[nagdu] Never worked a male before

[Peggy]

My male did have to mark sometimes, not while we were working but a couple 
times when he was given his freedom at different houses, needless to say, 
his freedom didn't last too long.  But yet again, I've seen females mark as 
well, so I agree with you, I don't think it's just a male thing.



-----Original Message----- 
From: Buddy Brannan
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:55 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Never worked a male before

I'm really perplexed by this belief that people seem to have that male dogs 
have a, excuse me, marked tendency to mark.

For one thing, I'm told that they're generally parked such that they 
continue the habit of squatting when they pee and don't get in the habit of 
lifting a leg on something. Even so, if we're near a post or wall or 
something at park time, Leno will life his leg on it. But, and i stress this 
emphatically, only at park time. He does not, nor did his predecessors, make 
a point of stopping to mark during our walks, nor at any time in our house. 
I'm not sure quite how this works, but I'm told that female dogs also can 
mark, and sometimes do.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Jul 10, 2012, at 10:24 AM, Shannon Dyer <solsticesinger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Tracy.
>
> From what the trainer tells me, he squats when he pees. So, hopefully, 
> marking won't be a problem.
>
> Thank you for sharing your positive experiences with me.
>
> Shannon
> Shannon Dyer
> Alumni Council Member,
> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc
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> On Jul 10, 2012, at 7:49 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>
>> Hi Shannon.
>> I've had 3 males and 3 females.  I have a mild preference for males,
>> though gals are lovely, too.  My first 2 buys were very sweet, and very
>> serious about keeping me safe.  They'd try anything I asked them to do,
>> unless they thought it wasn't safe.
>> Ben is not like that, though.  He has a strong desire to mark, which I've
>> never quite stamped out.  And he has his own agenda.  He's a Jersey boy, 
>> I
>> guess.  I see him strutting down the board walk, smirking at the ladies.
>> "Yo babe, wanna get a pizza?"  He's got on a muscle T and a gold chain.
>> Think Vinny Barbarino, if you remember back that far.
>> But he's still very sweet.  He just doesn't want to let on.
>>
>> I suspect really that the males and females are pretty much the same,
>> unless you're unlucky enough to get a guy who wants to mark, and even 
>> that
>> can be kept to a minimum. But I'll express a mild preference for another
>> guy, next time I have to go.
>>
>> Good luck with class.  It must be kinda nice, knowing what you'll be
>> getting.  Takes out the anticipation of the surprise, but I imagine it's 
>> a
>> lot less stressful.
>> Tracy
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> As you know, I'll be attending the August class at GDF. I'll be matched
>>> with a male. I know this because I had asked for a female, so one of the
>>> trainers contacted me to see if I would be willing to work a male. After
>>> she described his personality to me, I decided to try it out. They 
>>> brought
>>> him to meet me, since I only live like twenty minutes from the school.
>>> He's very sweet, much smaller than Caroline, and seems like a good 
>>> worker.
>>>
>>> The idea of working a male just feels really foreign to me. All the male
>>> dogs I've ever known well have been jerks of one sort or another. I know
>>> he's neudered, and not aggressive, but I'm still a little apprehensive.
>>> Does anyone have any advice? If so, I'd love to hear it.
>>>
>>> Shannon
>>> Shannon Dyer
>>> Alumni Council Member,
>>> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc
>>> ®  and
>>> America's VetDogs®,  The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc ®
>>> Providing "Second Sight" ® since 1946
>>> 371 E. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787
>>> Office: 631-930-9000, Toll-free: 866-282-8047
>>> solsticesinger at gmail.com
>>> To make a donation that can change a life...contact the Guide Dog
>>> Foundation at
>>> www.guidedog.org
>>> or America's VetDogs the Veterans K-9 Corps at
>>> www.vetdogs.org
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>>> www.facebook.com/GuideDogFoundation or www.facebook.com/AmericasVetDogs
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