Labrador puppy, which would you opt for dog or *****?

Answer 1

Depends on personal preference. The lab makes an ideal family dog, whichever sex you choose. If you don't want pups, make sure it is spayed/neutered at the correct time. Watch diet, they're dustbins and will eat ANYTHING. Good luck, lovely breed!

Answer 2

Hi,

I have had both female and male labrador cross puppies and I prefer males, purely because the female will come into season (until you get her spayed) and will want to find a mate. If you get a male and they smell a female in season, they have been known to roam several miles to locate her. However there is a saying that females are more attached to male owners (as my female, Misty was to my Dad and helped him recover from a stroke) and males to a female in the house. Hope this helps. (By the way, my current puppy is a male border collie/labrador cross).

Answer 3

We have a Yellow Lab and she has been the best dog. She is great with the grand-babies and a great watch dog. I have never had a dog as enjoyable as Samantha. She loves to ride in the care and never messes. She goes everywhere with us. We took her to Pa last year from Ga and it was great.
We got her at 12 weeks old and told her once not to cross a foot bridge we have over a ditch and to this day she has never crossed it unless we took her over it with us.

Answer 4

It's a personal preference. Females tend to be easier to housebreak, but after a male is trained, it tends to stick for life, instead of an older female becoming incontinent. Males usually have a goofier more fun personaltiy, but the females tend to be more affectionate. Please neuter/spay either way, it will get you a much more focused dog and you won't have to worry about breeding/pregnancy.

Answer 5

Awww i absoloutly love labs. Anyway my dad has been a dog trainer for 10 years and has trained many labs. We find that male labs are better to train and usually stick with what they are taught for life. Females are more harder to train and even then it doesnt always last that long, so its many months of training. I would reccomend a male but either is just as nice.

Good Luck on your new puppy....xx

Answer 6

Boys tend to be slower at toilet training and of course girls come into season. ALL like their food and will scavenge if given the opportunity. A very intelligent breed, good choice either way

Answer 7

We have a female black lab, and she is a real cutie. She's more affectionate and well behaved than other males I have known. Sadly she's epileptic, so she's a bit stupid, but as a personal preference I would say go for a female.

Answer 8

My male chocolate lab has been an experience. He is neutered & he loves riding in the back of the truck. Great with everyone, but watches strangers closely. He is just 2.5 years old & the light is now becoming bright in his head

Answer 9

I take it the deleted word is 'bit ch'.

Such for yahoo censorship!

Personally, I would go for a bit ch. They tend to be less aggressive which can be a good thing especially if children are about, and they are far less territorial.

Dogs in my experience spend most of their time walking around the garden peeing everywhere to signpost their territory!

Answer 10

I had Labs for years. The males were bouncier and the females were more affectionate. Whichever you get, please spay or neuter. Labs are prone to some cancers, which are less likely woth neutering.