I have had Aussies for years, then got Cavaliers too. I have never had any problems with the size difference. I have had problems with individuals who think they should be alpha bitch. I never thought I would have the problem, but one memorable disagreement escalated to the serious level. I picked up the 50# aussie and had to shake off the 17# cavalier who figured now she could finish this. Usually I have no problems and my aussie bitch would love to nurse the cavalier babies. In fact I have switched babies back and forth as need be. I find babies of the 10-12 week age to be the toothiest regardless of breed. My 5 month cavalier is out in the dog yard with the 5 year old Aussie and her 8 month old son. Now the 14 week old aussie pup can only be out unsupervised with the older cavaliers who will box his ears if he gets upity. In the house never a problem but I would not let fresh happy dogs come thundering through with any breed of pup under foot.
But once pups are of an age and agile enough to keep out of harms way they all play together. It is quite cute to look out in the dog yard on a cold winter day and see the aussie bitch snoozing with a cluster of cavaliers using her as a piece of heated furniture. TTFN Leah ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
