[NAGDU] Insisting on a particular breed of dog

[Buddy Brannan]

Hi Tara,

I've not insisted. However, with dog #4, I stacked the deck, so to speak, by deciding that I was going to try my hand at owner training. So I got to pick! Yay, go me! While I agree that GSD's do have a certain dignified bearing, my specific one, well...she's lovely, really she is, and friendly and gentle as can be. Graceful though? Not so much. She does everything with boundless joy, energy, and enthusiasm though. Or at least, never by halves. I wouldn't say that the howling and crying she does when it's toenail clipping time are at all dignified. With the huge paws she has, when she jumps on a friend (not in harness, and at home) in greeting, she's anything but dainty and lady-like. Wouldn't trade her for anything. 

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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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> On Feb 26, 2018, at 12:17 PM, Tara Briggs via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi all! My friend just got back from guiding eyes for the blind. She has a beautiful German Shepherd named talent. This is the third German Shepherd I have had the chance to interact with and I think I fallen  in love. The three  German Shepherd‘s that I had the pleasure of meeting all had such dignity and calm  beautiful nature‘s. I’m thinking about insisting on a German Shepherd for dog number three. I go in September. Perhaps insisting is the wrong word. Since I will be getting my dog from the Seeing Eye and they know the dogs  that are available I feel like they should still make the ultimate choice. However, I have fallen in love with the German Shepherd breed. I am wondering if any of you have  insisted on a particular breed. If so, what were your reasons and how did it work out for you? I look forward to any responses.
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> Tara
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