Male vs female sheepies
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| For the record, most people on here prefer a male. In every thread regarding this ....by a large margin. I'm one of the few who prefer a female. Male dogs remind me of upright males, and they're just dirty. The idea of possibly getting a male who always pees on his front legs, who is in general ...dirtier, and the fact that ...no matter how much they shake the last few drops of pee by taking an extra romp around before coming inside, the last drop inevitably ends up on your floor ...grosses me out. I always take a napkin and wipe my dog's wee before he comes in. My husband never notices any pee drops from his outside pottys, but I also don't expect him to ...he's a male.  One thing I hear many people LIKE a male more is because they are so laidback and carefree. See, I prefer my female who is more cautious and uptight. I think this trait makes them more sensitive to their surroundings (running kids, hurting your feelings, etc). My negatives are ONLY out there to emphasize why I love a female more... not that I hate males. Males are great too. He is 10x more the snugglebug, have to be in my lap and give me dreamy eyes than my female [who has the same traits just not as extreme] and that is why I DO like males... just not "more than." |
| I also prefer females, for very different reasons. Males LOOOOVE to please. My male is an amazing obedience (and getting to be so in agility) dog. But its so easy!! My female is also a wonderful performance dog, but we have earned it. From the very first, when we were training basic obedience it was work. She challenges me and I never get bored |
| I've always had males. I've no idea what I prefer as I've nothing to compare. My parents always had male dogs because my grandparents had male dogs. There's nothing more deep than that in my decision making. When I got my first dog he was the last left of a litter of mixed sheepie pups. Had a female been left I'm sure I would have gone that route. In having two I have been told two boys do best, and that's what we've had ever since. I love my boys, and will probably stick with boys, but for me, it honestly doesn't go any deeper than what I shared above. |
| This may be a cop out, but I prefer one of each. They both add different elements to my life. If I want a good snuggle or to have deep conversation, Wendel is my boy for that. He wants nothing more than to nuzzle up to me (or even try to crawl into my skin). Asterisk is much more active and more puppy. She loves visual stimulation. She's doing great in her agility class and is picking it up quickly. When we go to the dog park, she's right out there running and playing with the other dogs. She forces me to be more active. But she is also very sweet. When I wake in the morning, we're usually spooning with our heads on the pillow. |
| I've had a female sheepie and a male sheepie (although the female was technically my parents', but I lived with them, so it counts). It's hard to say because you just never know if it's just their own personality and has nothing to do with gender, but I prefer females. But Maggie was one of those once in a lifetime dogs, so that's why I'm not sure if it's that or all females. But like Jo, I think males are dirtier. Barns is a total sweetheart, though.... |
| Ditto to all above. Jack doesn't pee on his leg, he steps in the puddle afterward. He is the Doofus in the family. MO is the most loving ....to uprights.....and dog-boss of the pack. MO wants to lead, Jack makes life a game. |
I like having one of each. Bella loves to snuggle and is very smart and playful. Dexter (my mix) will put up with her play and give her a run for her money. I don't perfer girls over boys but I like to have both. Maybe I just got lucky that they got her into the rescue when they did since I said I wanted a girl. Her bother who came in at the same time had already been promised to someone else. Either way, after having Bella and seeing her personality I think I would take boy or girl sheepie with the happy go lucky attitude that is always smiles and fun  |
| After having a female I say never again!!! I know there are some really sweet ones out there, but for an OES, it's boys only for me from now on. I am on my 4th boy, and the girl is the only one I have had for more than 6 months. She is way too bossy and stubborn for my taste. Boys are eager to please and not usually smarter than you. |
i have had oes for over 35 yrs they all have been females till my derby then came duffy and dreamer boy what a difference only room for one bitch in the house  |
