I'm curious if any one who has multiple dogs has noticed any difference between males and females. I have only owned a female in the past and now I have a choice with my breeder and temperament is the most important factor to me. I have two cats, one male and one female, and would like to work toward the CGC and TDI certifications eventually. I know each individual will be different, but I'm curious if there are any patterns. Basically the research I've tried to do is totally conflicting, some say one thing, others say the exact opposite.

With the help of your breeder, if she has experince breeding.. I would ask her to suggest a pup that fits your temp. She might have to wait a few weeks to see how they grow up..

She will definitely help, and she's quite experienced I was curious to get other's experiences.

IT definitely depends on lineage. Some lines carry more spastic behavior, some are laid back and some even carry a "fear" gene. Doing research first and meeting the parents should help you figure out what to expect.

Not too sure if it's really a male vs female thing, because every dog is different. I have one male and two females and they are all opposite of each other.

My male Hayden is more loving than my female (Nicky) but is a bit more aggressive with other smaller dog's. He's a snuggle bug, but is a little skittish around strangers.

My female Nicky is perfectly fine being alone with very little human interaction. She get's along with most dog's, but is female dominate. She has a major attitude and doesn't like being told what to do.

My second female Brandi is the best of both words. She is completely snuggly, easy-going, loves everyone, and has an overall great personality.

I've always preferred males over females (I like how they get bigger). It really depends on what you like. I really don't think there is a difference as far as personality goes, since they are all different. If you tell you're breeder you'er lifestyle and personality, I'm sure he/she could match you up with the perfect puppy.

I think every dog is different it really doesn't matter if they are female of male.

With being said I have a male and female I got neither as a puppy My male was 9 months old and my female was over 2 years old a lot of their personalities where already developed by this time I believe.

My male is very late back not much for getting love or attention he is fine being by himself. He is really a peaceful soul. He loves people and other dogs but not to the point that he has to be in charge of them.

My female is the love bug and social butterfly when is comes to people and other dogs she wants to be the center of attention loves getting hugs. She really is a diva or queen bee if you ask me they longer we have her the more I am sure she would not be very happy with another female in the house a male she can be boss of

Generalizing, in my experience, for both huskies and other breeds:

Males: cuddly, sweet, loving, goofy, laid-back, playful, a bit lazier (all mine have been neutered so couldn't comment on intact dogs)

Females: sweet, aloof, moody, conflict-inciting, bickering, crazy, hyper/more active, silly, loving/cuddly on their terms... (again, all fixed girls)

I prefer males, but keep a girl or two around for the drama and to keep the boys in line, lol. But I think it depends on the dog! I am sure others here are complete opposites of mine!

Thank you everybody! It's really interesting to get others perspectives. I've never heard of a fear gene, but it does make sense, since some aspects of personality are genetic. Really interesting info! The descriptions of the females sound exactly like my first one. Queen bee, bossy, loved a male to push around, not so keen on females, out going, sweet and loving, but only on her terms, really hyper, listened when she felt like it, drama queen, flirt, WAY too smart for her own good. But loved all those things about her! The breeder said that we would wait to see how they develop, the litter was born March 1, so it will be a while before their attitudes come out. I love to hear about everyone's babies.

5woofs wrote:

Generalizing, in my experience, for both huskies and other breeds:

Males: cuddly, sweet, loving, goofy, laid-back, playful, a bit lazier (all mine have been neutered so couldn't comment on intact dogs)

Females: sweet, aloof, moody, conflict-inciting, bickering, crazy, hyper/more active, silly, loving/cuddly on their terms... (again, all fixed girls)

I prefer males, but keep a girl or two around for the drama and to keep the boys in line, lol. But I think it depends on the dog! I am sure others here are complete opposites of mine!

That about sums it up for my experience with a male and female.

5woofs wrote:

Generalizing, in my experience, for both huskies and other breeds:

Males: cuddly, sweet, loving, goofy, laid-back, playful, a bit lazier (all mine have been neutered so couldn't comment on intact dogs)

Females: sweet, aloof, moody, conflict-inciting, bickering, crazy, hyper/more active, silly, loving/cuddly on their terms... (again, all fixed girls)

I prefer males, but keep a girl or two around for the drama and to keep the boys in line, lol. But I think it depends on the dog! I am sure others here are complete opposites of mine!

Pretty much what I would say. My eski Cloud is male, and he is goofy and laid back.
My husky Yuki is female, and she is a DIVA. Very aloof, only wants attention when she wants it, and just wants to run around and steal all Cloud's toys!

I love my boys, they're so cuddly, easy going and giant love bugs. Zoey on the other hand is so independent but she loves to please me and is really obedient but she's crazy lol

My girls are crazy, i want a male! lol.

