????? Regarding Getting A Male Puppy

[Doodlebug]

My male Yorkie mix is almost 3 years old and he has never marked in the house. He was neutered at 4 months. He was MUCH easier to potty train than my female.

[prettypuppypink]

I would never get another male dog. I have always found females easier to housebreak and more affectionate. Have patience and you will find your female.

[irishawk]

I have a male yorkie and he was fully potty trained by 6 months. I don't have any problems with him marking in inappropriate places. And potty training aside, he's just the most loveable little snuggle bug on the planet! I love having a boy yorkie!

[Danielle_82]

Pete was pretty good about going on his pads from day one. We got him at 12wks and he already had an idea of what they were, with just a few treats each time he went in the right spot he had it down in no time. He's the sweetest little boy who would prefer to lay on my lap all day and give constant kisses !

[jjl720]

I have a 9 month old boy. Neutered. I've read about the difficulties many of you have had housebreaking and I have been very fortunate(Knock on wood!)in my efforts. I have had him for 3 months and he is outside trained, has not had an accident in the house in a month. He sits by the door to go out and has never marked anywhere. I watch him like a hawk and he is crated when we're not home. He just started lifting his leg outside but falls over 1/2 the time! He has a wonderful temperment and has adjusted to all new situations with calmness aand curiosity. He truly has a Lab personality in a terriers body. I am one lucky mommy.

[Doodlebug]

Originally Posted by prettypuppypink

I would never get another male dog. I have always found females easier to housebreak and more affectionate. Have patience and you will find your female.

I said this after I saw my male schnauzer pee on all of my flowers, the lawnmower and pretty much everything in sight. I had adopted him and he was older when neutered. But I forget about it and got a male Yorkie mix. I am really glad I did. He is the sweetest little love bug! The male dogs I have had have all had the sweetest and most loving personalities. The females I have had were all more independent (and some even stubborn) than the males. That has just been my experience and I know it isn't true of all dogs. But I would love to have two females, but I was just afraid I might have to deal with the female food aggression again.

[everestgirl]

It's depend on your luck

I wanted a female yorkie, than i have read that males much more cuddly and loving than females, and i got a male.

he is almost year old , pee and poop everywhere in the house.
I can't take him anywhere because he hike his leg on anything...
Our house stinky from his pee...

Now i got a girl..she is only 3 month old.
And what? she is 10000000 more cuddly and loving than my male.
And she is already potty trained !
I am so happy with her personality.

Many say that males are more cuddly than females, but i think its just depends on the personality.

[magnolia]

I never, ever wanted a male furbaby simply because I didn't want him marking my entire house so my first 2 furbabies were girls. Katie, my first yorkie, was extremely hard to housebreak because we lived in an apartment at that time, not so easy to just open the door and let her out. With Gabby, she was MUCH easier to housebreak as we have a fenced in back yard and could open the door and let her out (one of us always went with her though). But when I had a chance to rescue Gage out of the house he was in, it didn't matter that he was a male, just that he needed love - and LOTS of it. Thanks to some advice I found reading threads here, I invested in some belly bands and then had him altered. He doesn't mark in my house but will mark outside. He was so easy to train on pee pads!! He is now trained to either go outside or use his pads in case of emergency. The only time he will mark is if we are somewhere other than our home (my mom's house, our deer camp) so we keep belly bands for those times we are elsewhere and not at home. I have also found (and opinions vary on this) that Gage is definitely more loveable and a "lap dog" compared to the females I've had. Katie was more loving than Gabby but had her moments where she needed her "space". Gage just wants to be held and loved all the time.

I don't think you can go wrong in getting a male - to me, it doesn't matter, male or female, they will steal your heart no matter what

[Jenn218]

I think it all depends on the dog and how you take care of them.

I have never regretting a male dog - ever - and I have had more male dogs in my life than females. All of our dogs (whether it be Mojo or one of the labs, etc) have all been cuddle bugs, love to play and love to be by you.......again, it is all how you treat and care for them! So, I can't see that one is more loveable/affectionate than the others, because in my experience, they have all been this way.

Mojo was super easy to train - thank goodness - I heard horror stories, NOT on male dogs, but on Yorkies in general being hard to potty train. The breeder we had got him from must have already started working w/ them or something (well, I know he came from a very loving home, where he was already pre-spoiled)......anyway, he is pad trained and outside trained. He goes to the door and sits on the rug waiting to be let out. He has a poppy pad downstairs and he will go down there. He has a pee pad on our main floor that he uses too.

Mojo squats and/or lifts his leg to pee (I guess it just depends on his mood) - ha! He has been good about not marking, but I am home all day and pretty much have been home w/ him since we have gotten him (3 years ago). A friend uses a spray bottle of water on her dogs if they start to mark - so that might be something to look into. Mojo will sometimes lift is leg to mark, and sometimes nothing comes out and sometimes it is a drop or two. - but he only seems to do this in my MIL home for some reason. He still gets in trouble for it, but I am thankful that it isn't a big amount and that he doesn't do that at our house or my parents!!!

[FlDebra]

I think they are all different. My male Yorkie is being a little more difficult than my female but neither of them are 100% yet. But I don't think any dog has ever been more difficult than my oldest dog -- a female min. dachshund. I actually cried, threw a fit and said -- that is it, she has to go at about 6 months. It was like she heard me, no more accidents. Overnight, she was completely housebroke. To this day (14 yrs. later), I look at her like she can understand my words. LOL!

[everestgirl]

is all how you treat and care for them! So, I can't see that one is more loveable/affectionate than the others, because in my experience, they have all been this way.

i wish it was like that, but it's not.
It's all about personality.

When i got my male, he was super hyper, he didn't liked to be held.
More than that, he HATED to be held, he wine, cried and did anything to get out.
He didn't liked kisses, all he wanted to do is play.
He slept on the other side of the bed.
He is very independent, most of the day he is by himself, in different rooms.

My girl got exactly the same treat from me, and she is 100% opposite.
She LOVE to be held all the time, she like to take kisses and to give kisses.
She enjoy to be near me.
She sleep very close to me, and always try to hug me at night

[VickiG]

I love having my Peanut his is 7 1/2 months and about 95% outside potty trained. He has nevered marked and most of the time he swats. He is very loving and always gives kisses. He gives kisses at the vets and groomers, he is the sweetest thing on four feet.