| I have one of each, and while I don't have a lot of other sheepies to compare them to (weve had one other male) I'm told that the differences between mine are pretty typical: Abby, pushy, controlling, sensitive, smart...Eggbert, goofy, funny, snuggley, super playful. I love both  Personally, I'm tempted to make my next sheepie a girl, just to see what a girl raised from a pup by us would be like. We adopted Abby as an adult rescue, and Ive always wondered how much of her lack of playfulness and cuddliness (compared to Bert) are because of her early upbringing.I haven't seen the problems other folks have mentioned with boy dirtiness. If anything, my girl is the one more inclined to jump into every mud puddle  Neither of my boys peed on themselves, but, we don't show, so my dogs are only rarely in a really long coat. |
Daphne is my first sheepie but I have to say that she is a complete LOVE BUG! She loves to snuggle, kiss, hug, get in your lap, etc. She just wants to be w/you. All of my friends just adore her. She is b***** w/the cats sometimes but that is about it.  |
ravenmoonart wrote: I haven't seen the problems other folks have mentioned with boy dirtiness. If anything, my girl is the one more inclined to jump into every mud puddle Neither of my boys peed on themselves, but, we don't show, so my dogs are only rarely in a really long coat.I have the same situation. Wendel hates to get dirty. He will walk around every puddle and dirt patch. Asterisk will plow right through them. |
I have one of each and my experiences ahas been completely different regarding males being dirty and females being cleaner...My male HATES to be dirty, won't walk on the soggy grass because he doesn't like his feet wet , avoids mud and high drifts of snow.....My female is a "tom boy"! She LOVES mud, delights in rolling in poop and i swear she actually grins when her feet are so black she looks like she is wearing booties  Both of them are cuddly when they want to be. She is much more agile than he, but she is also 20 pounds lighter....Shie is also a bit easier to control in emergency situations since she is lighter and smaller boned. I adore them both |
traciels28 wrote: I've always had males. I've no idea what I prefer as I've nothing to compare. My parents always had male dogs because my grandparents had male dogs. There's nothing more deep than that in my decision making. When I got my first dog he was the last left of a litter of mixed sheepie pups. Had a female been left I'm sure I would have gone that route. In having two I have been told two boys do best, and that's what we've had ever since. I love my boys, and will probably stick with boys, but for me, it honestly doesn't go any deeper than what I shared above. I am in the same boat as you - my grandparents had females, we had a female growing up, and I've only had females so..... I prefer females. Patch is a total love, so if i had to judge by my particular dog, she is the best and happens to be female. I have dogsat friends' male dogs and I have to say that stopping every 3 incles to wee was strange - females go and done.  |
| Growing up, we mostly had male dogs, with the exception of my father's very favorite German Shorthair Pointer, who was female and a total sweetie and very subservient to my dad. I started off with male OES and based only on my experiences with the 3 males I have had vs the one female: I like the boys better because they're easier, plain and simple. Sophie made me understand why the term for breeding female is used to describe some sorts of women. She's the smartest dog I've ever had, and probably the most independent. And demanding. And bossy. And challenging. And: noisy. Unfortunately, she's still working on not doing the excited barking thing (it's down to just a few visitors now rather than everybody) and unfortunately, the pitch of her bark is unpleasant. Totally not her fault, but hard to take. We're working on it with her. Re: clean girls vs dirty males. Well, Sophie is daintier in her habits. She avoids messes and puddles, and the boys don't. She also has a bad coat for an OES, with not a lot of undercoat: she's just not as fluffy and with a very harsh outer coat, she doesn't bring in as much dirt with her. She also dries faster. Archie has a bad coat for an OES in the opposite direction: it's so soft that it is very, very difficult to keep in even semi-reasonable shape. And he takes the longest to dry. He and Sherman have longer coats than Sophie and softer ones, so they bring in more of the outside than she does. The boys are extremely affectionate. Sophie is too, but in a very transactional manner: she's totally into giving affection, but most of the time it's because she wants something. For instance, she'll come up to you and want to be petted. As soon as she thinks you're satisfied (it is as though she doesn't really care about the affection), she's ready to show you what she wants, which is usually to be let out into the yard. ALL of my dogs have been extremely sensitive to the needs of their people, something we tremendously appreciate. |
I've had three male oes and they have all stole my heart, definitely my babies. I have a female wheaten and he is sooo sensitive and complex. She's also smarter than both my boys combined  |
