Which Sex Makes A better Pet?

A lot of the time people just assume a female makes a better pet.

This may have been true 15-20 years ago, before people had their pets spayed or neutered, when unaltered males did mark (pee) on everything, wander and start fights with other males. Females on the other hand, came into "Season" every 6 months causing grief by needing to be confined to prevent an unwanted pregnancy, because they attracted all the males in the neighborhood to your yard! They also left little spots of blood around the house!

In the present time most people realize that their pets should be altered (fixed) unless they are showing or breeding. Spaying or neutering prevents many behavior and health problems in our pets. Not only is a spayed female not at risk for a unwanted pregnancy, she is not at risk of developing mammary (breast) cancer if spayed before her first heat cycle. A nuetered male does not wander, mark or start fights, and is at less risk of developing prostate problems.

So if your looking for a pet only, and it is to be altered, you have the choice of male or female, they both make wonderful pets! It will leave your choices broader in things like coat, color, and personality, if you are looking at a litter and are not dead set on one sex or the other!

As a breeder, I personaly find that in most instances a neutered male makes a more loving and family orientated pet! They are just a little more intuned to their owners and a little less independent then the females!

So setting the old myths of females make better pets aside, your choice should come down to which puppy will fit into your family better, not which sex it is.