[nagdu] my preferences list to GDB

[Tracy Carcione]

Sherry, thanks for sharing.  I too make lists to send with my application,
but I have taken some things for granted, which I see you have not.  Next
time, I'm taking your approach.
For example, I have taken "excellent house manners" for granted.  Who
wants a dog with poor house manners?  Who wants a dog that counter-surfs,
or tears things up, etc?  I should think it goes without saying, but I'd
be wrong. What are they thinking?!
Tracy


> Hi,
>
> Someone asked if I'd mind posting this. I almost never delete anything I
> write so I was able to find it. Here it is. I'm happy to explain anything
> on
> the list if it's not clear.
>
>
> Needs and wants and absolute deal breakers:
> Needs:
> 1. Easy to manage
>
> 2. Initiative: able to learn new places quickly and remember them
>
> 3. able to learn quickly what kinds of surfaces and obstructions can cause
> problems for me and to watch for those. Such things include wheel chair
> ramps, driveway slopes, cracks or rough places in sidewalks, garden hoses.
> It is almost impossible for me to get up on my own if I fall, and such
> things can cause me to stumble if I hit them wrong.
>
> 4. Reliable and consistent off leash recall.
>
> 5. Excellent house manners
>
>
> Wants:
> 1. Affectionate, loving, cuddly, playful with a touch of silly
>
> 2. Type to bond very tight, likes other people but mostly wants me.
>
> 3. able to be comfortable under my desk for long stretches during the work
> day.
>
> 4. Good around children and other animals, particularly other dogs and
> cats.
>
> 5. Able to be comfortable around music that might be heard in places like
> church, live theater and some concerts.
>
> 6. Comfortable on possible long car rides.
>
>
> Deal breakers:
> 1. Dog distractedness to the point of any lunging or hard pulling when
> working. A look doesn't bother me, but reacting can cause me to fall.
>
> 2. Poor off leash recall. I have a yard and eventually want to be able to
> let new dog out there without having to worry that the dog will not come
> when I call.
>
> 3. Destructive house behavior. Lived with that many years with Bianca and
> had several emergencies both with me and with her raisers. never want it
> again.
>
> 4. No relieving in harness or in the house ever. Of course, unless a dog
> is
> sick, but other than that it is not acceptable.
>
>
> Sherry
>
> "The day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our
> friends
> and break all bonds of fellowship, when the age of men comes crashing
> down.
> But it is not this day! This day, we fight!
> By all that you hold dear, by this good earth,
> I bid you, STAND! Men, of the West!"
> Aragorn, Lord of the Rings, Return of the King
>
>
>
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