[nagdu] choosing a particular breed and reasons why?

[Raven Tolliver]

Every guide dog must be self-confident and stubborn to a point. It is
their job to make executive decisions, and act according to judgment,
sometimes independent of verbal/physical cues and commands. They are
right when they are right, and they make sure you know that.
When I refer to a labrador's stubbornness, I am specifically talking
about their level of compliance. Compared to the typical adult golden
retriever or shepherd, many adult labradors have a lower level of
compliance.
I am not referring to every labrador all the time in all places, just
referring to generalizations I have developed after my personal
experiences, and lengthy discussions I've had with other pet dog
trainers and labrador pet owners.
-- 
Raven
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 3/22/15, Leye-Shprintse Öberg <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> BS'D
>
> On our application, we can fill in if we're prefering a breed. I had the
> Golden on the top, then the Labrador and last the German Shepherd. When I
> applied tough, they only trained Labradors, Golden/Labradors, German
> Shepherds and Poodles.
>
> In Sweden, we say that it exists two lines of Labradors, the show and the
> field lines; the same is true for the Golden. The only Retrievers who only
> have one line is the Flat-Coated Retriever who's pure field.
>
> However, I told the instructors that the breed wasn't that important for me;
> the most important for me was that they picked a dog who'd fit my
> personality and my lifestyle. Today, I see that the Golden wouldn't fit me
> as a working Partner; I'd love one as a pet dog in the future tough. German
> Shepherds are also out. I got an energetic black Labrador girl with a lot of
> personality. She's from a show line I think, but she's many field qualities
> as I requested. I also think it's wrong to say that they're stuborn,
> self-confident feels more correct. My girl is very girlish, she loves
> working but going the same routes again, again and again are very boring and
> then she becomes a little diva. Many of my friends wonder how I can put up
> with her personality, but I love her quirks! She's really the perfect dog
> for me. She's a sniffer and scavenger, but I think these bad habits could be
> better if she had more training as a puppy. I think my dog was very spoiled
> as a puppy!
>
> In the future, I'd say that the right dog is more important than the breed,
> but I'd very happy for a Field Labrador Retriever or Flat-Coated Retriever.
> If I'd owner-tr,n, I would choose a Flattie!
>
> Kind regards,
> Leye-Shprintse and Hera <3
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