does it ever bother you?

**Uabassoon** · 01-06-2007, 01:45 PM

For some reason I've never really cared. It's not like with people where usually you can tell from far away if someone is male or female. I honestly think that Payson wouldn't be offended if someone called him a she, as long as they were petting him and telling him that he's beautiful he could care less what he is called!

**Kfamr** · 01-06-2007, 01:50 PM

Everyone calls Mufasa a girl - when you can clearly see his "thing."

Kiara is often called a boy, although she always has pink or purple collars.
People mistake Nala for a boy, I suppose because of her size?
Simba is never mistaken - he's 100% handsome male!

It doesn't bother me that much, I just correct them politely, and they usually never make the mistake again.

**Taz_Zoee** · 01-06-2007, 02:03 PM

Usually people ask if it's a boy or a girl. But with Zoee they know when they hear her name. And I personally think Zoee just looks girly.

**DrKym** · 01-06-2007, 02:12 PM

I agree with the comment that it really doesn't bother me much, all my furbrats wear purple, it goes so beautifully with both sets of coat colors!.
Sequoia is a bit thicker and heavier than Rusty they assume she is the male for about 30 seconds. Then she sits to be pet, and they surreptitiously check

. Rusty is such a soft boy I don't think it bugs him , cause he is a Mama dog to the max anyway(if it's small ,furry or squeaking it's going to be adopted cleaned and loved is his motto) Goofy is small for a cocker anyhow so she is usually guessed right. I myself am used to making the mistake as I tend to assume they are all girls, so now I just ask them while petting (so their human can answer and spare me embarrasment ) "You are such a darling baby! what is your name honey pat pat pat are you you a good boy for mom or a great girl ? patpatpaptpatpat" Usually the owner will reply which it is.

Btw Bmom don't care if Hottie is a boy, he is still a beautiful baby! (i thought he was a girl too in the head shot in siggie

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**borzoimom** · 01-06-2007, 02:18 PM

Its his coloring and eye liner black under his eye- but allll boy! lol.. Maybe its the gentle look in his face-- lol.. no clue..

**DrKym** · 01-06-2007, 02:24 PM

I think for me it is the soft and gentle look, He is quite stunning though! and the Labs in question are flat out beautiful too! Is it me or is it that we we really have no ugly pets here? I haven't seen one yet.........Even our mixes are too cute, and the pure breds all seem to be stunning as well. Kinda like the kids that get the pics posted not a ugly grape in the bunch

**Love That Collie** · 01-06-2007, 02:41 PM

No, not many people mistake Bailey for a female, he's very big.
Chloe, (aka Princess Prissy Pants) well Chloe's all girl at 6 months, very ladylike and prissy UNTIL you see her in action with all the big boys. hehehe
But it didn't ever bother me if someone mistook one of my dogs in the past for male or female when it was the other.
Now, if someone had mistook a child of mine as male and it was female or vise versa then I probably would have been upset.

But a dog.....no.

Hey borzoimom.....if you put the ears up on top of the Borzoi's head erect it would look like it was related to a Collie sort of.

**borzoimom** · 01-06-2007, 02:45 PM

The Borzoi came from a Russian greyhound and Russian collie- .. You are closer in your idea than you think.. lol..
This is what they look like with their ears up- but they only go up prior to the hunting ambush- you see those ears go up- they are going to take off.. ( and my husband says the ears are turn signals- right up up- run right- , left ear up- run left- both ears up- run straight on..)