Male vs female

[goldenboy]

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.

 

[A5 Sweet 16]

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!

 

[Citori16]

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!

Went with the male. Name is Blu

 

[BradyBuck]

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.

 

[Zak406]

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.

 

[Wind River]

Field trial trainers that I knew believed that females learned faster, but forgot faster. Males learned slower, but retained longer.

 

[PairOfLabs]

My story is 8 male yellow labs starting in June of 1989, all neutered. Unfortunately, since February my PairofLabs screen name is not correct as I am down to one, aged 4.

 

[Goosemaster]

I have a British male black lab.Great nose,smart,not as fast as my female yellow,and tends to get way out.Female American is easier to train.Both excellent family dogs,we never use a kennel.The males they might hunt a little harder,but it's barely noticable.

 

[lubers]

Always had females, have one at the trainers now and put a deposit down for a black female that we should be able to get around April sometime. All the females we've had were fantastic hunters and great family dogs.

Update: litter was born last week and only one black female and we had second pick so we are now getting a yellow female. Should look great along side our chocolate.

 

[Drew]

I have hunted with many male and female dogs, both dogs I have owned and friends and acquaintances dogs. In my opinion the personality of the owner has a greater effect on the personality of the dog than anything else. Again, in my opinion folks use the male female debate as an excuse for the failings of their own training or personality traits far to frequently.

 

[benelli-banger]

As I get older I like smaller dogs, hence my last 4 have been females…I don’t feel like gender equates to better or worse dogs…I will say many of my males going back 50 years had a penchant for running away…I’ve had great males and females…I’ve had mediocre males and females…I’ve never had a mean dog…