Boy or Girl?

This isn't necessarily about the gender of dogs you already own. Given a choice, would you choose a male or a female and why? Or doesn't it matter, as long as it's a GR?

(Apologies if you've already had this poll, but I got a database error when I tried to search the forum...)

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I often wonder this, myself. I have a male and I don't know any different, so I'm curious to see everyone's opinion.

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Same here. All my dogs have been boys, initially just by coincidence, but now I feel like a "boy's mom" somehow. I don't know if I would choose a female.

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I have one of each-absolutely LOVE them both. I like having one of each, as their personalities are so different, unique-they are special in their own way.

My boy is ALL boy and very loving. My girl is very sweet, gentle and loving and a total TOMBOY. They're good together and for each other.

I've always seen threads on gender preference, but it will be interesting to see in a poll which gender takes the lead.

I have never had a preference and still don't. I've had 2 male dogs and 2 female dogs and have loved them all the same. I also never noticed any personality traits that seemed to go along with my males or females - they all had their own individual personalities.

I'm hoping that we'll eventually get Chester a little brother or sister. When (if) that time comes, I won't have a preference as to which. It will all depend on what's available and the personality of the puppies. With Chester it was easy, we didn't have to make a choice since everyone in front of us wanted females, so we were left with no females and lots of males to choose from .

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Dana




*Misty (MittaBear)* 1/24/94 - 2/15/07

Hmmmm. It's more about the breed before deciding which sex.
All of my OES are/have been females. Males are typically over 100 lbs, so females fit our family better.
All of my Goldens have been male - 80 lbs or more.

Since 1979, we've always had three dogs at a time. That number works best for us.

I've only ever had females, so I really cannot answer this poll. I may be getting a male or another female in June, I'll just have to wait and see!

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Before Augie my preference was always female as I've only had female pets, now I don't have a preference. I just love my boy!!!

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I'm not sure if I have a preference... but I think I will have more females than males in the future.
I'm thinking from a breeder's point of view... when the breeder makes a mating, he/she always has to keep a female from the litter to continue the breeding program. But then again.... males are really good in dog shows, usually males win more than girls Because they have more coat during the year and their personality is usually better for dog shows.
I always dreamed of having 2-3 females (one being the daughter of the other) and a golden boy

What is an OES?

I was thinking Old English Sheepdog, but er... those are all fur, aren't they?

ETA - Just looked them up. I guess they do get a bit weightier than I thought.

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