[nagdu] Never worked a male before

Tue Jul 10 22:12:42 UTC 2012

I'm just getting a kick out of this subject line!  Mostly women are 
responding.  Anyway, I've so far never worked a male!  From what I see, they 
seem to be a little more protective than females but I really haven't seen 
that many.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shannon Dyer" <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Never worked a male before

Thanks, Marty. I do intend to do all I can to make it work. It's just 
helpful to hear that people have had positive experiences with male dogs. My 
father has raised a number of male labs who have, unfortunately, given me 
kind of a negative outlook on the gender and behaviors that can be 
exhibited. So, I'm just trying to soak up all the good knowledge I can 
before August. (Smile)

Shannon
Shannon Dyer
Alumni Council Member,
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc
®  and
America's VetDogs®,  The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc ®
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On Jul 10, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Marty Rahn wrote:

> Shannon,
>
> I think you should give him a chance. Not all males are arrogant jerks. 
> *grin*  My monty is very laid vack 95 percent of the time. Sure, he barks 
> at the occasional dog or person, and gets a correction, but he's a good 
> worker, and just wants to please. Besides, if you really don't feel it 
> will work out, I'm sure gDF can do a switch if there's another dog 
> available. I honestly don't think you'll have any issues that you can't 
> handle. Wishing you the best in whatever you decide.
> Marty and LDB Monty
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon Dyer" 
> <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
> To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:33 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Never worked a male before
>
>
> 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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