[nagdu] Breed traits

Thu Dec 20 13:05:20 UTC 2012

My shepherd was serious, but very worried about getting things right, and 
very stressed about mistakes.  He also had a habit of wanting to walk 
exactly where he'd walked before, and other shepherd people have had the 
same experience.  They also have their own ideas about how things should be 
done.  "We can't possibly go that way.  There's a pit filled with snarling 
traffic that way!"  When really they just don't want to go there.  They want 
to go somewhere new, or maybe somewhere they've been before.
They also don't much like being behind someone.  They want to be in the 
lead.

The goldens I've seen are delighted to please, and very careful with their 
people's safety.  Some are very silly and Wahoo!, but some are very serious.

I like labs best, though I'd take a different breed if that dog was best for 
me.  Labs can roll with whatever comes.  They're calm, and not prone to 
overstressing about mistakes, but they're also careful, though maybe not as 
careful as a golden.  They can walk behind someone else, or step out boldly 
and take the lead.
And, at least with goldens, it seems like strangers are all over them, while 
not quite so much with a lab, and even less with a shepherd.

There you go, a bunch of sweeping generalizations!
My Ben is sort of a shepherd in a lab suit, very alert, but not easily 
stressed.  My Echo was a golden, cleverly disguised as a black lab, very 
sensitive and cautious.
My shepherd was from GDB, and they had serious issues in their shepherd 
lines with anxiety, so that has probably colored my idea of shepherds.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie McGinnity" <kaybaycar at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:35 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Hi there

> Hi all.  I am also a member of the yellow lab club!
>
> I am always curious about the differences in temperaments among the
> dogs.  I've heard that German shepherds are very serious workers,
> whereas goldens are gentle and live to please but can be silly.  I
> wonder if there are more differences and where labs fall in this.
> I've noticed that labs seem to be stubbern, but I imagine shepherds
> can be as well.  Just curious...  And since we're on discussing dog
> breeds...
>
> On 12/19/12, melissa R green <graduate56 at juno.com> wrote:
>> I have a female yellow Lab from GDF.
>> She is almost 4.
>> Blessings,
>> Melissa and Pj
>> Try to expect nothing, but be open for anything. Don't look for 
>> happiness,
>> but don't settle for anything less.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Laurel" <laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Hi there
>>
>>
>> Ok y'all, how many poodles do we have, I don't know. I also wanna know
>> how many shepherds we have etc. I have a yellow lab. It would be cool
>> also to know which are the most represented schools on here, Pilot,
>> GDB, TSE etc. I'm from Guide Dogs for the Blind. This could be sort of
>> fun. :)
>> Laurel and Stockard, yellow lab from GDB
>>
>> On 12/18/12, consuelo johnson <consuelo.johnson050 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'm working a davenman pitcher and she is a wonderful guide.  I just got
>>> her
>>> about a week ago so we are a new team right now.
>>> consuelo
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jessica 
>>> Pitzer
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 7:21 PM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Hi there
>>>
>>> i have a black lab
>>>
>>> On 12/18/12, John Russo <johnnyrusso at windstream.net> wrote:
>>>> Hi members,
>>>> How many guide dog users have Doberman Pinchers?
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 5:49 PM
>>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Hi there
>>>>
>>>> Now that we know there are several puddles out there giggle, How many
>>>> black labs or even how many yellow labs are out there.
>>>> On this list.
>>>> Just thought I would have fun.
>>>> Tammy your address isn't coming into my address book, can you send it
>>>> to me please?
>>>>
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