[nagdu] Puppyraising for owner training

[David Andrews]

While I am not an expert in such things, it is hard for me to imagine 
a Dalmatian being a guide dog.  They are pretty high strung.

Dave

At 12:24 AM 5/4/2010, you wrote:
>Are Dalmatians the right size?  Do they have the right 
>temperament?  Just curious.
>
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>>If a poodle gets way too much attention, I can hardly imagine what it would
>>be like going about -- or trying to! -- with a Dalmation.  /lol/
>>
>>Tami Smith-Kinney
>>
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>>From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>Of The Pawpower Pack
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>>Actually GDB used Dals in the 50's and 60's.  There are a couple owner
>>trainers with Dalmatian guides.  They aren't for everyone, but neither
>>are labs or goldens.
>>
>>Rox and the Kitchen Bitches
>>Bristol (retired), Mill'E SD. and Laveau Guide Dog, CGC.
>>"It's wildly irritating to have invented something as revolutionary as
>>sarcasm, only to have it abused by amateurs." -- Christopher Moore
>>pawpower4me at gmail.com