Do you prefer male or female dog?

Mom2Melli said:
In talking to this lady, she finally did admit that her previous two girls were very hard-headed and feisty and stubborn at times. Her main thing about a male is leg lifting. However, as the dog will be neutered relatively young (though not crazy early) that should be much less of an issue than they think. As a SD, I totally would take the male over the female, I think, especially knowing our area and how ignorant people are about an SD. Literally, people think your SD is there to amuse their kids in Wal-Mart. I have seen it and it is ugly. We shall see!
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My boys do not lift legs on things. It shouldn't be an issue. I think my old blue tried it once when visiting the house of a friend with an intact male and we had a discussion about it. He never attempted it again. At the time, he was a young male just learning he had hormones. Otherwise I have never had an issue with leg lifting or marking.
 
I don't have a preference. Brodie was as sweet as a dog can be. He never chewed up anything and he had a great sense of humor.

Tara is a sweet little cuddle bug with me, but she views DH as a big toy.

Casey is the smartest, most well trained dog we have and he worships me. That said, Tara isn't far behind in the smarts department. She just isn't as old and not as trained.

Clara is like a cat and you have to work for her love.

Annabelle just wants to love and be loved.

Bonnie sweet.

I love all of them. Would get another male in a half a heartbeat. And would get another female that quickly. Housebreaking the boys was easier. But the girls solve their problems.

So my answer to Male or Female is apparently "Yes".:hide
 
Yes, my boy does not lift either. I had one who did - neutered at 3 and had been a backyard breeder in his former life. One squatted like a girl and had been neutered young. This one straddles like a racehorse and was neutered extremely early by shelter.
 
I've pretty much had girls all my life and I do prefer them. I love that they pee once and they're done! :lol: Instead of stopping at every bush and post.

Seriously, my first dog as a kid was a miniature poodle girl, a wonderful smart dog. Then we had one male cockapoo, and he was nice, but I went off to college and didn't live with him long.

Since then it's been Sheltie girls all the way. I have 3 now, and was wondering when I brought Brooke into the family if 3 girls would be an issue. But, it hasn't been. Brooke disapproves of some of Ally's sudden loud reactions to some things (like the vacuum) but only when they are right next to each other. There were 2 scuffles early on, but it has resolved.

All my girls have been wonderful in different ways. Ally is the most independent of all the Shelties I've had, but that's OK. Asta is a love bug and Brooke is almost Golden Retriever like in her affections - always up for a cuddle, pat or hug, she just soaks it up and gives it back. Very devoted.

That said, I've fostered a handful of male dogs, different breeds/mixes/sizes, and all were wonderful dogs too.

I dunno, though.... I just love those girls!!!! :biggrin2:
 
Sharon7 said:
I've pretty much had girls all my life and I do prefer them. I love that they pee once and they're done! :lol: Instead of stopping at every bush and post.
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:lol: Birch neutered at 15 months does not lift his leg at all. He pees once and done. Ember, spayed at 2 yrs. Pee walker and leg lifter. My JRT mix Jazz to spayed female at 1 yr. Justice didn't rise his leg until 3 yrs and he would never lift his leg on things.

When I go to training class, Ember is the one that wants to lift her leg near the door.:rolleyes2:

I find males get into more huff and puff fights, they do this definitely more often then bitch fights. But they can get into it and still be friends afterwards. 2 females start to hate each other is can get very ugly,very quick. Like human females they carry grudges.
 
Amen to that Dr. Shelli. We had to live with 2 females that hated, hated, hated each other. One was a Groenendael and the other an Aussie. Twice they managed to get into it and both times we had to seek veterinary services. All over one chastising her own pups in front of the head girl.
The westie boys never really got into it. Only once was a close call when Michael rode the beach ball and came down on Bobbie. It was all bluster and a quick, CUT IT OUT, and it was over. They went back to playing immediately. The girls would have continued posturing much longer. The boys would get pretty testy when a girl was in season so we would separate them from day 6 ish to after the post season bath.
As for leg lifting, a quick snip before they hit sexual maturity seems to take that out of the equation. Our intact boys would have the "great westie piddle off" once the girls came in season. That's why we had ceramic tile going 3 feet up the walls! Our intact Belgian never did use the house as his own personal toilet. I always wondered if it was because we both house trained and paper trained the westies because of showing those little white dogs while the Belgian was only trained to go outdoors.
 
Tile baseboards! I love that idea. Next house will be tile (this one has wood) and I will make sure that is included. LOVE it.
 
I don't think I entirely convinced the couple . . . the husband thinks all male dogs hump legs and is demanding a female. I did sway the wife though. She's going to call the breeder and see what options might be available.
 
I've always had mostly boys. Three boys in a row, along with two females of family members that ended up moving in, in between (never had more than two at a time). I have never had a boy that lifted legs or humped, got them all neutered at 6 months. Obedient, smart, loyal, not demanding, very friendly and easy going. I prefer males. No drama :)





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My first two dogs were girls, then all boys. I can't remember what it was like to own a girl because I was so young. But I'm very happy with boys if they are neutered. From what I see in friends dogs, females do tend to have a temper and is more sensitive. Boys are more laid back and easy to manage. That's just my experience, but ultimately I think both make wonderful pets.

Neutered pets do tend to get more lazy in both gender. It's very interesting to see what everyone prefers :)
 
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