My Jack Russell Marli just gave birth to 4 puppies (one died) and we were planning on keeping one. Well, I've heard that you should not keep two females due to their same sex aggression trip. But the thing is, we really want to keep one of the female puppies. Is that dangerous?
2007-02-22 12:04:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
I've always had same sex dogs together but none of my breeds are known for aggression, but you know your dog's temperament. Jack russells are pretty aggressive dogs a lot of the time, but if your female is a well socialized, friendly dog, she should be fine with one of the pups since the puppy will grow up with her.
2007-02-22 12:08:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a female jack russell and she is really sweet/never agressive towards other males or females. However, from everything I've heard and read about...most people recommend not having two jacks of the same sex. The personality and socialization of your older jack russell will be an important deciding factor as well.
2007-02-23 09:30:52 · answer #2 · answered by Megz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really, no. Same sex aggression occurs more often between males, especially when there's members of the opposite sex present too-competition for breeding. And testosterone plays a big role in aggression as well. Actually, unless you are planning to neuter/spay the dogs, it would be better to keep a female pup so your dogs don't breed. Dogs don't really care or realize they are related, and if you keep a male pup but don't neuter him, you WILL end up with inbred puppies down the line.
2007-02-22 20:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by lizzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's mother and puppy, there shouldn't be too much of a problem. However, sometimes they'll get along fine until the female puppy reaches maturity, and then it's constant scrapping.
It works for some, doesn't work for others. To be safe, I'd go with a male puppy. But if you really like the female pup, you could try it out. Just get them both spayed, feed and house them separately, and train the puppy from infancy. Hopefully you won't end up with problems.
2007-02-22 20:28:08 · answer #4 · answered by Steel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack Russells are nuts I had a male for 10 years until he finally lost a fight to a great dane that broke his spinal chord. He loved the Ladies but when it came to another male he'd fight it to the death now matter what the size of it was. Coolest dog I've ever had though he had a huge personality.
I now have a female Jack Russell and she is pretty aggressive too but it's not near the same as the males. I wouldn't worry about them fighting as much. Good luck
2007-02-22 20:16:48 · answer #5 · answered by TEX 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I had a litter of jack russell pup's last year and in fact my ***** is due today for another litter!! I kept a pup from the litter and my mum had one too. Both the ***** and the daughters are best of friends, infact the house training was easy as the mum really trained her baby. I would really recomend keeping one, it's lovely to see mum and baby running around. They have never faught.
Hope this helps
Nicky
2007-02-25 03:35:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My background is with wire fox terriers and they can be very aggressive in same-sex pairings. All terriers tend to "play rough" compared to other breeds. I would be very cautious because the problems often do not appear until the puppy matures at 7-12 months old. You should ask this question to people more experienced with the breed. Try the yahoo group: http://pets.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/jackrussellterriers/
2007-02-22 21:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by Sparil_00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends if you are going to have her "spayed" or not.. we have two JRT males and honestly as long as they are both fixed and basic obedience as welll as socilization i dont see an issue.. but it will take some work...
2007-02-22 20:10:52 · answer #8 · answered by tender 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