[nagdu] Never worked a male before

Tue Jul 10 16:43:19 UTC 2012

Absolutely.  My Jan, a female GSD, could mark wiht the best of them. 
Again, she was discouraged from such behavior.  But if it happened, not
only did she mark, but she sometimes did so by lifting her leg like a
male dog.

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

>>> Buddy Brannan <buddy at brannan.name> 7/10/2012 11:55 AM >>>
I'm really perplexed by this belief that people seem to have that male
dogs have a, excuse me, marked tendency to mark. 

For one thing, I'm told that they're generally parked such that they
continue the habit of squatting when they pee and don't get in the habit
of lifting a leg on something. Even so, if we're near a post or wall or
something at park time, Leno will life his leg on it. But, and i stress
this emphatically, only at park time. He does not, nor did his
predecessors, make a point of stopping to mark during our walks, nor at
any time in our house. I'm not sure quite how this works, but I'm told
that female dogs also can mark, and sometimes do. 
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY

On Jul 10, 2012, at 10:24 AM, Shannon Dyer <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
> 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
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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 
>>> Visit us on facebook at:
>>> www.facebook.com/GuideDogFoundation or
www.facebook.com/AmericasVetDogs 
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