[nagdu] Never worked a male before

Tue Jul 10 20:19:35 UTC 2012

Hi i hope it all works out for your new partner. all the best.

On 7/10/12, Vanessa Lowery <vlowery at dhr.state.md.us> wrote:
> The usual leash correction--a quick jerk back followed by release on the
> leash.
>
>
>
> Vanessa Lowery, LGSW
> Adult and Community Services Division
> Adult Services Screening Unit
> 410-853-3550
> VLowery at dhr.state.md.us
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>
>>>> "Christel Sogenbits" <christel.chrissu at gmail.com> 7/10/2012 12:45
> PM >>>
> Hi!
> What do you mean by leash correction?
> I am sorry if it is a stupid question...
>
>
> Tervitades / With greetings
> Christel Sogenbits
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Vanessa Lowery
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 7:41 PM
> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Never worked a male before
>
> Mine tries, and he is *firmly* uged to keep going.  If a verbal fussing
> works, fine. But if he persists, he gets a leash correction.  Only if he
> seems insistant do I let him stop *when* I am ready.  In other words, I
> pick the spot and not him.  Ninety percent of the time, he really needs
> to go, but again, I call the shots as to when and where he will stop.
> As such, i have stopped his male need to leave pee mail for other
> doggies to read.
>
>
>
> 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 12:01 PM
>>>>
> My males don't stop to mark.
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <buddy at brannan.name>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 11:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Never worked a male before
>
>
> 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
>> 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:
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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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