IF Ginger had a friend..

[Kfamr]

It all depends on the specific dog. You will learn over time (if you bring Ginger to dog parks/around other dogs) what she gets along with best.

I have 2 males, 2 females - weights ranging from 45-70 pounds ages 1, 3, 5, and 10.

[chocolatepuppy]

I agree with Kay, it depends on the dog. I've had two females, Lacey and RB Mandy, now Lacey and Layla. Basically, they got/get along fine. Then there came Jake, our little boy. That brings me to size. Lacey's about 80 lbs,Layla 70lbs. Jake is about 20lbs and I don't think he'll get a lot bigger. They all play together fine. Sorry, can't help you out with adopting a dog/older dog versus puppy, mine were all puppies.

[AdoreMyDogs]

I have always heard that generally you should get the opposite gender. It does depend on the dog of course, but generally speaking, it's best to get a male next since you have a female. It all boils down to the natural hierarchy and social structure of a dog.

I need to get out to see Ginger soon. Maybe this weekend?

[Sirrahsim]

I'm about to PM you Leslie

[lute]

A lot of people say to get the oposite sex of the dog you already have. Female dogs are called bitches for a reason. Although I am a firm believer that you can bring either sex into the household. It's the individual dog. I've had a ton of rescues of both sexes and haven't had an issue with either. I have a feeling you are asking these "IF" questions for a reason and I can't wait to see what happends.

[WELOVESPUPPIES]

I think taking Ginger to the park for socialization and seeing who she likes best is a great idea. I agree that it comes down to individual dogs. I have 2 males and 1 female, Duke and Champ(f), and Chopper. Duke is almost 8, Champ is almost 6 and Chopper is almost 1. We definitely have a large difference in size here from 58-60 pounds to 3.5 pounds. Our dogs all get along great. But I know my dogs and I knew when getting the third one it really did not matter the sex as my other two had already established their order in the household and in the natural order of things the puppy would learn his. But neither of my large dogs are aggressively dominate in any way so I did not have to concern myself with females fighting or males going at each other or well lets say one of the big ones eating the small one. Duke, however, does not get along with my MILs dog at all. She is an aggressive dominate even though she lives in an only dog household. She loves Champ and she loves to play with Chopper but her and Duke just clash as they are both the dominate dog but they are opposite sexes. I say start getting her around other dogs and you will see her true personality whether she is submissive or the asserter and that will help you when looking to add another to your household.

[gemini9961]

I have 2 females and 1 male. Sadie is 6, Maggie will be 5 in June and Grant is 4. Weight ranging 7-8 pounds to 50 pounds. Sadie has made it clear she is the alpha although Maggie likes to challenge her. Grant just chills out, he allows the girls to wrestle all over him and chew on him. I can take the girls with me when I visit family but not Grant. My aunt has a male cocker and my parents have a male mixed breed and the 3 of them together is a nightmare. Heck even 2 of them together is bad. Grant seems to be okay with them but if they give Grant any crap he will fight back. So my experience is that I have had more trouble integrating the males vs the females. Each situation is going to be different.