Experts say the non-neutered male is a high-spirited dog and dominate. He will not just control smaller dogs bending them to his will, but if the urge over-takes him, he will sometimes try to dominate his owner as well!
In other words, an unneutered male dog can be a more independent dog than a female. Be certain to start obedience training ASAP!
As for females:
… a female dog is smaller in size and tends to reach maturity faster than the male dog. Its early maturity gives it an advantage when it comes to training. This does not mean that the female dog is more intelligent than the male dog. It only means that the female dog will be easier to train than a male dog of the same age because it is more mature.
The female dog comes into estrus two times a year. Also known as the “heat” cycle, this season will last about two weeks or as long as three weeks. During this period, the female dog produces a bloody vaginal secretion that acts as a lure for male dogs.
If you do not want your female dog to breed during her heat cycle then you must keep her locked inside or isolated from any male dogs. It is also best to keep her locked in an area where the floors are not carpeted to so that her bloody discharge will not stain the carpets.
If you have no plans to breed your female dog then it is best to consider the option of having her spayed. Keep in mind that spayed dogs are ineligible for entry into dog shows, so if you have no plans of competing with your dog then it is nest to have her spayed while she is still young. Many experts agree that the best time to have a female dog spayed is when she is about six to eight months old.
In the end we believe a dog and the way it behaves will depends not necessarily on its sex but in the way the dog been trained and the conditions he lives in. Socializing a dog, starting when he’s young, is very important. Taking Rover out on walks can make all the difference in the world!
To learn more check out Pet MD. There you will learn more about male and female dogs and you can decide for yourself which is the best pet for you!
Randie Ervin
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I don’t buy what this article says. I have had one male dog and he is neutered and he was not dominate. In fact he was the opposite of what the article states. I prefer female dogs because they don’t mark.
Daniel Whitaker
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Melanie Thompson
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My spayed female pug is the alpha in our grumble. The neutered males are not, were never, dominate. She is very jealous and protective of her human girls.
Ava Nicole
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Im a female and my female pug is so much easier for me to train than our male. Also, she obeys me much more than my fiance lol! The male pug is a stubborn brat, we’re working in training him, but sometimes it just seems impossible
Susan Head
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My female pug is more affectionate but also more stubborn and won’t listen to commands like the male…but I love them both
Judi Bernicker Cusumano
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I love all my pugs, but my males are leg livters
Paula Dineen
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I have 2 labs that are brothers and both neutered.
My shadows with one very stubborn! Very.
I have my female pug who I had spayed. She is stubborn but listens .. Is to work with.
Yes .. She rules the roost.
Joanne Clayton
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Hang in there with the training. I have an English bulldog (female) and super smart…I got her at 4 months old and know she “understood” about pottying outside but it took me the better part of a year to get her 99% pottied trained outside -> just a stubborn streak of “I’ll do it in my own doggone time” sort of thing/attitude. My male English bulldog from about 4 months old on up never-ever gave me a lick of trouble being potty trained….was a breeze. Only accidents he ever had was when he started having prostate problems and when that problem cleared up so did the occasional accidents.
Ava Nicole
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I’m used to bigger babies lately
Bernice Bettencourt-Haynes
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Beautiful
Patricia Hammond
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hahaha
Molly Evans
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ROFL!
Regina Pokropski
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I would prefer to have females. All my dogs except one were males