Boy Or Girl?
 

I think boys are more affectionate, especially towards the women in the house. My male yorkies prefers me to my husband, and his female Chihuahua prefers him. Generally males are more affectionate than the females, they are always so busy trying to be queen bee, at least that is the way it seems to be in my house.

I love Chloe! Even she is a girl, but I think she is very affectionate..esp to her mommy, me! hehe...But when sleeping..she likes her daddy more hahaha...she always "bother" my bf when we sleep and being so close to him! She keeps my bf awake all the times! LOL!

I prefer girl more..since I can dress her up and such!

We have a little boy and he is really my bf's dog but he is definitely more attached to me than him.

I have 3 females and they are all attached to me, they like my hubby and dtr but they love their Mommy.

I think the best thing you can always do, is let the puppy pick you out...My female shih tzu loves me and hubby, my female(oldest yorkie) is a mamas girl, the new female is a mama or daddys girl, and the little boy is the most affectionate, and he loves hubby and me...I was supposed to get a boy this time, but, hubby prefers little girls over little boys..

When we went to the breede to pick out a puppy, there was this one yorkie just all over my daughter:p. We were there for over two and half hours. My daughter eventually pick the boy puppy Rockie. It depends on the personality of the puppy. I think that is determined as the puppy gets older:)

My male is more affectionate towards my Husband when hes home. When hes at work hes my boy. My female is a mommys girl

Personally, I am getting a male yorkie because I heard they are more affectionate to the females as well. I'm getting him next month! Yayee!
Other than that, I wouldn't mind getting a female. I mean, when it comes down to it, any Yorkie will steal my heart! =)

I definitely want a male whenever I get another puppy in the future. Lilly really takes to her dad a lot more than me.

I have always had male dogs because I heard the same thing..Males are more affectionate.

One of my girlfriends begged me to get a girl when I was looking. When I found Lucy I had my choice of five puppies 4 male, one female. I was all ready to go with one of her brothers but then she came up to me and licked my hand and that was that! I have never regretted it. She is more affectionate than any of my males ever were (that's saying something) and she is a real Mommy's Girl. Lucy adores her Daddy but it's Mommy she hangs on to...

Best of luck in your decision. There is no right or wrong :)

My male is a MOMMA'S BOY to the extreme. If I make a sudden stop, his little face hits the back of my ankle. Seriously. If I go to pee and I take too long, he'll jump in my lap. I love it, though. Now I had a female pound puppy until recently, and she was the same way. I think it depends more on who spends the most time with them. I'm getting a little girl in January, and I sorta hope she bonds with my hubby. I think he's adorable going around with a little fur butt in his arms. :rolleyes:

Personally, I don't think affection is gender-based - I think it just depends on the dog. When I first started looking, I totally wanted a girl - but they were impossible to find - so I got my Wylie. When I was ready for a 2nd, I didn't even really think about it - there was a boy available and I said YEP, even though Wylie is a Daddy's boy. Marcel turned out to be a Momma's boy.

I just LOVE having boys, I don't know why - they're just my little "dudes, my little "men", ya know?

When I got my first yorkie I wanted a girl, like you, so I could dress her up. Well no matter how hard I tried, she has always preferred my husband and she hates clothes.:rolleyes: She is most definitely not a lap dog, she is extremely independent. We got my daughter a little boy and he loves everyone but he worships her and will always prefer her over anyone else. Our last addition was my little boy Sugar who is completely in love with me and would be thrilled if I just held him 24 hours a day. A silly game I play is I sit on the floor and talk ooey gooey baby talk to the dogs. The boys go nuts climbing all over me and giving me kisses while Gracie tries to get as far as she can from me. Obviously I prefer the little boys. Ironically, the boys don't mind clothes at all although I have to admit, girl clothes are more fun.

Editing to add- I know all dogs have their own personality and you can't go 100% by sex but my mom has a boy and a girl and her boy is the sweetie pie and the little girl is the very independent one. She also had another female who has passed away and her personality was identical to my Gracie so I do think boys have a tendency to be the little lovers.

I say boys are more affectionate. My boy is my lap dog. He's my shadow. My girls are also loving, but more independent. Depends if you are planning on fixing them. Unfixed boys will mark and lift. While girls will go into heat. Honestly, if you want a lap dog, I'd say go with the boys. Plus they are usually a little cheaper than the girls :) Actually my boy and girls follow me, but my boy hangs around my bf a lot instead of the girls.

Thanks for all the response y'all! Yes I'm planning on getting whichever sex fixed. Even though yorkie babies are so precious none running around the house right now for me ... maybe later down the road but not right now at least. Having the dog pick you ... that's interesting! I've had a few people say that to me but I never really thought about it before. Girls seem like they're trying to compete when there's a male in the house and vice versa ... it's funny because I kinda remember learning that in psychology way back. I guess that wouldn't matter too much since I live with two girls haha. When it gets down to it, I'll go in open minded and whatever puppy steals my heart then he/she is the one :) Regardless I already know I want another one but it wouldn't be any sooner than a year after I get my first so eventually I'll have the best of both worlds! :)

Oh one more thing... I do want a lap dog. I def want one that's sweet and very cuddly! I pretty much want my yorkie baby attached to my hip :)

You wont have to worry about that:) they become attached very quick;) I have at least 2 on my lap at all times:D and now that hubby bought me a lounger, I have all 4:p

Then I would say go with a little boy. There are some on here with super affectionate "lap dog" little girls but the safest bet would be a boy. It seems to me that girls, while still sweet and loving, are more independent while the boys really NEED you.

