Poll: Male vs Female Dogs

[icedcoffee]

And tell me why in the comments.

Brought to you by a convo I recently had with someone.

[deadwing]

The main reason both of my dogs are female is because dog pee can damage the AC condenser unit, which is within the fenced area of my yard. While females can pee on things (and one of mine does), they just don't have the range necessary to get pee into the AC unit that a male dog would.

I know several people who swear male dogs are better cuddlers and females are more standoffish. Both of my girls love to snuggle though.

[sproctopus]

Growing up, we always had female dogs. They have always been so sweet. Our dog now is female and she's a tiny jerk.

My only concern with male dogs is they seem like they are always marking so how do I know when they're done peeing for real? LOL.

I truly have no preference, though.

[tripleshot]

In my adult life, I’ve had 2 boys and 1 girl. I currently have one of each. It may just be a personality or breed issue but I adore my girl so much more. The boys are/were sweet, but they liked to mark/pee on everything even years after being fixed. The boys are/were both tiny yorkie mixes so maybe that’s the common issue.

[deadwing]

Sept 27, 2022 7:00:05 GMT -5 sproctopus said:

Growing up, we always had female dogs. They have always been so sweet. Our dog now is female and she's a tiny jerk.

My only concern with male dogs is they seem like they are always marking so how do I know when they're done peeing for real? LOL.

I truly have no preference, though.

One of my girls is a marker.  There comes a point where nothing (or just a drop) comes out.  You get a feel for it.  She really only marks in our neighborhood though - if we're out and about she'll do a good pee.

[melmaria]

I grew up with both. Now I have two female dogs.

They’ve all been awesome, so I don’t have a preference.

[expectantsteelerfan]

Growing up my childhood best friend had a male dog (that was fixed) that got visible erections and humped people all the time, and it scarred me for life from ever having a male dog. I'm sure not all male dogs do that, but they had trainers try to help them break the dog from the habit and it never helped and I hated being around their dog because of it (it was a perfectly friendly golden retriever) and I've seriously only ever had female dogs because of this.

My one female dog does masturbate though, so I feel like the joke is sort of on me. At least she does it outside and away from people?

[brooke77]

Male. No real reason other than nostalgia. My favorite dog growing up was male.

[emilyinchile]

Picking up smaller male dogs and having my hand accidentally touch their penis is so gross. I will always adopt and wouldn't make sex a deal breaker, so I may someday have a male dog, but my instinct is to prefer a female.

[rebneen]

I have heard females bond better to a male owner and males bond better to a female owner. I’m not sure how it works in families but I think it’s true.

My first male dog was much more bonded to me and was more accepting of other women than men but he may have been abused.

The puppy loves everyone but she has special love for bf that she doesn’t give me and his female chihuahua definitely likes males in general better than females.

[lindyanne]

We have had two sets of 3 dogs - two males and one female in both. The females have been more high maintenance and more issues (minor but still). The best fiddler/most loyal out of each group has been a male.

[pandorica]

We have a preference for females generally. Fewer humping and marking issues, and dog penises are kinda gross 😂

[just]

Sept 27, 2022 7:13:20 GMT -5 rebneen said:

I have heard females bond better to a male owner and males bond better to a female owner. I’m not sure how it works in families but I think it’s true.

This hasn’t been my experience.

[sadie]

I've had both and would consider either in the future. Spay recovery was more intense than a neuter. Temperament-wise, they are very different, but that is specific to the individual dog. When we have two in the house again, we'll have one of each; I think they complement each other better than two of the same sex.

I grew up with females.

[NewGirlNic]

I voted male, only because the 2 dogs I've owned are both male. We (I) actually wanted to get a female dog with our last pup (I'm in a house full of male humans and the cat is also a male, so I wanted a female) but we rescued and fell in love with our current guy. He's my buddy and I can't imagine it any other way now. 

I have nothing against female dogs. I love all puppers. LOL. 

[mcmel]

We have an all female rule in our house because I’ve seen too many male cats and dogs pee on everything. Not sure if it is because they’re female or if we’re just lucky but we have no bathroom issues between any of our 3 dogs and 3 cats.

We also love giving them belly rubs and even kissing them on their belly if they’re stretched out which is a no-go if they were boys.

Just to add info about temperament since that seems to also be coming up- everyone gets along with everyone. One dog is strongly attached to H, one is strongly attached to me, and one is equal between us- she just wants to cuddle anyone who will lay still lol.

[isabel]

I had one of each (both beagles). Our female was super sweet and would cuddle with anyone, but she loved DH best. Our male was very aloof (except with me, I was his person), but goofy as hell.

I slightly prefer male dogs probably because of that experience. Despite growing up with a male dog that he adored, I think DH prefers female dogs because of the one we shared.

I truly don’t feel strongly about it though. At some point we will get another male/female pair of beagles. We already have their names picked out.

