[nagdu] Never worked a male before

Tue Jul 10 23:35:24 UTC 2012

Gladly my blonde bombshell of a lady leone sits back so very daintily
and oh so feminine when she tinkles but when she starts sniffing the
poles and fire hydrants  and corners of walls where the boys ahve left
their business i think she is quite a riot.  she gets the funniest
look on her face and I tell her "leave it" and we mvoe on.

On 7/10/12, Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote:
> I'm just getting a kick out of this subject line!  Mostly women are
> responding.  Anyway, I've so far never worked a male!  From what I see, they
>
> seem to be a little more protective than females but I really haven't seen
> that many.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shannon Dyer" <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 5:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Never worked a male before
>
>
> Thanks, Marty. I do intend to do all I can to make it work. It's just
> helpful to hear that people have had positive experiences with male dogs. My
>
> father has raised a number of male labs who have, unfortunately, given me
> kind of a negative outlook on the gender and behaviors that can be
> exhibited. So, I'm just trying to soak up all the good knowledge I can
> before August. (Smile)
>
> 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
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> On Jul 10, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Marty Rahn wrote:
>
>> Shannon,
>>
>> I think you should give him a chance. Not all males are arrogant jerks.
>> *grin*  My monty is very laid vack 95 percent of the time. Sure, he barks
>>
>> at the occasional dog or person, and gets a correction, but he's a good
>> worker, and just wants to please. Besides, if you really don't feel it
>> will work out, I'm sure gDF can do a switch if there's another dog
>> available. I honestly don't think you'll have any issues that you can't
>> handle. Wishing you the best in whatever you decide.
>> Marty and LDB Monty
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon Dyer"
>> <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
>> To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:33 AM
>> Subject: [nagdu] Never worked a male before
>>
>>
>> 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
>> Visit us on facebook at:
>> www.facebook.com/GuideDogFoundation or www.facebook.com/AmericasVetDogs
>>
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warmly,

Debbie Cole

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