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Post by merry27 on Sept 16, 2015 17:02:50 GMT
We are considering getting a dog and have been doing lots of research. I've only had one other dog and he was really good but super bad about marking his territory. Are most males like this? What made you decide to get a male or female?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2015 17:04:27 GMT
Our pets have always been spayed or neutered, so I've never cared about sex. We've just picked the pets that are good matches for us, personality-wise.
We have a female cat and male dog.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 16, 2015 17:23:20 GMT
We have our third boy and even though he is intact he does not mark where he isn't supposed to. He did mark a post once in a training class that he was not supposed to when he was a puppy and just finding himself as a male. But since that one time I have been in the process of teaching him yes for trees and bushes and no for tables, posts, fences  He has never marked inside a house or on a door or anything like that. That post was one that was marked by many dogs. Our other boys were both neutered and squatted so they didn't mark. We also have a spayed female. Before we got our female I would have said I prefer the boys. As long as I can spay a female it doesn't matter to me whether they are boys or girls. I do not want to go through any heat cycles again though. Our GSD was such a drama queen the two she had!! |
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Post by akathy on Sept 16, 2015 17:27:58 GMT
I've had quite a few male dogs and none of them did any marking where they weren't supposed to. Stella was the only female dog I ever had. I really don't have a preference as far as sex but I would never get a dog that sheds.
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Post by bethquiroz on Sept 16, 2015 17:29:26 GMT
I don't have a dog, but if I were to get one, I'd get a female. Dumb reason - I don't like seeing a male's junk wobbling around LOL  |
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Post by scorpeao on Sept 16, 2015 17:36:16 GMT
I don't have a dog, but if I were to get one, I'd get a female. Dumb reason - I don't like seeing a male's junk wobbling around LOL this. the 'lipstick' ugh... |
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Post by gritzi on Sept 16, 2015 17:37:23 GMT
We've had two dogs, and both were/are male. I didn't want a female dog for fear that she might be bitchier & more moody than me. LOL
I'm already outnumbered by males, so what was one more?!
Ours have never marked territory, nor hiked their legs to pee.
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Post by hannahruth on Sept 16, 2015 17:40:46 GMT
We have had a variety of dogs, both female and male. I really don't have a preference as we have they spayed anyway but I tend to lean towards female for no particular reason but our latest little fella is a rescue dag and he is male and I would not swap him for anything.
For his miserable beginning in life he is a wonderful little dog, very well house trained and has learnt to go in a certain area of the garden.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 16, 2015 17:41:58 GMT
I don't have a dog, but if I were to get one, I'd get a female. Dumb reason - I don't like seeing a male's junk wobbling around LOL Fluffy dogs and cats help solve that for us |
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Post by calgal08 on Sept 16, 2015 17:42:49 GMT
Right now we have 1 (intact) male and 2 females. For the breed we have (Vizslas) the boys are known to be more dramatic/needy than the girls. I think it's down to each breed.
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Post by loco coco on Sept 16, 2015 17:45:26 GMT
we have 2 female pointers and 1 male JRT. He used to mark at other peoples houses but once he was fixed he quit marking all together. I love them all, my girls are sweeter but I think thats more to do with the breed than the sex Right now we have 1 (intact) male and 2 females. For the breed we have (Vizslas) the boys are known to be more dramatic/needy than the girls. I think it's down to each breed. I just wanted to say I love Vislas! They are beautiful dogs.  |
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Post by calgal08 on Sept 16, 2015 17:47:47 GMT
we have 2 female pointers and 1 male JRT. He used to mark at other peoples houses but once he was fixed he quit marking all together. I love them all, my girls are sweeter but I think thats more to do with the breed than the sex Right now we have 1 (intact) male and 2 females. For the breed we have (Vizslas) the boys are known to be more dramatic/needy than the girls. I think it's down to each breed. I just wanted to say I love Vislas! They are beautiful dogs. I agree! Our latest little girl, who's 16 weeks old today, is our 5th red dog. They're a lot of work, the nickname of Velcro dogs is 100% accurate, but they're so incredibly lovable. |
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Sept 16, 2015 17:49:00 GMT
I don't have a strong preference. I had two of the sweetest girl dogs ever, but I have a boy now and he has my heart, too. He has only marked once in my presence, and that was when I was dropping him off to be boarded where there were lots of other dog smells.
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Post by littlebitofe on Sept 16, 2015 17:49:49 GMT
Growing up I had several female dogs. Now as an adult I've had two males. I don't prefer one gender over the other. It's all about their personality for me.
My strongest bond has been with the dog we have now. Rico. He is snuggly and silly and definitely "my baby."
