When most people get a new pup or dog they see something cute and go with it. The dog needs to fit your personality and lifestyle. Some people like males and other like females. What is best for you?
First off if you have kids something you should look at is the temperament of the dog. My vet told me that 8 out 10 dog bites are from intact male dogs. That's a big difference from male to female. Because I have a child for example and prefer females. Males are usually more dominant and territorial over bones, toys, etc. If you have a young child that is crawling or just walking you don't want them to approach a dominant dog that is enjoying a mid afternoon treat. That could be very dangerous.
Females on the other hand or usually more tolerant and less dominant. All though there will always exceptions to this rule.
In my experience I have found females are usually more protective of their families. All of my males would lick a burglar to death before anything else. The trade off with the females is they don't normally have the look that the male will have. Males have the bigger heads and chest and are more muscular. There is not a lot of dogs that are more intimidating then a large male pit.
Both from what I have seen are equally loving. A good way to judge this is by the way their parents are. If at all possible always meet the parents of the dog as this will help determine the pups personality and temperament more then anything. Anyone looking for a dog should really not just look at the looks alone, but the sex, temperament, parents, level of dominance etc. I understand not all of these will be always be available. Try to find out anything you can and do your research. A little work a head of time will keep you happy and your dog out of a shelter.
First off if you have kids something you should look at is the temperament of the dog. My vet told me that 8 out 10 dog bites are from intact male dogs. That's a big difference from male to female. Because I have a child for example and prefer females. Males are usually more dominant and territorial over bones, toys, etc. If you have a young child that is crawling or just walking you don't want them to approach a dominant dog that is enjoying a mid afternoon treat. That could be very dangerous.
Females on the other hand or usually more tolerant and less dominant. All though there will always exceptions to this rule.
In my experience I have found females are usually more protective of their families. All of my males would lick a burglar to death before anything else. The trade off with the females is they don't normally have the look that the male will have. Males have the bigger heads and chest and are more muscular. There is not a lot of dogs that are more intimidating then a large male pit.
Both from what I have seen are equally loving. A good way to judge this is by the way their parents are. If at all possible always meet the parents of the dog as this will help determine the pups personality and temperament more then anything. Anyone looking for a dog should really not just look at the looks alone, but the sex, temperament, parents, level of dominance etc. I understand not all of these will be always be available. Try to find out anything you can and do your research. A little work a head of time will keep you happy and your dog out of a shelter.
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