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10-02-2017, 08:18 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Edmond, OK USA
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| Thinking of adding a new pup to the pack Hey all, So, we're considering adding a new Yorkie pup to our pack but unsure on gender at this point. We've had 3 dogs for a while now, but recently we lost our old golden retriever to cancer. So, looking for a new 3rd, but don't want to disturb the balance. We have a 1 year old neutered male Yorkie and a 5 year old spayed female bull mastiff. The mastiff is a sweetheart and she and our Yorkie play together all the time, she's always gentle with him even though at first we were scared to death because she's so big. But they have been the best of buds for the past year with no issues at all. From what I've read so far, it's probably better to get another male having the Mastiff. Have heard that 2 females in the same household can lead to problems, and given the Mastiff is a big dog, even if she's a big lovable moose, we are kind of taking that advice pretty seriously. So looking at a male, but not sure how 2 male Yorkies would get along. Any opinions, thoughts? |
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10-02-2017, 09:11 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Edmond, OK USA
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| It very well could come down to personalities. Our male Yorkie used to boss our male golden retriever around all the time when it came to things like toys. He has never done that to our female mastiff. So I know there is not going to be a hard and fast rule on how this is going to work out. But hopefully will get some more people to share their experiences with multi dog households and gender relations. |
10-02-2017, 09:27 AM | #4 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I have two females (spayed) and a male (neutered). My older girl is very chill and has done fine with my younger girl who is a handful. I personally have not had female to female issues and think that is more when they are not spayed. I had two females and a male growing up and they were all fixed and didn’t really have any issues either. I think it’s more up to you, your dogs personalities and the pups personality.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
10-02-2017, 09:47 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa.
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| I had 3 females, all 3 years apart now all passed. 2 were not spayed nor were they ever breed, the baby was spayed, they were the sweetest girls, never a growl, snarl, aggressiveness between them. I however socialized all my babies as soon as they had all their vaccines (6 mos old) with all types of animals and humans and corrected any bad behavior if there were any. I believe it is the personality of the individual dog and the social skills they are taught by their owners. Good luck with your decision.
__________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog Last edited by matese; 10-02-2017 at 09:48 AM. |
10-03-2017, 09:11 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama
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| First of all - my deepest condolences on the loss of your goldie and a huge congrats on the new upcoming addition. This is a really tough question. A lot just depends on genetics. I have two female yorkies. Both share genetics from the sire - Lacie's sire is Lollie's grandsire. Trip and Jack are both well known for producing sweet tempered offspring. Lollie's dam was a fighter - in fact that is one of the main reasons my neighbor would up with Maggie - the breeder was rehoming her because of her temperament. She was bred to preserve the good qualities in the line with a sire who had a tendency to produce good temperaments. It worked - Lollie is a beautiful representation of the Yorkshire Terrier breed with an excellent disposition. Moving forward - Lollie is definitely NOT bad tempered, however occasionally she will get snippy with Lacie. After she championed, I retired her and she had two litters prior to being spayed. Lacie is a sweet gentle soul. Her dam was a sweet bitch, and bred to a sire who produced sweet a sweet temperament - a winning combination. It has also been my personal experience that females were less likely to be aggressive towards a male, but if your female mastiff is a gentle soul, then I would only worry in as much as a small pup can be really silly and get on an adult dog's last nerve. |
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