Do you perfer male or female dogs???

[MyLittleMutt]

Males! I love females too, but I agree with k9krazee when she says that they are more goofy and cuddly. They are more loving and gentle and more "wanting to be with you" whereas females are more independant.

I'm sorry but I don't agree with you on that. I had female & male dogs in the past. The female dogs I had were always more cuddly and loveable then the male dogs.

[Chilli]

I honestly don't know if males or females are more cuddly... but I think that how they are raised plays a big part.
Such as my two dogs.
We got Frisk when he was six weeks old. Since then we raised him as a part of the family.
We got Ethan when he was a year old, and his old home was abusive.
Ethan is more reserved... he'd rather sit on the other end of the couch than sit on your lap. On the other hand, Frisk would like to sit no where else but right in the middle of your lap, and you never find him sitting by himself unless no one is around.
Thats just my opinion...

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Before I go on I just wanted to say I'm basing most of what I say on Tollers and my experiences as that's the breed I love and am interested in so I doubt it applies to all breeds.


I much prefer females over males generally because they're smaller, coats aren't as thick/long, more athletic looking and I just find them prettier to look at. In my experience they're also more independent and not always in your face trying to see what you're up to, they do like to cuddle but aren't constantly wanting to be by your side or up on the couch with you. Females, I've found, are usually more active and willing to learn/please than males. Females also seem to be more attentive to things and have a higher drive than the males. For me, the only downfall to females is that they seem to be more aggressive than males. Males dont seem to take things as seriously as females either IMO.

[catnapper]

I've always had female dogs and male cats (of course thats no longer true) but when I go to get another dog in the future, it'll be another female. I've never had a male dog and doubt I could ever get used to the idea of a male dog.