[nagdu] Never worked a male before

Tue Jul 10 15:11:38 UTC 2012

Griffin does everything from the delicate slight leg raise to the
all-out, let 'er rip way up there hike (a frien dof mine calls that
empasized leg hike "lift and launch").  I do like the fact that if you
avhe to get a urine sample, it is a far cry easier to get it from a male
than froma female.  

Vanessa Lowery, LGSW
Adult and Community Services Division
Adult Services Screening Unit
410-853-3550
VLowery at dhr.state.md.us

>>> "Margo and Arrow" <margo.downey at verizon.net> 7/10/2012 11:06 AM
>>>
My males don't squat but you can hear them pee and if you touch them, 
they've got an interesting position because a leg is raised.  Guess not
all 
males raise a leg--I've heard that osmewhere.

margo and Arrow
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From: "Shannon Dyer" <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Never worked a male before

Hi, Tracy.

>From what the trainer tells me, he squats when he pees. So, hopefully,

marking won't be a problem.

Thank you for sharing your positive experiences with me.

Shannon
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On Jul 10, 2012, at 7:49 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:

> 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
>> Shannon Dyer
>> Alumni Council Member,
>> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc
>> ®  and
>> America's VetDogs®,  The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc ®
>> Providing "Second Sight" ® since 1946
>> 371 E. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787
>> Office: 631-930-9000, Toll-free: 866-282-8047
>> solsticesinger at gmail.com 
>> To make a donation that can change a life...contact the Guide Dog
>> Foundation at
>> www.guidedog.org 
>> or America's VetDogs the Veterans K-9 Corps at
>> www.vetdogs.org 
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>> www.facebook.com/GuideDogFoundation or
www.facebook.com/AmericasVetDogs 
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