[nagdu] My new dog

[Buddy Brannan]

Hi Tracy,

My experience mostly agrees with your experience, but Leno must be a mutant or something, because, approaching a year and a half later and he's *still* really quiet. There was a brief time when he'd get a little distracted by other dogs, but that settled down very quickly, and even that wasn't bad at all. Nothing like Chet's distractibility, and nothing that was at all hard to get control over. Still, I do think Leno's pretty unusual in that respect; it was pretty much what I saw was what I got, no surprises. 
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Jan 12, 2012, at 7:46 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:

> Hi Mark!  I've been wondering how it was going for you.  Glad to hear it's
> going well.  And he sounds like a fine fellow.
> 
> In my experience, dogs may start out quiet, but, once they start feeling
> comfortable, they start coming out of their shell and testing you to see
> what rules will stay and which will go.  In class, it takes a week or two
> to start.  Not sure if it's the same at home, but I'd think it would be.
> Hope all continues to go well.
> Tracy
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> My new dog is doing well. I got him on Tuesday the 3, and yesterday we
>> were doing subway work.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> He is an almost 80lb male shepherd. His coloration was called "sable."
>> The tip of his tale is black, almost like he dipped it in a bucket of
>> paint. He is extremely well behaved, and whenever I stop to talk to
>> someone, he lays down on my left side. Whenever I am at a counter, he
>> automatically lays down between my feet and the counter. He never barks,
>> or chews anything in the house. Unless there is some sort of super
>> compelling distraction like pidgins, he listens to me almost 100% of the
>> time.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> My only complaint is sniffing distractions, and bird distractions.
>> However, the bird distraction is more amusing than dangerous. Whenever, he
>> sees a bird on the sidewalk in front of him, he stairs at it, while
>> walking strait at it. When the bird gets scared and flies off, he is so
>> happy, bouncing and wagging his tale.  I don't get on his case about bird
>> distractions so long as he doesn't go after birds that are not in our path
>> anyway, and as he is approaching the bird, he can't mess up his guide
>> work.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I have a red rubber stick that my dog loves. This is like doggy crack. He
>> wants this rubber stick, more than he wants beef jerky or other high value
>> food treats.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Let's call the dog Jon. That's not his name, however, that's the alias we
>> are going with to he decides he doesn't want to run over and make friends
>> with everyone that says his name.
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