Water

Don’t give your pup too much to drink upon picking up your new puppy, as he is used to having constant drinking available from his mom. He will drink as much as you provide.

Limit a cup of water at a time in the beginning, and eventually up his intake of water, dependant upon what his stools look like. If its too soft, cut back the water, if too hard, increase water intake. When he is about three months of age, you can leave water out and not worry about him drinking too much water at one time. Until then, watch all water intakes, and only give limited supplies of water.

Put a small dish attached to the door of his crate, if crate training or if you are going to be away at work for most of the day. You can still provide them with water to drink if they get thirsty. Feed and water your pup immediately upon waking in the morning before you do anything else. That way they will have gone potty before you have left for work. And will hopefully not have any accidents while you’re gone.

Border Collies are notoriously finicky eaters. Their caloric output is usually quite high and yet they do not like eating large quantities at a time. Some people simply leave their food out all day and allow them to eat as they wish, rather like a cat. Others prefer to feed at regimented times and remove the food after a sufficient time span. Getting them to eat is an uphill task and is simply a quirk of their breed