[nagdu] Things I wanted to discuss, but just didn't have time to

[lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com]

Hi Mardi,
If I remember right, Curly Coated Retrievers are used in England.  I asked 
about them here and they said that the Curlies matured much later than Labs 
do.  I had a groomer back in the early 1990s who had several show Curlies - 
black ones and chocolate ones.  They were kind of hyper but nice dogs.  One 
of her dogs was pictured in Dog Fancy Magazine.

Linda and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 1:33 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Things I wanted to discuss, but just didn't have time to


> Hi every one,  I have been so busy these past few days, that I have not 
> had
> time to read or post. Now that I have caught up on the reading, I am going
> to attempt to catch up on my posting.  I have always trained my dogs to 
> find
> and to follow. I have found it to be very helpful.I also have noticed that
> when people pet Nala when she is in harness, She will turn her head away
> from them,as if she were tying to tell them to leave her alone,as she is
> working. People always want to pet the cute snow dog. I wonder if people
> will be so quick to pet Shaman, or will they refrain from petting him him
> because he is a large shepherd,who looks like he could remove a hand or 
> two.
> It will be interesting to see if there is any difference. When I go into a
> restaurant, I try to sit away from other people so no one will bother my
> dog. There have been times when this was not possible and I ended up 
> sitting
> next to kids who felt it their mission was to feed my dog french fries,
> which thankfully, she refuses,as I have taught her never to take food from
> any one but me.  I don't know which school it is but they have the rare
> black and tan labs. I think they are very beautiful, and would not mind
> having one of them. I like the black labs ,more than the yellow or 
> chocolate
> ones. I don't think they are different in temperament, it's just my color
> preference. However if I needed a dog and they were the only ones 
> available,
> I would be happy to have any dog that could do the job.I am wondering why
> non of the schools have tried the curly coated retrievers. They have a 
> curly
> coat that never needs trimming and they are retrievers. I would think they
> would have a similar temperament as a lab.I also wonder why the school 
> that
> train for wheelchair users haven't tried some huskies. I know for a fact
> that they are very trainable and always want to work and don't know what 
> the
> word tired means. They do mellow out  with age, but still have enough 
> energy
> to work all day and then some,with out being hyper. They always have that
> happy go lucky attitude and are never grouchy. They have a great sense of
> self preservation, which makes them good in traffic. They are very capable
> of thinking for them selves, and while I realize that they are not for 
> every
> one, they do make excellent guides. I would have preferred to get another
> husky, but I just could not find one the right age. They were either too
> young  or too old.The two husky crosses, I tried just did not work out. I
> have reservations that Shaman will have the same energy level that my
> huskies have , and wonder if he will be able to keep up with me. I guess
> time will tell.   Have a great day,  Mardi and Nala, semi-retired and
> Shaman, gdit
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