[nagdu] the public and dog breeds

[Pam]

lol dan.

Sent from my iPhone

> On 24 Jun 2015, at 13:28, Dan Weiner via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Or what about the bizarre conversation I had the other day:
> "Is he a girl dog?"
> Dan: "he's a boy yes"
> 
> "she's so beautiful."
> 
> You've gotta' smile at that one--lol
> 
> Dan W. and the Parker hound
> 
> dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net     
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa via nagdu
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 8:09 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Lisa
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] the public and dog breeds
> 
> Hi Pam and all,
> 
> I often wish (jokingly of course) I had a pitbull or another breed that's
> sadly seen by the public as dangerous. So they would let me and my dog have
> our peace.
> I have a lab whose face looks, according to many sighted people including my
> guide dog trainer, like a puppy's face. Additionally, he's so friendly and
> wagging his tail all the time. Almost every member of the public wants to
> say hi to him and says: "She's still young, isn't she?" So apart from the
> fact that he'll be 4 in November, really everybody thinks he's a female. A
> female puppy with a heart full of joy. I sometimes hate the public. ;-)
> 
> Lisa
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Pam" <pamyoung80 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 11:17 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] the public and dog breeds
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> hi all. just going back to something which was discussed on another thread
>> about the public's interaction with guide dogs. just curious if any of u
>> think it depends on the breed of dog u have and the amount of attention
>> the dog gets from the public? i have a couple of friends that went from
>> having lab/retriever crosses to shepherd/retrievers and they have both
>> said people pretty much stay away from them now they have
>> shepherd/retrievers. that they seem to b more wary of them. i also have a
>> friend that has a golden/doodle and she is constantly being stopped by
>> people. so i'm interested to hear your thoughts on this ":) Sent from my
>> iPhone
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