Male vs female

I have been raising Golden Retrievers for 20 years. The personality of the dog is way more important than the sex of the dog. Most people cannot handle or control a field trial champion caliber dog. I know I probably can't! That being said, I can find hard charging great pheasant dogs that are females or males. The instiinct is in the breeding. I have been told by trainers that some males tend to be looking for a place to mark and lift their leg instead of looking for bird scent. My opinion on the subject, find the right breeding first, second look objectively at all pups in the litter. Third flip the dog over and check to see if it a male or female.
 
My dog Ace could probably be characterized, as Joel mentioned, as a hard charging, great pheasant dog. Fairly well bred, somewhat trained, with lots of experience. Puts roosters in the vest! What I TELL him, though, is that he's definitely a field trial champion caliber dog, probably even world champion! 😉
 
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My dog Ace could probably be characterized, as Joel mentioned, as a hard charging, great pheasant dog. Fairly well bred, somewhat trained, with lots of experience. Puts roosters in the vest! What I TELL him, though, is that he's definitely a field trial champion caliber dog, probably even world champion! 😉
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Went with the male. Name is Blu
 

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I’ve had a lot of females, I’m getting a male next. I don’t want to breed anymore, I don’t want to mess with heat cycles. I don’t think you should spay a female until she’s 2+ for some health reasons. However, if you wait until she’s 2+ you run the risk of other health problems. You are damned if you do damned if you don’t.

Either way they both have their pros and cons.

Performance wise I don’t think there is really a difference. I think you see more highly titled males because they aren’t missing training or competing due to heat or litters. Most competitive females aren’t spayed and many have multiple litters around 5-7 years old which is their prime.
 
I find the males to be more Velcro like and seem to be (friendlier) although its only because they will not leave your side. I spay at 2 on my female. So that really doesn't matter much. The male is more likely to fight. The female will not greet dogs walking by she just lays there. The male could care less about getting into trouble. The females in my experience are afraid to get in trouble/corrected.

I go back and forth on what sex my next one will be. The males are great hunters but man can he be hard headed. The female has a great noes but atleast with the current two I have the male is a bit more durable.
 
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