Guest das1075 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Hi everyone. This is a little piece of trivia I'm interested in having an answer to. I read that female greyhounds are more desired, but the males can make better pets because the don't show the herding or dominate traits the female can display. Now, I know every dog is different, I was just curious if there's any truth to this generalization. Other opinions would be greatly appreciated. I haven't adopted yet, and I'm just trying to gather info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighsayer Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 3 males here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest momto3greys Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 2 males here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moebaaviva Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 1 female here, but I have to tell you the only reason we went for a female over a male is that in our house it was me, DH, and our two MALE cats. I just needed another female to commiserate with! Now Bella and I both shake our heads at the silly things the boys do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazehund Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 2 of each here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StriderDog Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I love the boys because boys love their moms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LynnM Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 BOYS! My house is a frat house for dogs. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 One of each. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mollysmom Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 DH and I have a fawn brindle girl named Molly and a dark brindle boy named Ronan. And they are both grrrrrrrrrreyt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mom2greys Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 2 of each here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 We have two grey girlies here. They have very different personalities, so I don't believe in generalizations based on gender. Celeste is sooooo laid back. Darcy is more energetic and a bit of a goofball. Quote Laura with Celeste (ICU Celeste) and Galgos Beatrix and Encarna The Horse - Gracie (MD Grace E) Bridge Angels Faye Oops (Santa Fe Oops), Bonny (Bonny Drive), Darcy (D's Zipperfoot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyp Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 One girl here. I didn't pick her for gender, she was the first dog I 'met' at an open house and we clicked so I didn't bother meeting any others. Quote Lima Bean (formerly Cold B Hi Fi) and her enabler, Rally. ☜We're moving West! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey8greys Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I have 2 girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pip Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 We are bringing home our first girl soon. We didn't have a preference, and at first thought we would be getting a male, but we ended up going to meet her-- she snuggled right up and we fell in love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytNut Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 One of each here, and our male is the dominant, pushy one. Quote Kristen with Penguin (L the Penguin) Flying Penske x L Alysana Costarring The Fabulous Felines: Squeak, Merlin, Bailey & Mystic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PiagetsMom Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 1 female grey here......and Lucy, who found us. Actually, all of my dogs have been females, but I think part of that is b/c I live with DH and 2 DS and I've always felt I needed another female in the house to commiserate with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Snowy8 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 (edited) 3 girls, Snowy, Pipi-Francine & Gabby 5 boys, Jack, BuyCut, Banker, Dear, & Gogh The boys are to me, more loving...more attentive. The girls are more reserved, especially Snowy. She wants to be left alone. Gabby loves to cuddle & sleep with me, but Gogh will race everyone to the bed at night & stay on the bed all night long where as BuyCut likes to start out on the bed with me, but he's gone sometime during the night. Jack guards my bed on the floor...he sleeps on a very overstuffed comforter right against the bed. Edited August 28, 2007 by Snowy8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FrostyBottoms Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 We have 1 of each. My boy loves people, always wants to be pet by anyone. My girl is cautious and doesn't want strangers petting her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LindsaySF Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 1 male Greyhound here. All of my current dogs are male, strangely enough. It just worked out that way. I long for a little girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcR Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 When I adopted my first, I did ask for a girl, mainly for the somewhat smaller size (our group seems to get huge males). Although all three of mine are girls, I really don't have a preference anymore (numbers 2 and 3 were "failed" fosters). Quote Marc and Myun plus Starbuck (the cat)Pinky my AWOL girl, wherever you are, I miss you.Angels Honey (6/30/99-11/3/11) Nadia (5/11/99-6/4/12) Kara (6/5/99-7/17/12) Cleo (4/13/2000-4/19/2014) Antnee (12/1/2002=2/20/17) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magdalene Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 When I first started looking, I thought a girl would be best, since Chase (the cat) is very much alpha male and I figured he'd give a boy dog hell. I did reconsider when Chase loved loved LOVED one of my boy fosters. They hung out together and were best buds. Unfortunately, they came up with a game....annoy the girl kitten. She was pretty unhappy with the Boys' Club, so that foster didn't stay, but I did keep a mind open to the possibility of a boy that made *both* kitties happy. But Dazzle (girl) came along. Anybody who thinks all the females are more standoffish needs to meet Dazzle. She'd make friends with a rock if she could. (OK, she's uber-sweet, but lacking a bit in the smarts department, I admit that.) I wound up getting a second girl because any males I fostered kept trying to dominate Dazzle, and she expressed her unhappiness with that by chewing up the furniture. *sigh* So I stuck to fostering females, and she was much happier with that. She and Summer get along because neither one of them cares much about being boss all the time. Sometimes Dazzle is, sometimes Summer is, sometimes neither one of them is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest simile Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 We've got a Momma's Boy and Daddy's Girl here (littermates) so it worked out just perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SusanP Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I do confess a preference for the boys, in general--seems to me they tend to be less persnickity. That said, I have had 2 girls I love with all my heart. And I *have* met laid=back girls and persnickity boys. What it really comes down to in the end is the individual dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PhillyPups Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 3 Big laid back boys and the Queen (a/k/a The Queen and her Royal Servants) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kronckew Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 i have one of each, but it's coincidence. i chose them for their personality & compatibility, not their gender. (unlike my wives ) Quote Regards, Wayne KronckeCAVE CANEM RADIX LECTI ET SEMPER PARATUSVegetarians: My food poops on your food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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