The collie is a dog of the average size, but having a certain force and grace, even aristocratism. Modern collies the excellent shepherds and partners who are perfectly adapted both to rural areas and for city life near the person. First of all, the collie is a loyal friend of the owner, his satellite and the assistant. To choose a puppy of a collie, it is necessary to know features of the standard of this breed of dog.
Instruction
1. Before purchase of a puppy surely inquire about the manufacturers who are engaged in cultivation of dogs of breed of a collie. Communicate to them, attend film logical exhibitions, look at their pets, pay attention to conditions of keeping of animals.
2. Choosing between a dog and as suky, trust in the personal preferences. If you do not plan to be engaged in cultivation of puppies of this breed, take a dog. Dogs are more representative and independent. Collies girls are more appeasable, affectionate, it is easier to train them in various teams.
3. It is the best of all to take in seven a puppy of a collie at the age of 8-12 weeks. It is the period of social adaptation when there is a formation of character of the kid. Puppies of a collie at this age are already separated from mother and are able to eat main types of forages independently: meat, porridges and dairy products.
4. Pay special attention to mom of puppies. She has to be well-groomed, active and cheerful, not exhausted at all. Remember that only the strong animal can give rise to healthy posterity.
5. There are only 3 types of a color of a collie: three-colored (black with burn marks and white marks), red (from light-golden to sable) and marble-blue. Existence of white marks on paws and a collar is desirable at any option of a color of a collie, they give to dogs of this breed of bigger appeal.
6. The puppy of a collie has to be active, playful, pretty well-fed. It should have neither internal parasites (worms), nor skin (louses, fleas, vlasoyed). If you address to nursery or to the manufacturer, the puppy at the time of sale has to be prokleymen, according to provisions of RKF, and on it the puppyish card which in a consequence can be exchanged for a family tree of a dog is made out.
7. The wool cover of a little collie has to be dense, and eyes, ears and a nose – clean. True color of eyes of a puppy of a collie can be defined only in 7-8 weeks. At dogs of any color of an eye have to be dark. The exception is made only by a marble blue-eyed collie.
8. Carefully examine the dog who was pleasant to you. The puppy of a collie has to have strong and equal extremities, a long beautiful neck, an equal back, the tail has to fall below a skakatelny joint. The good dog is distinguished by also developed lower jaw, a nozhnitseobrazny bite, not prominent and not round prominent eyes slantwise located.