My girl is very cuddly. just LOVES to be loved and get attention. She's super hyper but i'm sure its because of being a puppy still : ) She's also a big talker. Our friends have a 3 year old female husky and she's extremely quiet, aloof but also very very obedient and calm.

Balon is a neutered 13 month old male. He is a real snuggle bug. I don't consider him hyper, though he will get the zoomies once or twice a day to let me know he needs to go running lol. He is extremely sweet and likes most people, he hasn't had a whole lot of interaction with dogs outside of my lab Ruby, but he isn't hyper around them when we do meet them on walks. It's funny he always does this growly thing when around one of my oldest sons friends, and I have no idea why. His family has two male poodles so many he doesn't like that smell lol. He also does it to my husbands Aunt, only until he realizes that its ok for her to be there. But he loves most other people. Now she ain't a husky, (she plays like one though lol) but my spayed female lab is also a snuggle bug!

Should be interesting to see how our new little guy Loki's personality is!

I love hearing about everyone's pups. Megan i did meet the parents, the mom was nervous, it was her first litter, so I'm not sure if she was generally nervous or first time mom nervous. I'll ask the breeder next time I go back. The dad was awesome totally laid back and sweet. I'm pretty sure Tasha, my girl in my photos has the spastic gene. She seemed to have the zoomies whenever she wasn't sleeping until she was about 12, then she toned it down to once a day. Kelly it sounds like there is some balance in your pack., Two extremes and one in the middle. Kim your two look like quite the pair. They must be tired in your avatar because they both look really satisfied and happy and have their tongues hangin out. . I'm guessing Demon is the girl? Linda your two sound awesome I know exactly what you mean about your male being content to be around people. Our first family dog ever was a golden from hunting lines and he was like that not your typical goofy golden. 5woofs your pack is awesome, they all seem like characters. I can't wait to see Loki grow up and how he fits in with the boys and girls. Abby it sound like there's a lot of female drama there lol. I still think Kay has the most amazing eyes! Megan Cloud is so sweet, i used to live next door to a eski and he was insane he used to tease my parents golden. The golden sort of had a personality like the sweedish chef on the muppets and the eski would get the golden to play chase. Needless to say the eski would do 3 laps around the property before the golden did one and man was he confused when that little white blur ran up from behind him. Jennet I can tell by their eyes in your sig, the boys look like 'I love you mom' and zoey looks like 'that one over there isn't staying right? Seriously. Mom! ' KibaHope our family husky growing up, Tasha, was insanely hyper. I kept hoping she'd mellow out, but she pulled a muscle last year at 14 playing with her best buddy, an 18 month old husky a neighbor owns. She's better now and still plays with him. She'll be 16 in September, she's a little insecure now because she's lost her hearing. Balonsmom it will be interesting to see Loki's personality and how he fits in with everybody. The breeder said similar things about males being love bugs. Her exact quote about females was, 'there's a reason we call them b!$?&3s' but she did say it depends how they develop and she would evaluate them as they grow. Thank you everybody for responding and sharing! It's definitely awesome and interesting to hear all the experiences and stories.

I was going to say there's a reason they're called b's.... but wasn't sure if it'd be appropriate lol

Congratz on the new addition, either gender I'm sure you'll be very happy with!

Ha ha! Thank you! Also, to clarify for everybody,, the new pup will be spayed or neutered when appropriate.

5woofs wrote:

Generalizing, in my experience, for both huskies and other breeds:

Males: cuddly, sweet, loving, goofy, laid-back, playful, a bit lazier (all mine have been neutered so couldn't comment on intact dogs)

Females: sweet, aloof, moody, conflict-inciting, bickering, crazy, hyper/more active, silly, loving/cuddly on their terms... (again, all fixed girls)

I prefer males, but keep a girl or two around for the drama and to keep the boys in line, lol. But I think it depends on the dog! I am sure others here are complete opposites of mine!

This is exactly what I heard when I went searching for the same information as you. I'd say Swoofs got it spot on!

Thanks Chelsii. My parents live in Winter Park, CO, so every time I catch your location out of the corner of my eye, I think you live around the corner from them and then remember its FL. Ha ha

I have no recent experiences owning dogs but I do have a soft spot for females. My favorite dog I had as a child was a female American Eskimo mix. She was protective of me and was my shadow.

Are you still going to Karnovanda?

I had a breeder tell me when I was searching for a pup that she preferred boys over girls. But I had my heart set on a girl. We usually always had boys growing up because my dad prefers males to females when it comes to dogs (maybe it was because he was always outnumbered in the human category lol). But I really wanted a girl. My girl is the complete opposite of what everyone has described females as, so I got the weird one. There is always exceptions of course. Karli isn't aloof in any way. She always wants to be with one of us. She doesn't like us being out of her sight. So I would definitely see what the breeder thinks about each puppy!