I'm not sure if it's a gender thing as it is more of a dog personality thing - stubborness! Ruthie has been much more difficult to train than Oscar was - he caught on very quickly to the pee pads. Ruthie seems to do really well then I'll catch her peeing on the wood floor (never on carpets, always on the wood - she's a weirdo). NOTHING will stop her from peeing - you can call her name, tell her she's bad, clap your hands loud - nothing. You have to physically pick her up to get her to stop and when you take her to the pad she looks at you like "what?". And when you praise her for doing it in the right place it doesn't seem to help. Oscar was much more timid when I brought him home and he was scared of everything - all I would have to do is clap if I caught him peeing and he'd stop. He learned fast. He still has accidents, but he's still a pup and he's doing well. He lifts his leg to pee sometimes, just depends on how he's feeling I guess - he doesn't mark around the house though - he doesn't pee up against my furniture or anything.
I've always heard that a boy and a girl are the best combination for two together (natural chemistry). The next would be two males and last is two females. BUT, there are lots of people on here with multiple females whom I'm sure have had no problem and will attest to that - I think it really just depends on the dogs. |