As a breeder, it is amazing the
number of people who say they want a female. But when asked
"Why?" most don't have a definitive answer. Females
have better temperaments? WRONG! Females make better family
pets? WRONG! Females are always smaller? WRONG!
Females are better with children? WRONG!
Females can be very demanding,
pick a "favorite" family member as "their own", be
temperamental and very possessive.......who would have
figured!!! If my males could have puppies, I wouldn't own a
female! OK, maybe that is a little drastic but overall males far
outweigh the females as a family favorite.
OK, so you don't like that
MALES: Lift their legs to "potty"? Chase all the
females in the neighborhood that are in heat? Spray and mark their
territories? FEMALES: come in heat every 6 months for
life! Run the neighborhood in search of a male when in
heat? (Oh yeah...they are worse than a male looking for a
female!!!!) .........All of our puppies are required to be spayed/neutered before
they are 5 months old. MALES: Do not lift their legs, do not go
"roaming" when a female is in heat, do not
"spray" or mark their territories. FEMALES: Do
not have heats, do not roam looking for a male. All of the
"no so desirable" traits of dogs are eliminated. There
is absolutely no difference between male and female as far as bad
habits are concerned.
Do you have other dogs?
Males go fine with other males or females. Two females are not
such a good idea. Ever heard of a "dog fight"?
My males never fight. Put two females together and you have a
"dog fight".
Singles and couples with no
other dogs generally do not have issues with females. Families
on the other hand or people with other dogs are highly advised to get
a male. Is this a "firm rule", NO. But for the
majority, it works best.
When choosing
a puppy for your family, the very first thing you should
consider is temperament, not gender or color! Part of my job
as your breeder is to do my very best to match the perfect puppy with
your family, your lifestyle, and your experience with dogs.
If you want your dog to go
jogging with every morning, go to the lake, take hiking trips or use
for any athletic competitions, a laid-back puppy is not for you no
matter the gender or color. On the other hand if your family
spends a lot of time traveling in the car, lying around on the couch
and is primarily wanted as a companion then an energetic puppy is not
the one for you regardless of sex or color. If your family is
one in between that is semi-active, wants the dog to play ball, swim
in the pool and be a couch potato with you sometimes then you do not
want the alpha, nor the shy one, but one that is in-between.
Again, regardless of sex or color.
I breed for
health and temperament and take whatever sex and colors the Good Lord gives
me. So, choose your puppy by personality, and not gender or
color !