CWD character?

[Rona]

Originally Posted by hanninadina

Nice pictures, but have polish people only have big dogs? Looks like.

You mean big in size? No, Polish people also own small dogs, as you can see here:
http://picasaweb.google.pl/rpaszkows...43653242629570
http://picasaweb.google.pl/rpaszkows...92271262558658
http://picasaweb.google.pl/rpaszkows...73269514164402

Originally Posted by hanninadina

Rona, isn´t your csw not a young one about now 1,5 year old?

Yes, Lorelei is close to 22 months now, but she's not our first CSV. Before we owned Tina for 14 years.

Originally Posted by hanninadina

I am asking this because seeing this pictures people who does not know the breed csw can belive that they are always without problems with other dogs on dogplaygrounds. In the german forum we just discuss this and the majority wrote that getting adult the csw is not playful with other dogs. Pavel wrote in concrete the only pack for your csw is your own pack.

I suppose you're right and the majority of CSV cannot run freely in public places, but I agree with Marcy, that some are able to.

However,
1. I was told and could observe myself several times that if a young CSV made friends with other dogs, established the hierarchy and met them more or less regularly, these relationships tended to "survive" after the CSV matured. That's one of the reasons why we put so much emphasis on socialisation.
I was hoping my post and the links might help new or potential owners realize how important this was.

2. I should also think that CSVs that live in dog packs might have more of a "us and them" attitude, thus are more hostile towards dogs from outside their pack, than a CSV that lives among 'human pack' only.

Originally Posted by hanninadina

That must be said, csw with the age from around 2,5, 3 years are not able to play with others dogs, they do not like them.

Christian, I wonder why your statements are always so definite in tone, even when you're writing about your personal experiences?

I'm far too humble to claim that I'm 100% sure my CSV will be always as good with dogs as she is now, but I've met a few CSVs that contradict your opinion. Here is a male CSV we occasionaly meet at Błonia. The owners are careful when dominant males are around, but the dog has very good recall, so this is not a real problem. NB Marcy had a chance to meet him last year and may confirm that he's still quite playful although 5 years old now.

Rona, these are really cool pictures, especially the last ones of the csws playing together.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked them.