Female dogs sure get a bad rap on web searches

[Julie and Maggie]

There is a strong chance that the puppy we pick will be female. Someone ahead of us in line has expressed a preference for a male and there is only one male golden colored pup. Ok, I can go with that. We had thought we would choose a boy, but for very little reason other than that all the boys in the house just gravitated to that idea.

 

Now that I'm actually looking into gender and I am doing my googling, I am a little surprised at how negatively the females are portrayed. More often then not, they include the comment, "They aren't called b****** for nothing." Wow, nice way to describe Lassie. Personally I want to make a choice based on temperament first and gender later.

 

So I am pretty sure by posting here that all my doodle girl mom friends will be more than happy to gush about their sweet girls. Let me hear it!

[Lindsey]

For the longest time, my family only had female dogs. My dad would only allow us to get a female pup when we were younger...he hated the idea of a dog lifting it's leg to mark on his shrubs and bushes.
So I grew up with the idea that "female dogs are the only dog to have"...However, since then...I've had a few male dogs and I will honestly say...I don't think sex matters. I've had stubborn males and stubborn females, independent males and independent females. Our little dog is male and he is as stubborn as they come- def. has a mind of his own. Our doodle is female and she is independent with a mind of her own too. The only positive side to Molly is she does not lift her leg to mark...Ali (our male) feels the need to mark, even when he doesn't have a drop of pee in him.
I think it all depends on the dog, the breed, the temperament of the pup from day one and the training!

[F, Calla & Luca]

And my male doodle never marks and squats to pee.