Male or Female?
 

Hi everyone. So, I'm getting ready to pick out a puppy, but I was wondering: what sex is better? Are there any qualities that make one stand out over the other? Is marking their territory an issue with males? If I do get a male, will altering him make him gain weight? Thanks.

I love having a male. He doesn't mark his spot or anything and he is almost a year old. I would love to have a little girl so that I could dress her in little bows and things like that but I'll just have to wait on her

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I have a female (Abbey) & male (Beamer)..........Abbey is definately Daddy's girl...cuddles with him & runs to him for everything (except feeding time than she's my girl lol). Beamer is my sidekick........he follows me everywhere, loves the same tv programs, and is my cuddle bug! Beamer is not neutered & does not mark....we had to be very persistent & constant with his training but it paid off! its a hard decision for you, but I think either sex is fine!! ;)
We are thrilled we have both!!!! :aimeeyork :aimeeyork

Hi, I'm very new here. I've been reading those threads for a long time but decided to join today because the search-engine is only for users.. so. I don't have a yorkie but have been dreaming of him(her?) for a long time.

Anyway I have a question. I have male dogs home and we have been thinking of a girl, but.. how to handle "heat-seasons"? How often those little cuties have these? Twice a year or once?
I have never had a female dog. I don't know nothing about them.. I need some enlightment.

I think thye have one to two heats a year but you could have her spayed and she would not go into heat. Good luck I have a little female and I just love her to death she is so sweet and cute.

I have a male and he doesn't mark. He is very affectionate but also very independent. I have thought about having him altered but just haven't at this point. He is 4 years old.

Hi there! I'm going to visit puppies on Saturday and I was wondering about the same thing of the males vs females.

Those of you who have males did you have to train your dog not to mark or is it something that they didn't do because they were neutered?

Leah

I think you need to go check out the puppies and see who steals your heart.
Watch out, there might be more than one! Both boys and girls are super sweet.
If you don't have your heart set on one sex, I would take the one who takes your heart. It took me a very long time to find Princess. But when I did, I knew she was the one. It wasn't easy going to look, because they are all so darn cute. When Princess looked in my eyes, that was it, I knew just then we had to be together. Good Luck in your search! And please keep us posted.


Welcome to YT Beyond!
:yorkietal :yorkiesar

An Alpha female will mark as much as a male...I would suggest that you go ahead and have any dogs you already have neutered and let their hormones get out of their system. Then, when you get a new puppy, either sex, have that one altered. That should help with the marking problems but it can still be really difficult to get all of them trained..

I personally prefer the personality of the males. I have found they seem to be more loyal and affectionate and less mischevious. Now I am only speaking of those I have and have produced. I do not have a marking problem (or should I say they don't..haha). I did have a female that was my marker so it's more in the personality not neccessarily the sex. My stud shares his home with 3 other males. they run free in my house. the girls do but only when they have their panties on :D

It's all personal preference really.

Good luck!

I have a little boy and I love him to pieces!!! He is very sweet, affectionate and loves to give kisses. He is also more attached to me than he is to his daddy (I think the boys are always closer to their mommies). He is 7 months old, not neutered and starting to mark but we are still working on potty training so I hope to correct that behavior as well. I have never had a female so I can't speak for their qualities but if all boys are as sweet as my Nikko I would definitely say get a boy!! ;) (imo)

I prefer females. I know that Chester had a long coat. Males still hike their leg up altered or not. Chester would still get urine on his coat. That's why I shaved him verses bathing him every 3-4 days.

when i got rosie i wanted a female, she is the most loyal baby you can have she follows me everywhere and sits with me all the time giving kisses all the time.
i also wanted a female because i dont like the humping male dogs do, though iv heard females can do it to, rosie never has but was fixed at 4 months when i get another one it will be female again

i would rather have a female becouse you can put little bows in her hair and dresses and i agree with the male humping thing dont like that i have a female and she is great :)

I personally think I would like a boy better :) Maybe because I usually play with male dogs.. for some reasons. I haven't met many female dogs.. Hmmm that is so strange if I think of it.

I think it really depends on the puppy. We had our hearts set on a female but we took one look at Rowdy and our hearts melted. We picked him up and he licked our faces. We held him like a baby (on his back) and he just looked up at us with those sweet eyes and it was all over.

I do think he is more attached to me that to his daddy (with whom he is with all day long - I work, he doesn't). But I would say that he is most happy when his daddy and I sit on the couch and he can sit between us! :)

He is 10 months old, not yet neutered, he lifts his leg to pee, but he doesn't mark in the house.

My advice is to go with your heart! :luvu:

I think it is a choice you have to make. Some people like females , some males. If you don't breed your male you shouldn't have a problem with marking and if you fix your female you won't have a problem with the heat cycle.

I have heard that females are alpha personalities and males are lovers. I chose a male because I wanted a snuggler and a lover. He is my baby. He does not hike or mark. Hiking is a learned behavior so he was never exposed to other males that hiked before he was neutered at 6 months. I was never intending to breed so it was not necessarry to wait any longer than 6 months to neuter him. I think you should go with what fits your personality. I am a dominant personality so I did not want to clash with my baby so I chose a male. Do what makes you happy.

I honestly love both. But, I never owned a male dog. We only owned 2 dogs before. Our first dog was a chihihihua mix and she was a female. My mom and dad got her right after they were married, so a year before I was even born. Mitzi lived to be 17 years. She was mean to people she did not know. And the only men she liked was my dad and my brother. She also hated other dogs. And she did not back down to any dog even if it was way bigger than her. But, I guess that was the chihihihua (sp) in her even if she was not pure bred.

Then, there was Lacey (our yorkie) She was sweet as can be. But, boy, she sure loved my dad! She was daddy's girl for sure. Whenever he was reading his newspaper or watching TV, she had to be in his lap. And she would not go to bed unless my dad went first. Had to be with her daddy. She would even get sad when my dad would leave for a week to go to work. (He works offshore 7 and 7.)

We have our hearts set on another yorkie female. I can't even convince my mom to maybe get a male if we can't get a female. Because I really love both. And if I had the extra money, I would buy one of each. My mom told me she wants the dog paper trained and as a house dog. And that the males will pee all over her wall and hump. I told her that is not true. And most males will only cock their leg outside. I think males are just as sweet and very affectionate. I went to this lady's house to look at her yorkies. (Her female is due around New Years Eve) She also owns a male. And I fell in love with him even though he is not for sale. But, he is so sweet. He jumped in my lap and kept giving me kisses. He was more affectionate than her female yorkie.

I defiantly think males make the better companions. They are so devoted and faithful. It's really unbelieveable how loving they are! Like right NOW! I am Yorkless LOL All my males sleep in their crates at night. There are 6 females laying all over the furniture snoozing. Not ONE of them is paying attention to mom. Not one! LOL My guys would be trying to all get in my lap at one time. The darn gals are aloof and demand attention on their terms. Both sexes mark territory. Both sexes hump. These behaviors are personnality traits for the most part. You should have a male neutered if he's not going to be bred. And no I've never had a male gain weight from neutering. I do have loving females but the males are so much more loving.

My female is a Mommy's girl
 

I have a female, Vivi, and she is the kissiest,,and most cuddly, devoted dog I have ever known. I knew this the second I met her when she was 12 weeks old. She looked at me and kissed me and when I held her like a baby she and I both fell madly in love.I agree that it is a matter of making a connection with the puppy when you first meet him/her. Male or female depends on that connection.Try and keep an open mind and go with your instincts.Vivi is definately a mommy's girl. :)