[nagdu] Labs as Guides, was Hello

[Shanna Stichler]

For me, the answer is no, but it varies from person to person. I had 1 
Labrador that worked successfully for me. She was a lovely dog, but the 
only one of 3 Labs to work long-term. My other 2 Labradors had poor work 
ethic, significant distraction troubles, and the first had terrible 
house behaviors. I think I honestly just had bad luck, but those were my 
Lab experiences. That said, across the board, Labs tend to work well 
with a lot of people. I know of many handlers with nice Labs that work 
beautifully for them, so I don't want anyone thinking I'm ttrashing 
Labs, because I'm really not.

I'm currently working a female Shepherd, and while she isn't perfect, 
she has lovely work ethic. She can be distractable at times, but she's 
also only  16 months old, so that's pretty normal at this stage. She 
does have very solid nerve though along with a great deal of initiative, 
which is really great. That said, many people find Shepherds to be a bad 
fit for them, so again it all depends on the individual and what he or 
she likes in a dog.

Shanna with Diamond
On 4/29/2013 5:05 PM, Lyn Gwizdak wrote:
> Hi Consuelo,
> I had to crack up at your creative spelling of the breed of your dog. 
> LOL! Your dog is a d o b e r m a n  p i n c e r. Dobertman Pincer - I 
> may have gotten creative with the spelling of pincer myself. It is 
> prnounced as I spelled it.  It is a German spelling which escapes me.
>
> I had a friend who had a red and rust colored Dobie as a guide from 
> Pilot back in the 1980s and early '90s.  Great dog!  So mellow and nice.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> "Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is 
> like asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "consuelo johnson" 
> <consuelo.johnson050 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 9:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Hello
>
>
>> I'm working a davenman pitcher and she works just fine for me.   But 
>> I've
>> had four lab , and two german shepherd as guide dogs  consuelo
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve Sanchez
>> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 10:22 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Hello
>>
>> My answer is "Absolutely not." Now my politically correct answer is more
>> along the lines of it depending on the individual dog. Just like all 
>> people
>> of the human variety, personalities abound as does intelligence. It 
>> is known
>> that math was invented by an ancient Greek, so does that mean that 
>> Greeks
>> make the best mathematicians? Heck no! I was lucky to get passing 
>> grades in
>> my required math classes. I hope that answers your question without my
>> prejudice showing, but everyone here likely knows how I feel about 
>> Labradors
>> (it's a personal thing).
>> Eve
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 8:08 PM, rhonda cruz <rhondaprincess at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>  hi i have a guide dog. it is a geramn sheppard.
>>>  she does good.
>>>
>>> On Apr 28, 2013, at 5:38 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
>>>
>>>> Depends.  I've seen all kinds do very well!  I have a labbradoodle 
>>>> and I
>> think she does just fine! This list has poodles, goldens, labs, 
>> boxers and
>> even huskies!  They all seem go do well!
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <lrsj89 at aol.com>
>>>> To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 8:11 PM
>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Hello
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Do you all thank that labs make the best Guide Dogs?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> nagdu mailing list
>>>>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nagdu:
>>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/lkeeler%40comcast
>>>>> .net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> nagdu mailing list
>>>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nagdu:
>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/rhondaprincess%40g
>>>> mail.com
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> nagdu mailing list
>>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nagdu:
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/celticyaya%40gmail.
>>> com
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nagdu mailing list
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
>> nagdu:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/consuelo.johnson050%40gma 
>>
>> il.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nagdu mailing list
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
>> nagdu:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/linda.gwizdak%40cox.net 
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/slstich%40gmail.com