Thanks everyone!! I think I'm going to shoot for a boy and eventually get a girl so they can play together :)

When we went to the pound to pick out my dog, I saw they had a yorkie, which I have always LOVED and I immediatly HAD to have. However, when I found out he was a boy, I must admit I was a little dissappointed because I too wanted a girl to dress up and put bows on and what not. But when I was reading up about yorkies I read that the boys where more affectionate as everyone says. Although I have never had a girl yorkie, I must say that my boy yorkie is much more affection to me than he is to my boyfriend even though he actually lives with my boyfriend. When I go to stay over there he always knows who I am and forgets about my boyfriend! I personally will continue to get male yorkies, but would love to have a girl just to see how their personalities differ. I think you will know your yorkie when you see him/her. You will know! Good Luck!

I think no matter what, your Yorkie, boy or girl will love you. But even my breeder (40 years of experience and many champs under her belt) told me that males tend to be more affectionate and take training better. Females tend to me moody little queens that go to bed as well trained little princesses and wake up like little tramps without one day of obedience school. I wanted a girl originally but since I really didn't take to the only one my breeder had available I'm going with a boy, I am eventually going to get a girl though. I'm still going to dress him up as much as I ever was going to dress up a she.

haha thanks for the laugh serenity! I've heard that boys are easier to train too ...plus this being my first time raising a dog all by myself, I think that would def. help! I think I'm just terrified of getting a very bad, disobedient dog. I want my first time to go very smoothly! But yeah I, too, want to a second one eventually! :)

I think you and I are going to be okay. This is my first time too, even though I'm getting my fur ball with my husband he's not around enough to really share in the training and picking upping bussines. It's a challenge I'm looking forward to.

Serenity- so you're getting a boy? that's exciting! When are you getting your furbaby? Thought about any names yet? :)

We should be getting him in about three weeks, it's so hard to wait out the time, I keep thinking of Mission Impossible type of plans to get my hands on him but I know he needs to stay with his pack until he's ready. I've thought of a bunch of silly names and looked 'round in the forums for name threads but so far nothing's struck my fancy. My list includes: Creamy (I was eating whipped cream), Mr. Bits, Grumpy (like one of the seven dwarfs), Darcy (I love Pride and Prejudice), Bruce (I love Batman), Batsy (again, I love Batman), Kiwi (saw it on a forum), Benito (sounds cute in Spanish) .... I can't remember anymore than that. Your turn!

Oh I bet it's hard to wait out the time being that you're so excited to get him! I can only imagine ... I CANNOT wait to get my furbaby even though it won't be for another couple of months haha. I think my roommates are sick of hearing me talk about how excited I am and how I can't wait. And every time I go into a store I ALWAYS look in the pet section for future ideas! I did that too- I found a couple of good forums with cool names ... but I forgot to write them down :( ! Your names are cute! I'm aiming to get a boy and I really like Brody (found it on here), Pacey (because Joshua Jackson was just so darn cute on Dawson's Creek which I LOVED when I was younger), Louis (I love Louis Vuitton), Teddy (hoping to get a baby with a teddy bear face). I like Benny or Benji but too many boys have spoiled that one for me haha. Oh and I like Kohli and Keagan too. So I'll probably put all the names that I like in a hat and just pick one because I know I won't be able to decide haha

Well, I have both. 4 girls and a boy.

I used to be ALL about girls...and yes they are fun to dress up and spoil...:D And honestly, my girls are, for the most part, just as affectionate as a boy. Now, Sophie and Brooklyn have that streak of female personality, where they want to be off by themselves and don't like a lot of cuddling...BUT that's usually only if they're mad at me...lol. Maddie and Mikayla, however, are both very loving and follow me everywhere. I love my little girls to death.

But, there's something about having a little boy too...my tiny guy...:D He's just SOOO loving...always wants to give kisses...and loves everybody. Now, I have to say, my girls DO bark at everyone else and are VERY protective of me...which I sort of like...but boys aren't usually that way...:rolleyes:

Anyways...it's a tough decision. Do you tend to like the more independent and protective nature, or the loving and friendly nature? Although...you could get an independent boy and a friendly girl...lol.

I think someone else mentioned that it really depends on the individual dog...so when you find a reputable breeder, spend some time with both...and see who suits your personality better. OR you could get one of each!!! :D

My male Reece is stuck to me like glue...I think Soleil my female would be too if Reece would let her lol..

Dawn

I like the girls but they are more independent