My whole family are hard core female dog owners.
I added a male, because I did not want to take
the chance of having the same sex Akita's together.
After owning ROcky I would probably just
pick out the male or female with the best personality.
(I only have Rocky to compare with, but
I think females are cleaner,
less destructive, and Rocky seems to be more pushy, but also more affectionate.)