STORM2K

Does gender make a difference when it comes to pets? IMHO, "YES!" Over the years I've only had one male dog, what a PAIN in the butt HE was.....he was a "humper" anything, anyone, all the time! For the past 20 years, it's been ALL females, our K9 Unit is comprised of 5 females and 4 males, the females, from our experience are easier to train, they listen more, pay attention, where as the males they tend to roam, don't listen worth beans, and are ALWAYS going *after* the females in the unit Another nice thing about females, they don't *hike their leg on every piece of furniture, car tires, trees* and they VERY, VERY seldom fight

Dennis

I agree with everything you said Dennis. Our dominant male is a humper and a leg lifter too. On the other hand he is the most loyal to me out of the whole bunch. Our other male, (son of the other one) just squats and pees anywhere, like on the porch and in the new grass I keep planting. Our female is very well mannered and is more intelligent than the males. But she is more independent minded like a girl - she just wants to have fun. She is a jumper and makes it over our 6' fence to go play with the neighbor dogs and go on adventures. I think that a 2' fence would keep our males in, they are just happy to hang out.

My experience (and I've had several pets of each gender over the years) has shown it depends on the species.

For dogs...I can't tolerate a male dog with the constant sniffing, leg lifting, and compulsive obsessive behavior. I've had both and the females were better around children, more obedient, and less embarrassing.

for cats...the male for some reason seems to be the more affectionate of the species..and if you have owned cats..that is what you really are looking for. HOWEVER...they have a tendency to develope bad bathroom habits. Once again...I'd go with the female and hope for the best.

My personal favorite pet is my wife and she is female. I would definitely recommend this gender when choosing this pet.

Hey Ed, I think the intelligence thing can be carried over to humans as well. lol, just messing with ya. Our dog is a female cocker spaniel and she is as good as gold. Never gives us any grief. I've only had experience with one other dog, a male Shephard, when I was growing up. He was very loyal too. He did get all riled up kind of easily, but he still was an awesome dog. I guess I can't choose which gender is better, lol.
...Jennifer...

I've always had female dogs with the exception of the one I have now. Ernie is a weird little dog. He humps the cats!!!! (They're both males) The only other thing he ever humped was the Pastors wife when they came for a visit!!!! Come to think about it, they've never come back.

I also think female dogs are more loving and trainable.

Let me ask Annabelle (she be a ho'), my apricot poogle puppy...and "guard dog", constant companion, stress reducer and "permanent blonde moment" for HER opinion...

Female, definitely!

My female dogs have always been the more affectionate. My male cats are the most affectionate and verbal.

I've always had boy cats.

I had a male Vizsla while living in OH...one time our pastor came over and the dog greeted him in an embarrassing way! lol

Eric

Skywatch_NC wrote:I had a male Vizsla while living in OH...one time our pastor came over and the dog greeted him in an embarrassing way! lol

Eric

I am a vet tech, and as a rule of thumb..Female dogs are the best, and male cats are the best... Male dogs are very protective (some females are too,those tend to be the alpha dogs)..Female cats are the hunters and most of the time arent as affectionate as the males.. Sometimes you find a freak of nature... but odds are is a female dog is going to be better for the family and so are male cats...

Also. if you get a male dog, make sure to get him neutered before he hits puberty.. it you nuter him around 5 months he might not ever get into the nasty habit of lifting his leg.. Puberty makes him lift the leg... Thats just one way of elimanating some of the nasty habits of male dogs... Humping comes naturally, but nutering them early also reduces his need to do it.. he will do it, but not as much...

I forgot to mention, our female dog, occasionally mounts the other dogs and makes humping motions. I think she learned that she can wrestle them to the ground that way when they are playing. Either that of she is one strange dog.

Coriolis... Is your female dog spayed? My female pomeranian does that to my doxi and my great dane (which is funny to watch)... all it is, is she is showing she is the boss.. its a senority thing... i know its goofy...

YankeeGirl wrote:Coriolis... Is your female dog spayed? My female pomeranian does that to my doxi and my great dane (which is funny to watch)... all it is, is she is showing she is the boss.. its a senority thing... i know its goofy...

My now deceased female Pomeranian "Roxie" also did this same thing to my female cat. She was older too when she did that.

My new female Pomeranian thinks she is a cat.

Female pets all the way!

My family raised boxers and I've always had atleast one until six years ago. Although I have found male boxers to have a lot of personality, sometimes to the point of being comical, I definitely prefer a female. Amazing loyalty and lots of love.

Our current family pet is a Jack Russell Terrier - female, of course - and she is incredibly intelligent. She has a perfect heart-shaped black spot on her back, too.

Rudy is the first dog I've ever had and he's a "humper" as well.

I've had female and male cats and I agree with j that the males tend to be more affectionate where the females are the "queen bee" of the house.

Well, yes, our female is spayed. I guess she's suffering from a gender identity crisis.

One question for the panel: Our oldest male is about 3 and has fathered several litters. Would getting him fixed now stop the spraying? In a way I'd hate to do it. I know how I'd feel.

Getting him spayed should make him stop spraying... as they do it for marking their territory.. but it is a fixable situation... what kind of cat is he?? I have 2 Ragdolls.. they are both fixed... my female was almost 7 when I got her spayed, she was spraying, and once she was fixed, she stopped...

Dogs, not cats, YG. Same idea though, right?