[nagdu] Never worked a male before

[Shannon Dyer]

Hi, all.

As you know, I'll be attending the August class at GDF. I'll be matched with a male. I know this because I had asked for a female, so one of the trainers contacted me to see if I would be willing to work a male. After she described his personality to me, I decided to try it out. They brought him to meet me, since I only live like twenty minutes from the school. He's very sweet, much smaller than Caroline, and seems like a good worker.

The idea of working a male just feels really foreign to me. All the male dogs I've ever known well have been jerks of one sort or another. I know he's neudered, and not aggressive, but I'm still a little apprehensive. Does anyone have any advice? If so, I'd love to hear it.

Shannon
Shannon Dyer
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