[nagdu] the public and dog breeds

[Raven Tolliver]

As someone who plans on sticking to goldens, I suspect I'll always be
flooded by the public. The compliments, comments, and questions are
never-ending. Most of the time, I just ignore it, or politely thank
them for compliments on how beautiful my dog is or how well-behaved he
is. He usually keeps to himself, but people still get curious, chatty,
and handzy. I think the amount of attention your dog attracts has more
to do with curiosity and ignorance than the dog's behavior.

The people who are fearful of dogs are fearful no matter what, in my
experience. Some people just see a huge dog, and are afraid regardless
of breed. One time, I was playing with the Golden Guy at a park. I
took him down a slide, and at the bottom, I lost the leash. He took
off to say hello to a Dachshund. The poor dog owners were frightened
by this, so they left with their dog. I don't blame them. They knew
nothing about my dog.

About dogs being mistaken for female. I think many people assume
lighter colored dogs are girls. My dog is truly golden; he's pretty
blonde. So many people think he's a girl. Also, he has a small head
for a male golden. It's proportionate, yes. But compared to other male
goldens, his head is smaller, so I think that has something to do with
it, too.
-- 
Raven
Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
www.1am-editing.com

You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
have or what you do.

Naturally-reared guide dogs
https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nrguidedogs

On 6/24/15, Lisa via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Dan, that's really funny! :D
> Yesterday, even the vet said "She" at first. There must be something about
> Taylor but I don't know what it is.
>
> Lisa
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Weiner via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Dan Weiner" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 2:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] the public and dog breeds
>
>
>> 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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