Decison on which sex of OES to buy?
Thanks, Amy |
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 Everyone here has their bias........
We love the boys! We have had two, and have NEVER had an issue with marking, not once. Both boys were neutered between 5 - 6 months of age. Good luck on choosing a puppy! Laurie |
| I have both a male and 3 females.
Personally, I find that the male is more cuddly but yes we have had marking issues. Even after he was neutered, he still marks. But we didn't have our male neutered until he was a year old. He was going to be used for stud, but then it wasn't possible. I think if you get your male neutered earlier (before the marking urge starts, with ours it was at 7 months) you will have no problem. |
| I've had a male and a female. I prefer the females (well, a specific female!), but Barney is fabulous in his own way too. He's never marked anything (he actually still squats to pee too)...although he does dribble a bit if he gets overly excited when a visitor comes over. |
| We have a 16 month old male who very rarely marks territory outside and has NEVER done it inside. He is very sweet and cuddly. Our female has always ben more on the "bitchy" side when it comes to other dogs and kids. |
| Over the years, we've had both males and females. I choose the one I am drawn to, irrespective of their sex.
Our males have never marked inside or out. They've always squatted to pee. Our dogs have always been cuddly. |
| I have had two male dogs and never a problem with marking (though initially I had the same fear after growing up a female dog). My 9 y/o will sometimes mark (aka go around and pee on everything--even when there is nothing coming out) when we go somewhere that has a lot of dog scents but even then it is only if he is outside and off leash (never on walks or inside and definitely not at our house). I do think the age of the neuter has something to do with it. |
| I would go with the puppy you are most attracted to.
Our 3 OES over the years have all been males. None of them have marked in the house. (Well, Chewie tried once at about 10 months, I caught him and he never has again) Now our min pin Tazz is another story - they are notorious little pee machines and he will any chance he gets. So for Chewie NOT to mark with Tazz around is even more amazing! Ollie was intact until about 6 yrs old, Bart was neutered before we got him, and Chewie is intact. (And Tazz has been neutered since he was a puppy). |
| Thanks to all of you for your reponses. We may be going for yet another visit so we can see more of the personalities, etc. before choosing. So far, we have chosen males out of the litter that we liked but I know it's no guarantee of what their personality will be in the future.
I'm so glad to hear about the marking issue!! Thanks to all of you for your help with this issue - sounds like you all are in love with your dogs, just as I hope to be with ours!! Sincerely, Amy |
| You might want to take a look here
How do I pick the right puppy for my family? to help decide what kind of personality you want to find in a puppy, then help you to find it when evaluating the pups. |
| I agree, sex isn't as important as other qualities. Go with the best pup in the group.
I've always has females and loved them dearly but Jack is a new situation. Velcro, protector, talks back, goof ball, lover, always wanting to please. |
| Boys. Hands down. |
| i'm partial to male dogs as well. Walter is 4 now and we've never had any marking issues, he was neutered at 6 months. |
| I prefer boys as well, even though I dearly love my Drezzie to death!!
The reason I say this is because the girls are definitely a bit more dominant - she is the BOSS and how DARE anyone challenge her!! She used to cuddle more, but only on her terms. Our first sheepie was a boy, and he was a mama's boy. He would cuddle anytime, anywhere. So just based on my own experience, I think my next sheepie will be a boy. |
| Boys!
We didn't really have too many issues with Frank marking either, even when he was still intact. Never inside. Only at dog shows and what not, was he interested in where others had been. Our boy Norfolk Terrier on the other hand, lifts his leg on everything.  |
| Another consideration: In my limited experience, boy dogs cuddle with women and female dogs cuddle with men.
So the answer to your question might be: Depends on which spouse wants to get the cuddles.  |
Quote: In my limited experience, boy dogs cuddle with women and female dogs cuddle with men.
So the answer to your question might be: Depends on which spouse wants to get the cuddles. Exactly why we think we will end up with one of each eventually! |
Quote: Another consideration: In my limited experience, boy dogs cuddle with women and female dogs cuddle with men.
