Female or Male Doodles...

[Joann Valerio]

I grew up with female dogs. My Mom always fed, bathed, etc, the dog. I have met lots of Doodles in my 'hood and most are male. A breeder told me that males were more affectionate. If you have a male, why did you choose a male? Thanks!

[Adina P]

I think with spayed/neutered pets it's the luck of the draw and it's harder to make generalizations.  My male had the best middle of the road personality of his litter of 4 that's why I got him. 

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

YES....luck of the draw is exactly how I feel, although understanding the temperaments of the parents and the breeder's assessment of key temperament traits may help.

[Cyndi, The Boys & Callie]

We have three male doodles and one female and they are all unique in their own way.  One of the boys is a puddle of love all the time, the other gives his snuggles very carefully (think a defensive lineman that you find out writes poetry) and the other is the only male on two legs or four who feels I need protection and then he also wants to crawl in my lap for snuggles (he weighs 65 lbs).  The female (she's 5 months ago) is just starting to want to sit in laps, until now she's been much too busy.  My personal opinion is being male or female has little to do with it and it's the personality of the individual dog. 

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

My male has always been "aloof". He can take or leave petting, snuggles or sitting near anyone and I always feel he "lets" us be affectionate but doesn't need it. Our girl Bella is a total love hound and has to be near me at all times, begs for affection and petting all the time and will purr with contentment when she gets both.  Being as our male is so NOT affectionate, I asked my breeder for an affectionate one the second time and the sex really didn't matter, it just happened to be a girl. 

[Leslie, Yogi & Maci Bear]

We have a boy and a girl. I'd say my girl is the most affectionate. But my boy is very loving also.
I agree with the others, it's probably nothing to do with sex. If I ever get another dog, the sex of the pup
will be irelevant.

[Wendy and Myla]

Myla is a female and is so affectionate - she has to be right beside us, touching us all the time.  The reason we got a female is that we wanted an F1 standard but also wanted a smaller one so we figured a female would be lighter than a male. 

[BG and Gavin]

We got a boy because there were no females left in the litter to pick from. I think the only difference is that males tend to get bigger.

[Kaitee and Orwell]

I have a male, but I didn't choose him. He chose me. 

I was open to a male or a female (though, I secretly wished for a male because the bigger, the better for me).

Go for whatever personality suites you best whether it is a male or a female. But yes, my male does have to be by my side all the time giving love and receiving love. 

[Kaitlin and Ludo]

I have a male and as you grew up with females, I've always had male pets (cats, birds, dogs)-- obviously I knew female dogs existed, but it truly never even occurred to me that a female was an option.  Getting Ludo, I was deadset on getting a male and when there were only 2 males in the litter of 6, I felt a moment of panic before realizing that if I couldn't love a female dog as much as a male, then I shouldn't get a dog in the first place.  I found that once I opened myself up to either gender, I focused on choosing by personality-- which is exactly what you should do.

I have also heard that female dogs love you but male dogs NEED you. Ludo is definitely a shadow and never wants to be without me, but he's actually quite independent.  

My best advice is to choose by personality and realize you will love any dog the same... a year from now, you won't look back and wish you had chosen a different gender.  It just doesn't matter. :)