re: Why do some people insist on having girl dogs exclusively?

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I have always preferred females for my hunting dogs

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I had beagles a good many years,I preferred females also.They were more focused ,hunted harder and minded better.
I did have one outstanding male dog but I had others that were kinda lazy,would hang around the edges of the briars waiting for the females to get a rabbit going.

I think it has more to do with how you raise them and the dogs personality honestly.

It's hit or miss in my experience. Female lab did her own thing, didn't care about me much. Male lab was super attached to me, always stayed right with me, never had to be disciplined or yelled at, loved riding in the truck. Best dog I ever owned was Male Black Lab.

Female dogs will tend to lie down in the room next to you vs male dogs will want to lie down under your feet.

However I don't think the people who insist on having a female dog know this. I think they just want to avoid the red rocket, leg humping, ball licking, and wall pissing.

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I don't mind if I get challenged or bit every now and then

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I mean, I disagree entirely,and I've been training dogs for 20 years, but I guess I see it within the context of your whole statement.

However, the main point I'm keyed in on, is the "every now and then."

Okay, one time bite we can work with him, but getting regularly bit more than 1 time, if that's what you mean, is unacceptable. Under no circumstances will my dog bite me more than once and it's hunky-dory, ho-hum. Either he's a problem, or I'm doing something really dumb to illicit that response, or both.

A dog prone to biting its owner, especially without major provocation, should be bred out of every gene pool of every breed.

I actually prefer males for bird dogs because of their drive and independence. Once broken, which is not a one-and-done occurrence, they will part the waters when they hit it, my male upland bird dogs are hard headed sum bitches, but they won't quit. My house dog, I much prefer a female.

We got the female doodle puppy in my avatar pic when the kids were really young because I didn’t want to worry about the dog when it was around the boys growing up and liked the idea of the dog not shedding everywhere. I don’t know if we just got lucky but she is the sweetest lovingest animal I’ve ever been around. She won’t leave the yard and never chewed anything. The dog still has every toy we’ve ever given her and keeps them all in a bin. Also, has never bitten anyone or been aggressive at all.

Only downside is she is a good alarm dog but I don’t see her attacking anyone for any reason. If we’re walking and another dog barks at her she jumps behind me. We also think she’s scared of the dark.

Also, she follows me around the house all day which can drive you nuts.

For the sex

We just got a female, last was a male.



Wife wanted a female.

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They don’t pee on every vertical surface they come in contact with

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This. Girl dogs don't mark.

I've had a lot of dogs over the years, both sexes, and they were all great.