I'm not saying Ron is right but it has worked out that way for many of our dogs, not all, but many. Susan who sleeps with Jack and Harry and her husband who sleeps with Glacier and Simone. |
I dont agree with Ron's assesment totally.....Panda who is a female, is 100% more attached to me than Brian. She loves Brian but will bark when he tries to cuddle with him...and me, well, she just settles in for the snuggle  |
| Look, I must believe in this theory, otherwise the fact that our male dogs have all preferred Joan over me would be too heartbreaking. |
Ron wrote: Look, I must believe in this theory, otherwise the fact that our male dogs have all preferred Joan over me would be too heartbreaking.
Okay Ron! Youre absolutely right  |
Ron wrote: Look, I must believe in this theory, otherwise the fact that our male dogs have all preferred Joan over me would be too heartbreaking.
Now, really....The only way to prove this theory Ron, is to get a girl sheepie! Come on....We need an answer to this question!   |
| I think the person you feeds them, walks them, talks silly to them, and gives them their treats when being good. Gets the snuggles But then they do run when they here the jar opening for their treats and it really doesn't matter. |
ej wrote: I think the person you feeds them, walks them, talks silly to them, and gives them their treats when being good. Gets the snuggles
But then they do run when they here the jar opening for their treats and it really doesn't matter.I WISH this was true for Yuki!!!! I coo all day at her, hand-feed, groom, give her treats, and let her sleep on the bed while my husband just lays on the couch and kicks her off the bed when she's in the way.... yet she is MADLY in love with him. |
| Bingley is a CUDDLE BUG! I love the "boy" nature, but I also know he is very different from some of his brother littermates. It really depends on the individual personalities in the litter - however - I have also noticed that a lot of dogs tend to bond with the opposite sex in humans. SOME! |
| Have to agree with Ron there, my girls who I do everything for desert me when the boys get home from work.
My sheepie boy when we had him was a few years old when I met my hubby and it was his dog, from that day on he was totally my dog and never left my side. Sheepie girls in this household have always been daddy and brothers princesses. I am just good for feeding them, grooming,dingleberry removal, poopie pick up etc etc Then they go over to the otherside when the men are home |
Stacy wrote: We have a 16 month old male who very rarely marks territory outside and has NEVER done it inside. He is very sweet and cuddly. Our female has always ben more on the "bitchy" side when it comes to other dogs and kids.
Same in our house. Ellie hums the "bitch is back" everytime she walks through the door. |
| I quess I am lucky my female is my suck and I love it because I wanted an oes forever everyone else in the family rolled there eyes at me. She won them over, (daughter still wants a husky)I think I would have cried if she picked my husband. But now I have to make a choice my self we are getting an second oes but I do not know which sex all my family have females different breeds and I have 2 dogs oes and poodle females all fixed. We would like a male but I worry about the marking if territorys myself. I once found a male pom lost, bad hair cut cold took him in for the night till we found the owners and that little thing just wanted to pee everywhere I had to really watch him |
| My male OES have never been markers. My last one never even lifted his leg. He was 4 1/2 when we lost him, so I don't think he ever would have. I am waiting on my 5th OES puppy, and my 4th male. My boys have always listened to me...but they loved my husband too. |
| My baby is a boy and never marked (well except for once when he was about five years old and he had enjoyed a big beef bone (Xmas time) and then walked up to where my mom's fiance's dog had been sleeping and pee'd).
My mom says boys are stinkier than girls but I love my boy! We do call him a traitor dog ... he was my puppy and just under two years old when I met my husband, about three and a half years old when we got engaged and moved in together and he traded his allegiance to my husband (truth be known, he works out of the house, so he spends so much more time with him). Nevertheless, he is still mama's boy when I come home and I love him so much. So, while I lvoe my boy, I'd go with the puppy who speaks to you ... that's what I did eleven plus years ago. |
| I have a 14 month old male, and he has never marked anything. He has just started to lift his leg when he goes, and it is the funniest thing to see! He almost loses his balance everytime. I do believe that neutering when they are younger is key, he was about 5mos. I always had female dogs growing up, but Finn is the most gentle, kind hearted dog around, I wouldn't trade me boy for the world. |
| My boy Bosley, neutered at 4 months, is a big, cuddly suck. Very intuitive to what is going on, and is clingy and calm.
My gal, Dixie, spayed at 1 year, loves attention, but on her terms. And don't P...ss her off...lol...She is much more independant and can be sassy and bossy. Love them both...but I think I prefer males. In my past, the males have always been more in tune to me...the girls have been fine, too, but they always had their own agenda..lol |
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