| My yorkie and poodle are males. Their marking behaviors drive me to distraction. My Golden and Sheepie are female. Every female I have ever had does GREAT at potty training. No MORE BOYS! My Maggie is also one of those once in a lifetime dogs. Maybe it is the name. She naps when it's appropriate, she plays when it's time. She is the SWEETEST thing on 4 paws. I fall more in love every day, if that's possible. |
| Do any of you believe in the theory that female dogs are closer to the male humans in the family and male dogs feel closer to the female humans in the family? |
| Yes and I find it true more times than not. I had 3 females in the home before Mr. J came into my life. All 3 were devoted and so snuggly with only me for so many years. I honestly thought NO ONE could come between us. Any time a male would come in the house, I suddenly wasn't their favorite. My male roommate who never played with them was still their favorite. Mr. J became Yuki's favorite the second they met each other despite me being the one who had been taking care of her. Seems like my friends have the same experience. |
| My OES have all been males, but more just by chance rather than a gender choice. With Chewie's sister Martha close by and (living with us for the last year), I'd say we had a pretty good comparison - they are littermates. Both seem equally clean. Other than Chewie's pond fetish, he always avoids puddles and mud - even at a flat out run. He doesn't pee on himself. So, no dirty boys here And gender w/ humans - Chewie and Simon are much closer to me than Todd, and Maggie is glued to Todd. Tazz dislikes any men...but the other 3 are all males and pretty much equal w/ Todd and I. |
| I have both but prefer my females too. I think my males come across as a tad weak in character. I love one of my girls because we seem to be on the same mental wavelength. The others are quite happy to have a sleep and ignore what goes on around them, but this one girl follows me everywhere and when my husband does something dumb, which is often, when I mutter 'idiot' under my breath, I swear she understands what I said and her eyes are saying 'you got that right". For some reason my husband lets the boys sleep anywhere, couch, car, bed, AAAGGG, but he won't let the girls on the furniture. He says they are too hairy! See now why 'idiot' comes into play? |
| FEMALES!!!!!! For a number of reasons..but the most important is for the BLING!!!! I can dress Heart up is such fun things and all the girly bandana's and the BLING!!!! |
Vidhya29 wrote: Do any of you believe in the theory that female dogs are closer to the male humans in the family and male dogs feel closer to the female humans in the family? In my house, it's hard to say if that's true. Wendel wants just to snuggle with you all the time. He prefers me, but I think that is only because I am more exciting to him. I take them on walks, to the park, give them treats, administer medicine, feed them, groom/bathe them. Josh just loves them. Asterisk is still very puppy and isn't terribly interested in long term loving unless she's sleepy. Then she has to snuggle right up next to you to sleep. Josh does say that Asterisk is his little Princess and Wendel is our Blue-eyed devil (probably because of all the counter surfing and garbage picking he does). |
| As for Male vs Female...its MALE all the way. Females are called bitches for a reason. They are bossy and pushy. My boys are happy and bouncy and dirty as all get out. Gar loves to get as muddy and dirty and smelly as can be. Simon is a "little" better. With the male attached to female(me) I think we'll call it a draw at out house. Randy feeds them and shares his dinner and loves on them. He also trains Gar in agility. I train Simon, do all the grooming(I keep telling dh I will teach him how to pick up a brush), all the walks and dog park time. Both dogs will sleep on the floor next to my bed...unless they are IN bed with dh. During the day when dh is not home I am followed room to room, when dh is home they split their time between us. |
i had 4 sisters growing up and 2 daughters later. i like both females and males, BUT I NEEDED TESTOSTERONE BUDDIES and fought with the vet for years about neutering them.  i have since realized they are right and it's let them live longer, healthier lives. |
Vidhya29 wrote: Do any of you believe in the theory that female dogs are closer to the male humans in the family and male dogs feel closer to the female humans in the family? It seems to be true in my experience, but, I'm sure there are plenty of exceptions. My girl loves me, I know she does, but her Daddy is the love of her fuzzy life. Eggbert is most definitely a mama's boy, but, that could quite possibly be because Daddy was already "taken" |
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