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Post by leannec on Sept 16, 2015 17:55:22 GMT
We have always had females ... Lucy is number four All were spayed so no marking at all ... When it comes to training, they have been great ... the first three would listen to both of us ... Lucy is more likely to only listen to dh  |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Sept 16, 2015 17:56:03 GMT
Male. Just worked out that way.
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Post by giatocj on Sept 16, 2015 17:58:19 GMT
Tucker is our 3rd male (neutered), and they have all been dreams. Very laid back, well behaved people lovers. We never had trouble with any marking or bad habits with any of them.
We have nothing against females at all. We just always choose males for no particular reason other than the fact that we like the bigger size of males.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2015 17:58:49 GMT
female...
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Post by mom on Sept 16, 2015 18:03:49 GMT
I have both male and female.
Our female was way easier to train and such a sweetheart. Our oldest make dog we got when he was older (3 years old) and training him has been a PITA. He is super lovable though.
I would encourage you to find the 'right' dog for you, regardless of gender.
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Post by gillyp on Sept 16, 2015 18:14:08 GMT
Female. We've had GSDs for 40 years and all were neutered/spayed as soon as they were old enough. I found the females more docile and gentler, the males were almost always in your face and acting like excitable 10 year old boys. Loved them all but my choice would be female. We currently have a male.  |
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 16, 2015 18:14:55 GMT
Female, because our sweetie is a female. lol. If she were a boy I'm sure I'd say male. We just went to the shelter for a dog, with no particular characteristics in mind except "not too big". We hadn't even really defined that except I knew I didn't want a great dane, or pit bull, or something like that. We got our medium-size female cutie. |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 16, 2015 18:17:53 GMT
Female. We've had GSDs for 40 years and all were neutered/spayed as soon as they were old enough. I found the females more docile and gentler, the males were almost always in your face and acting like excitable 10 year old boys. Loved them all but my choice would be female. We currently have a male. Our female is our first GSD and I just love her. She is such a great dog and so darn smart. Though she cracked me up last night. She came to sleep with me, saw the declawed cat sleeping in her spot on the bed and just slept on the floor She did of course flop down with a huge grunt of annoyance - wonder if the cat cared |
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Post by azredhead on Sept 16, 2015 18:29:56 GMT
Well we prefered male dogs in the beginning but now that i have Pia it doesn't seem to make too much of a difference. It wasn't marking the spot with her. With her we couldn't leave anything paper around when we left the house or put her in a kennel. She hated it. She was a little harder to potty train. The only thing that made it easier was that she watched everything Duke did and she's SUPER smart. She learns commands. Except catch. We're still working on that. lol. For a lab/akita that one isn't sticking. But she swims like an otter. But no marking spots so far. Unless I leave them for a really long tim then it's my fault. But that doesn't happen very often and she's still at puppy stage and they go in the hall since she won't go in a kennel.
Duke tries to dominate her sometimes. He has this weird thing when he eats he will eat and she'll be laying on the floor and he'll come up and nudge her or drop food next to her. We haven't quite figured out this behavior yet. .
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Post by lancermom on Sept 16, 2015 18:40:56 GMT
Forty years of growing up and owning a dog, always female, BUT! we now have a male. He was neutered right away and has never lifted his leg on anything. Not sure if age mattered or not. He is almost two and still squats. My parents will only get females. When we saw this little guy we couldn't resist!
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Sept 16, 2015 18:42:59 GMT
We have had both and loved both!
My sister on the other hand will only have female pets. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2015 18:48:30 GMT
I've had males and females, and honestly I have never had marking issues. You will be getting your dog spayed or neutered at the proper time, I assume?
I would imagine people who have had one or the other gender will endorse those. Some dogs are easier to train than others, or more docile than others -- but the gender is less an issue than the breed, in my opinion.
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Post by sharlag on Sept 16, 2015 18:51:15 GMT
Female dogs that won't hike and pee on furniture.
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Post by ingrid6 on Sept 16, 2015 18:54:43 GMT
We currently have 2 female & 1 male dog. We always had females, and I never thought I'd like a male dog nearly as much until we got Baritone, our Bouvier des Flandres. He is amazing! No marking issues and the easiest dog to housebreak. That being said I agree with @peasapie I think it has less to do with gender than it does the breed.
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Post by deshacrafts on Sept 16, 2015 18:57:24 GMT
We have always had male dogs.
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Post by peased2bhere on Sept 16, 2015 19:03:07 GMT
No preference, but I haven't had a male dog since childhood. He did mark in the house, and he was neutered as a puppy. He was just a booger in general, but we loved him anyways. DH and I have picked our dogs on their temperament and personality mainly, and the last few have just ended up being female.
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He has never marked inside a house or on a door or anything like that. That post was one that was marked by many dogs.
