[nagdu] Labs as Guides, was Hello

Tue Apr 30 00:07:27 UTC 2013

My dog is from gallant hearts guide dog center out of Madison, ms, but I
have had five guide dogs from pilot dogs inc.  consuelo  

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shanna Stichler
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 5:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Labs as Guides, was Hello

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
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>> 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
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>> 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"
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>>>>> Do you all thank that labs make the best Guide Dogs?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPod
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