[nagdu] Never worked a male before

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Shannon.
I've had 3 males and 3 females.  I have a mild preference for males,
though gals are lovely, too.  My first 2 buys were very sweet, and very
serious about keeping me safe.  They'd try anything I asked them to do,
unless they thought it wasn't safe.
Ben is not like that, though.  He has a strong desire to mark, which I've
never quite stamped out.  And he has his own agenda.  He's a Jersey boy, I
guess.  I see him strutting down the board walk, smirking at the ladies. 
"Yo babe, wanna get a pizza?"  He's got on a muscle T and a gold chain. 
Think Vinny Barbarino, if you remember back that far.
But he's still very sweet.  He just doesn't want to let on.

I suspect really that the males and females are pretty much the same,
unless you're unlucky enough to get a guy who wants to mark, and even that
can be kept to a minimum. But I'll express a mild preference for another
guy, next time I have to go.

Good luck with class.  It must be kinda nice, knowing what you'll be
getting.  Takes out the anticipation of the surprise, but I imagine it's a
lot less stressful.
Tracy

> 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
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