[nagdu] dog uran getting the shoes

Wed Feb 15 01:18:02 UTC 2012

I thautht it had something to do with males being said to be more aggressive 
but I'm not sure.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buddy Brannan" <buddy at brannan.name>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog uran getting the shoes


> The only thing I know for sure about genders in use is that, in the 
> beginning, exclusively female GSD's were used. There was some theory about 
> that, but I don't rememberr exactly what it was. I'll have to look it up; 
> I think i even know what book I saw it in.
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
> On Feb 14, 2012, at 5:28 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home wrote:
>
>> Perhaps it simply means that men and women are different.
>> Just out of curiosity, I wonder what the percentages are of men and women 
>> receiving male or female dogs. On a slightly different note, is there a 
>> difference in pass rate for male vs. female?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry D. Keeler" 
>> <lkeeler at comcast.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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>> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog uran getting the shoes
>>
>>
>>> That's a really good point!  I did know one guy who really didn't want a 
>>> male because he was afraid while cleaning him, he would accidentally 
>>> touch something!  Well, he is just silly but I do wonder about that.  I 
>>> also knew a woman at Pilot who didn't want a female.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buddy Brannan" <buddy at brannan.name>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:11 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog uran getting the shoes
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>>>
>>>> Just as an interesting aside, I have only ever seen women have a 
>>>> specific dog gender preference. I'm not sure what that means.
>>>> --
>>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 14, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Is this for real? You wouldn't want a male dog because you might get 
>>>>> peed on?
>>>>> How will you handle children?
>>>>> I'm serious, I don't understand the logic here. Can somebody explain?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>>>> Behalf Of Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 8:52 PM
>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog uran getting the shoes
>>>>>
>>>>> Lexia is my first dog. I do not want a male dog for the reasons 
>>>>> mentioned in
>>>>> the email.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Criminal Justice Major" <orleans24 at comcast.net>
>>>>> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 5:42 PM
>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] dog uran getting the shoes
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, Larry,
>>>>>> I experienced that during training myself, the dog uran getting on my
>>>>>> tennis shoes.
>>>>>> Unfortunately, I only had one pair of tennis shoes, so couldn't wash 
>>>>>> them
>>>>>> immediately for I wasn't sure if they'd be dry before the following 
>>>>>> day of
>>>>>> training.
>>>>>> It was Freedom David Berry who marked my shoes while he lifted his 
>>>>>> leg up
>>>>>> on one of the metal bars in the relief area at Pilot.
>>>>>> Reason for hearing the males go is because their peaing is louder and 
>>>>>> they
>>>>>> don't sit down all the way.
>>>>>> All of my guide have just squated halfway.
>>>>>> I did have the practice of parking two female dogs and wasn't able to 
>>>>>> hear
>>>>>> them pea either because they would sit down on the ground all the 
>>>>>> way.
>>>>>> As for the males doing the number two thing, they would be in the 
>>>>>> sitting
>>>>>> position while going.
>>>>>> For the females, the would be sitting halgway toward the ground.
>>>>>> As for Orleans and Odie, neither of them marked or peaed on my tennis
>>>>>> shoes and I was thankful for that.
>>>>>> As for the part of stepping in that gooy stuff, I didn't like that 
>>>>>> feeling
>>>>>> with and withoutt wearing shoes.
>>>>>> Just thought I'd share my experiences.
>>>>>> I'm curious to hear from others on their experiences of what it was 
>>>>>> like
>>>>>> for them when having a male or female dog when potty time occured?
>>>>>> Bibi, husband Dale and Odie
>>>>>> medical alert service dog
>>>>>> the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
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