Dog Advice – Male or Female?
This is the most common question that comes to your mind when you are planning to get a new puppy / dog home. Once you have decided the breed the next important decision is about the sex of the dog. Each sex has it own pros and cons, you have to keep various factor in mind before you decide if you would like to go in for a male dog or a female dog and your personal preference for either sex might sway you, but here are some tips to help you should you be in confusion:
Points in Favour- Points Against - Points in Favour
- Tend to be more lovable towards their owner.
- Male dogs can be more outgoing, more vigorous and more in your face.
- They are less prone to mood swings.
- A Male dogs can be more comical, clumsy and silly acting more like overgrown kids .
- They have a tendency to please their master more.
- Most male dogs can show dominance and test their owner.
- Male dogs will generally test their owner more during the adolescent months.
- Adolescence can last up to three years in male breeds of the larger dogs.
- Male dogs posses more obvious genitals which they sometimes pride themselves on and often splay their legs open at the most embarrassing times, such as when you have guests.
- Some males especially during adolescence will hump everything in sight regardless of what or who that may be.
- Most male dogs cock their legs when going to the bathroom even on your favourite shrub or garden gnome.
- Most males will territorially mark their domain spraying everything in sight.
Female dog
- Female dogs are usually more subtle than males.
- They are usually quicker to learn and housebreak.
- They are less distracted than males.
- They are less defiant than males.
- They are less likely to involve you in dominance struggles.
- They are usually quieter than males.
Points Against
- Female dogs are more prone to mood swings.
- They are experts when it comes to sulking.
- They can be ingenious when it comes to getting their own way.
- You will have to keep a close eye on your female when she is in season or heat
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