegirl Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 My female is a year and weighs 35 lbs. She gained most of her weight by 7 months and slowly put maybe the last 6 or 7 lbs on last couple of months. On a side note she went into heat at 11 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Nice. I read most bcs don't go into heat until after a year. Also she doesn't really have the drive to learn tricks and stuff. She knows her basic obedience, but she doesn't really wanna be mentally challenged. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamS Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 My pup went into heat at 7.5 months and she is currently 9months and 34 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 I wouldn't count on that. Many go into heat before a year old. In fact, every Border Collie I've owned has gone into heat between 8 and 11 months old. That said, being around an older bitch in season can bring in a younger dog. I sold a bitch that didn't live with any other dogs, and she didn't come in heat until 18 months old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 All my females are fixed besides her, and either way I want her to finish growing completely first I think. How long did it take you guys to build a solid recall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frisbeegirl Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Well for Keeva I would say right after I brought her home. One way I trained this effectively was I would take her to the horse fields at night and call her name one time, and wait. After she would come and sit in front of me I would pet her and tell her what a good girl. Now at a year I say her name and come. She immediately comes. Sunday I took her to a farm to look at sheep the farmer wasn't concerned about the leash so I took it off she stayed with me and when she wandered she would come as soon as I called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin & Shi Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Shi's father is absolutely massive, and it looks like Shi is taking after him. At 7 months, he's now just over 50 pounds - actually a little bit trimmer now than in this picture. He grew ridiculously fast - so much so that we switched him to a large breed kibble formula to try to slow down his growth - there was one 2 week period where he gained just under 15 pounds! There were a couple of points when he was a pudgy puppy, but he's never really been overweight - and he's got a lovely little waistline now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Beautiful. He has a similar body type as my bitch. Rain has a pretty decent recall. She just doesn't always listen with distraction.She is getting better every day though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Here's a close side shot. She's starting to become a very beautiful young lady haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Also she doesn't really have the drive to learn tricks and stuff. She knows her basic obedience, but she doesn't really wanna be mentally challenged. Any suggestions? If this is true... Yer doin' it wrong. What makes you think she doesn't want to be mentally challenged? How have you tried to "challenge" her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 It's highly possible that I'm doing it wrong I'm not an expert lol. I have tried hide n seek games tracking etc... But she is starting to get better now. I'm just thinking she's finally fully opening up. I got her from an abusive person, so previously she was beat and such. She used to run from her leash because she was beaten with one. Was really sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum24dog Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 It's highly possible that I'm doing it wrong I'm not an expert lol. I have tried hide n seek games tracking etc... But she is starting to get better now. I'm just thinking she's finally fully opening up. I got her from an abusive person, so previously she was beat and such. She used to run from her leash because she was beaten with one. Was really sad. That would certainly explain why she's reluctant to try new things. Afraid of punishment for getting it wrong. My old dog was like that and whilst he went on to do pretty well at agility and what little competitive obedience we did, he was never as keen as the others at going beyond his mental comfort zone. Having said that, once he had learned something it gave him confidence to know exactly what was expected of him and he was happy to do it. So forget what BCs are "supposed" to be like. Every dog of whatever breed or type is an individual and needs to be treated as such. Just take it easy. It will probably take more patience and ingenuity on your part than you ever thought you had but you can make it work. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Posted September 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Thanks for the info Pam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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