Like I've said..there are a lot of things that are instilled in us when we're young(females vs males)..My sons female golden retriever was really going to town with my female shepherd the other day..they're both fixed..My female shih tzu lifts her leg all over the back yard(the whole acre)marking..the only thing Fritz lifts his leg on is one certain bush and the tree, but, when he's in the house on his pee pad, he gets in the middle of it, stands with a little bend and gets right in the middle everytime..he's the most affectionate of the 4 inside dogs I have(the other 3 are girls)..I had originally planned on getting a male this time, I had him picked out, it ended up to where I got the boy, and his sister..my hubby likes giving belly rubs, and so he's able to rub bellies and watch t.v., he prefers the girls, so, needless to say, my son(who wanted a male), has my little male, and we've got the female..but, I have the best of both worlds, I get to babysit my little grandpup every Tuesday..