[mortomo]

All of our dogs growing up were female except one. I have a male dog now and he does pee on everything. We don't leave him out in the yard by himself so we can direct him away from the things we don't want him peeing on.

My current male dog is not very affectionate (rat terrier). My parents have a female golden and she is overpowering with her affection! I think it's more breed specific than male vs female.

ETA: my male dog pees on everything OUTSIDE...now. He used to pee on the kitchen trash can and a few times on other things around the house (mostly in the kitchen). Luckily as he's gotten older he no longer does that because it was disgusting!

[TR]

No preference for one over the other, but we specifically wanted a male after Stellabear died because the two Stellas had some issues and our vet said that female/female pairings are contentious more often than male/female. Donny's never peed on anything inside. I do laugh when his little penis pokes out like when he's pooping, but it doesn't gross me out when I'm rubbing his belly or anything.

[isabel]

Sept 27, 2022 7:37:06 GMT -5 TR said:

No preference for one over the other, but we specifically wanted a male after Stellabear died because the two Stellas had some issues and our vet said that female/female pairings are contentious more often than male/female. Donny's never peed on anything inside. I do laugh when his little penis pokes out like when he's pooping, but it doesn't gross me out when I'm rubbing his belly or anything.

The penis comments are so odd to me. I never found my dog’s penis bothersome in any way and I frequently picked him up, rubbed his belly, etc.

My dog didn’t pee excessively on anything outside and never inside after he was house trained as a puppy. For this reason though, I will never, ever have a cat. The stories here have horrified me.

[gummybear]

I do not have a preference. Our last dog was a female golden and she was the sweetest, most gentle and docile creature to ever exist. She was also grossly lazy, indifferent to other dogs, and missing the "dog" gene - no fetching, no swimming, no car rides, no frolicking about or hiking or anything like that.

Our dog now is a male lab mix. He's still a puppy so the jury is out on his final personality but he is the derpiest, happiest, most joyful doggo dog ever. He LOVES life and is so funny. By the grace of God he came housebroken at 10 weeks and was also fixed early, per rescue requirement, so we didn't have to deal with any marking in the house and have had minimal humping.

[deadwing]

Sept 27, 2022 7:13:20 GMT -5 rebneen said:

I have heard females bond better to a male owner and males bond better to a female owner. I’m not sure how it works in families but I think it’s true.

One of my dogs was supposed to be XH's.  He's the one that really drove us getting a dog.  She didn't bond with him at all.  She's 1000% my dog and the best thing that came out of my marriage.

[Jalapeñomel]

Female dogs and cats only


Partly because it’s always been that way, partly because I find them easier to train (probably just coincidence though)

Also the red 🚀

[onomatopoeia]

I've had 2 dogs (both while married to DH), both goldens. The first was male, very big, and very energetic. I loved him and he was a great dog but he was more of DH's dog. When we got our second golden I specifically wanted a female (by that time we had two sons so I wanted to even the odds a bit lol), plus I wanted a dog who would likely be smaller and a little calmer. The breeder matched us up perfectly and she was the best dog ever until she passed this summer. So I guess I prefer females but that's definitely a result of personal experience, not because I think they're "better". We looking to get another pup soon and will likely go with female again.

[lightbulbsun]

My childhood dog was male, but as an adult I've owned two females and three out of my four fosters were females. The fosters were kind of random, the first female was a sub for the male we really wanted to foster, and another time we said we would foster a puppy and the rescue gave us a female. I don't really have a preference I just end up with females, haha.

[treschic]

I’ve had 2 males (both gone now) and now we have a female. I definitely think I prefer female, especially in the breed we have. She’s a much better listener but I also think we did better with training. Bonding wise, I’ve noticed no difference.

Neither of my males ever peed on the AC lol. One was a marker and the other wasn’t but it never caused any problems (no marking inside).

[mcppalmbeach]

I think I do have a preference for males, mostly because those have been my favorite of the dogs we have had/I know. We are thinking about getting a dog soon though and I’m not looking based on sex. I have never had issues with marking or humping at all so maybe that helps and their penises have never bothered me lol. My last dog was a chihuahua and he had incontinence issues due to kidney disease and it was so easy to throw a belly band on him instead of a full diaper for a girl so I have that in my mind also.

[wildrice]

I've had two dogs in my life. One was male and one was female. They were both amazing and they both had their challenges, but I am not sure any of that had to do with their sex. I would say I don't have a preference and would take other things into consideration far more when choosing a dog in the future.

[pixy0stix]

I said male, but I have no preference really. All my male dogs have been super sweet, and the females have been neurotic in some way. They're all good dogs, though.

[pixy0stix]

I'm reading the other posts - the most aggressive humpers have been my females. Once fixed the boys don't give a whit other than in play sometimes.