What do Border Collies eat?

1. Nutritional paste
It is actually best not to start eating dog food immediately for two-month-old Border Collies, especially dry dog ​​food. Border Collies are in the transition period between milk and dog food. They can eat some milk cakes and nutritional pastes, which are relatively soft and suitable for the stomach.
2. Porridge food

You can also give some gruel to frontier herdsmen, such as lean meat porridge, millet porridge, bone broth porridge, etc., without seasoning. The porridge is cooked first and served to the border collie, with a little seasoning added, and we can drink it too.

3. MAG Goat Milk Powder
If you really want to feed your Border Collie dog food, you need to soak the dog food in water, and it must be soaked until soft. If you like to use goat milk to soak your dog's food, it must be goat milk powder, as milk will cause diarrhea. Generally, just make it with milk powder and then soak the dog food in it.
4. Eggs
Eggs are an excellent source of protein, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, folic acid, vitamin A, and vitamin D, but they lack niacin. Therefore, eggs should not be regarded as the staple food of Border Collies, but can only be used as a useful supplement in Border Collie dog food.
5. Fish

Fish are generally divided into fatty fish and egg white fish. Egg White Fish and Inclusions: Cod, Flounder, Flounder, and Halibut. Fish with a fat content of less than 2% include herring, mackerel, sardines, eels, goldfish, eels, etc. The fat content is as high as 5%-20%. Egg white fish contains the same ingredients as lean meat, but is rich in iodine; fatty fish is rich in fat-soluble vitamins. Fish is not as delicious as meat. Generally speaking, Border Shepherds are less fond of fish than meat. When eating fish, be careful not to let your Border Collie get stuck on the spines.
6. Dairy products
Dairy products are also very important for Border Collies. Generally speaking, dairy products include cream, skim milk, whey, yogurt, cheese and butter. Milk contains most of the nutrients Border Collie dogs need, but iron and vitamin D are lacking. Each 100 grams of milk contains 271.7 kilojoules of energy, 3.4 grams of protein, 3.9 grams of fat, 4.7 grams of lactose, 0.12 grams of calcium, and 0.1 grams of phosphorus. Milk is more palatable to Border Collies. Generally speaking, dogs of any breed prefer to drink milk.
7. Meat
Meat is composed of animal muscles, intermuscular fat, muscle sheaths, tendons and blood vessels. Meat foods contain iron and some B vitamins. Especially an excellent source of niacin, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin B12. Feeding Border Collie dogs this type of food has good palatability, high digestibility and quick application. The lean meat composition of pigs, cows, lambs, beef calves, chickens and rabbits is very similar, especially the moisture and protein. The difference is mainly reflected in the change of fat. The moisture content is between 70% and 76%, and the protein content is between 70% and 76%. The fat content is between 22% and 25%, and the fat content is between 2% and 9%. The fat content of poultry, meat calves and rabbits is 2% to 5%, and the fat content of lambs and pigs is between 7% and 9%..
8. Meat by-products

The nutritional content of meat by-products, regardless of animal origin, is usually similar. They have more water than lean meat, less egg white, and more fat. Meat contains no carbohydrates because more energy is stored in fat than in sugar and starch. The egg white substances in meat and meat by-products have high nutritional value. All meats are low in calcium. The calcium to phosphorus ratio varies greatly. The calcium to phosphorus ratio is 1:10 to 1:20, and vitamin A, vitamin D, and iodine are deficient. Therefore, meat is an important part of a Border Collie’s daily dog ​​food. In order to grow healthily, Border Shepherds must be allowed to eat some animal muscle every day.

Precautions for Border Collie’s diet

1. Do not feed Border Collie seasonings. For example, soy sauce, salt, MSG, sugar, pepper, aniseed, etc.
2. Do not feed Border Collies foods that are not easy to digest, such as soybeans, sesame, etc.
3. Border collies cannot eat squid either.
4. Provide sufficient water to the Border Collie. Prepare a clean container. Do not feed raw water. Change the water from time to time. Do not change the old water for many days.