[nagdu] Breed traits

rhonda cruz rhondaprincess at gmail.com
Thu Dec 20 16:18:53 UTC 2012


 hi all. i have my first sheppard from pilot dogs.
 may is five years old.
 she has her own ideas. of getting things done.
 we've been a team for 3 years.
 she likes her work.

On Dec 20, 2012, at 5:05 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:

> 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" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Hi there
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> 
>> 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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>> Julie McG
>> Lindbergh High School class of 2009, National Federation of the Blind
>> of Missouri recording secretary,
>> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
>> and proud graduate of Guiding Eyes for the Blind
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