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Shadowlands · 30-12-2011, 10:09

Hello TimoleonVieta (what an interesting name

),

We have a 4, going on 5, year old CsV female. When she was a small puppy, she craved the company of other dogs - irrespective of sex. About a month after getting her, we were adopted by the tiniest little stray female, whom we dubbed Scrap

. She and Shadow immediately became the best of friends, curling up to sleep together in the garden and playing rough and tumble all day long. Scrap has grown up to be a big gentle dog and she and Shadow are still friends except when Shadow comes into season - then poor Scrap is in line to take a real beating

, so we must keep them separated for that time. After an initial wariness on Scrap's part, they become friends again once the hormones stop raging (Scrap has been spayed). Right now, we have a new litter of puppies

, and again Scrap has to be kept away from Shadow. Interestingly, a neutered male 'stray' we have taken in and our 6 month old female Airedale are not at risk... Once the pups are at the exploring age, Shadow is more than happy to let 'Aunty' Scrap take over as chief babysitter

Female to female hostility is not unheard of in the breed so, were you to get your collie too, just be prepared for the odd time when they will not be friends. The rest of the time, they will get on brilliantly and your CsV will be so happy for the company (4 legged).

We all look forward to seeing pictures and hearing who this puppy is (it is important that you get in contact with some of the breed guardians in the UK as the KC demands 20 individual, unrelated dogs in the country before they will consider recognising the breed - something I am sure you would hope will happen too)

30-12-2011, 10:09	#16
Shadowlands Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vidin Posts: 391	Hello TimoleonVieta (what an interesting name ), We have a 4, going on 5, year old CsV female. When she was a small puppy, she craved the company of other dogs - irrespective of sex. About a month after getting her, we were adopted by the tiniest little stray female, whom we dubbed Scrap . She and Shadow immediately became the best of friends, curling up to sleep together in the garden and playing rough and tumble all day long. Scrap has grown up to be a big gentle dog and she and Shadow are still friends except when Shadow comes into season - then poor Scrap is in line to take a real beating , so we must keep them separated for that time. After an initial wariness on Scrap's part, they become friends again once the hormones stop raging (Scrap has been spayed). Right now, we have a new litter of puppies , and again Scrap has to be kept away from Shadow. Interestingly, a neutered male 'stray' we have taken in and our 6 month old female Airedale are not at risk... Once the pups are at the exploring age, Shadow is more than happy to let 'Aunty' Scrap take over as chief babysitter Female to female hostility is not unheard of in the breed so, were you to get your collie too, just be prepared for the odd time when they will not be friends. The rest of the time, they will get on brilliantly and your CsV will be so happy for the company (4 legged). We all look forward to seeing pictures and hearing who this puppy is (it is important that you get in contact with some of the breed guardians in the UK as the KC demands 20 individual, unrelated dogs in the country before they will consider recognising the breed - something I am sure you would hope will happen too)