Does it bother you when people mistake your pup for the opposite gender?

[MikaTallulah]

Originally Posted by SWHouston

I just usually tell them up front...
The friendly one is Female

In my case the "Friendly one" is male and a Golden!

Cozy is a firm believer in Stranger danger! Unless mama says it is okay and she taught her daughters well

[Verbena]

Originally Posted by dawn27

Draco is such an handsome boy for sure. He so darn cute that I can see why people would mistake him for a female. I wouldn't let it bother you.

However I do have a solution to you: Visit Bella Dawns Doggy Designs and order some little boy inspired harness vest for him. No mistaking him when he's wearing a vest with red hot flames on it. js !!

Sorry I couldn't resist

Sorry to say I had Galen in a black with flames topknot bow and a little grey fleece vest with skull and cross bones a few months. I got . . .She is so adorable . . What is her name . . .she is such a cutie. . .

[gardengirl77]

People can be funny-- Heidi looks like a girl, and I can have her all dressed up in a fancy pink dress & bow and several times people have come up to her and say, "oh, what a pretty girl! What's her name?" I say, "Her name is Heidi." They'll pet & talk to her and suddenly stop and look at me, and say "Is it a girl or boy?" LoL Guess they aren't thinking it thru.

[Lovetodream88]

Callie's collar is always pink, harness pink, and leash pink and if its not to hot normally pink clothing or a dress and I have been asked if shes a girl or boy or she has be refereed to as a boy and I'm like ummm seriously but I guess some people would dress there boys up in pink I donno.

[Latuya]

I don't get that with Leiloni but I sure did with Gus. Even though He would wear boys clothing they would still think he was a girl.

[DBlain]

I don't often get assumptions but I get questions, is it a boy or a girl and since 95% of the time I am walking Lola in one of her girly harness dresses I do find that odd and funny. I also find that most people seem to relate the sex of your dog to their dog or to their last dog, so if they have had all girls they seem to assume yours is.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by DBlain

I don't often get assumptions but I get questions, is it a boy or a girl and since 95% of the time I am walking Lola in one of her girly harness dresses I do find that odd and funny. I also find that most people seem to relate the sex of your dog to their dog or to their last dog, so if they have had all girls they seem to assume yours is.

I agree with this. Before Max came into my life, all dogs were girls to me because I never really knew anything else. I annoyed my unforgiving neighbor who had a boy dog I often mistakenly referred to as "she" -- but he had a unisex name.

[My lil friend]

I've had Mina sitting in the stroller,wearing a pink dress and pink bow and been asked "boy or girl?". This makes it really hard not to be a smart @$$. I just look at them and politely say ,,,girl.

[Lindzorz]

Originally Posted by DBlain

I don't often get assumptions but I get questions, is it a boy or a girl and since 95% of the time I am walking Lola in one of her girly harness dresses I do find that odd and funny. I also find that most people seem to relate the sex of your dog to their dog or to their last dog, so if they have had all girls they seem to assume yours is.

^ I agree with this -- I wanted to mention it, but couldn't find the words! Bravo! My grandmother really reminded me of that statement. Bless her heart, she's so sweet, but she rarely gets your dog's gender correctly. xD She just remembers to ask how they are! <3

I think I get more irritated when people run around yelling that Nilla is a Shih - Tzu. Then if they ask for the breed, by the time you get through the Biewer explanation sentence, you can tell they are disinterested and have already zoned out. I know I feel terrible when I guess someone's pup's breed wrong too. Floppy eared Biewer problems!

[chachi]

They never do with my two. Jewels is very petite and girly looking, Chachi is alot bigger and muscular and atheletic looking like a boy. I never put bows on him though and Jewels I will put a bow on occasionally but even when I dont people know they are female and male just by looking at them

[DBlain]

Originally Posted by My lil friend

I've had Mina sitting in the stroller, wearing a pink dress and pink bow and been asked "boy or girl?". This makes it really hard not to be a smart @$$. I just look at them and politely say ,,,girl.

I know it's hard not to roll my eyes but sometimes I have fun with, like
"Well let me help you guess, I will give you a few clues, dress, bow, pink, now take a guess", or I will say "I am an equal opportunity owner, so some days I let him wear a dress" or "I have always wanted to own a little cross dresser". I say it funny so they usually wind up laughing.

speaking of getting gender wrong, I seem to do a lot of that with babies so I try now to not say anything or just come right and ask. Also there is a girl or guy that works at my Kroger that in mind the jury is still out on

[jeane]

I get that with Morgan. I just tell them he is a boy. I think that it is because of his name cause Morgan can be either a boy or girl these days. I named him Morgan because of Derek Morgan on criminal minds

[xoCourtney]

Nope only because unless you look it's hard to tell a make from a female dog!

[lynzy420]

Doesn't bother me at all. I usually go along with it and when they ask their names they figure it out... or not! It makes no difference to me if they don't know. How could they, unless dressed boy or girl like...Mine aren't always dressed in clothes.

[cindersellie]

Originally Posted by DBlain

I know it's hard not to roll my eyes but sometimes I have fun with, like
"Well let me help you guess, I will give you a few clues, dress, bow, pink, now take a guess", or I will say "I am an equal opportunity owner, so some days I let him wear a dress" or "I have always wanted to own a little cross dresser". I say it funny so they usually wind up laughing.

speaking of getting gender wrong, I seem to do a lot of that with babies so I try now to not say anything or just come right and ask. Also there is a girl or guy that works at my Kroger that in mind the jury is still out on

LMAO!! I see people like that all the time. If I have to talk to them, I don't do more than say what I need to say- no pronouns used AT ALL!

Usually people her take a look at the bow and pretty dresses and call Cinders a "she". Older people ask though. I politely answer she's a she, and she likes to give kisses when you pet her, so be careful, you will get wet if she likes you!