puppy gender question
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| I would advise not getting two puppies from the same litter. Having littermates can be a tremendous training challenge and, as many people will attest, they bond more closely to each other than they will to you. Having one puppy is already a monster amount of work so doing what you can to minimize any obstacles ahead of time is a great idea. Having two dogs is awesome but sometimes spacing it out can work out better for everyone-- dogs and people alike. |
YES, listen to Butterscotch! Says she who kept two puppies from her own litter 
And yet having done that, I would never sell two siblings to anyone. It's more than twice the work, because they egg each other on, take longer to train, longer to housebreak. I can't say mine are more bonded to each other. But I had to work much harder to get the same level of attention (needed for training) from each individually because (a) I needed to find time to dedicate to each dog separately and (b) I had to work my butt off to be more fun to play with than another puppy. That's hard work! And I wonder why I have no social life outside of dogs? Yes, they will keep each other company - as they chew up your furniture, race through the house like little heathens and just generally create mayhem. Let's not even get into the fact that they will probably go through the dreaded coat changes at roughly the same time and drive you and/or your groomer to drink. I'm sure it's tempting, but it's not the first OES litter born and it won't be the last. If you still think you want another puppy in a year or two (or ten), then get another. Or, get your puppy (singular) and consider adopting an adult dog for your own sanity in a few months or so. You may find that you need an adult dog to commisserate with. ("Why did we want a puppy?" "I don't know! You're the moron with the check book, I'm just a dog!!") Male or female - depends. Some people do seem to have strong preferences, but that's based on experience and their own personality. In general terms, male OES seem to be more easy going and snuggable. The girls may be a bit more independant and, dare I say it? smarter.
I compete with my dogs (agility, obedience etc) which may explain why I prefer bitches. My mentor started out in obedience with a male and she thinks I'm nuts for preferring the girls. She almost always prefers males. In terms of personality, she likes people and dogs who jump to attention and don't argue with her much (well, at least she's lucky in dogs, in me, not so much ) I enjoy a dog who is probably smarter than I am and don't take offense at that.
There are always exceptions, of course. Kristine |
You don't get better answers than that. I bow to them.  |
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