Which sex would you choose?

Question

Thinking about buying some land soon and plan on getting more than one dog.IIf you owned three dogs which sex would you choose to avoid aggression.I'm leaning towards bully-type breeds,mastiff,boxer,etc

I plan on neutering or spaying.Two of the breeds I planned on were english mastiff and staffordshire terrier.

Answer 1

Any combo can get along great if you know what you are doing, but your best bet is one male and one female. If you want more than two, get one male and the others female, just make sure they are all fixed. Mastiffs and boxers are both great breeds that are really gentle giants, so you can;t go wrong. With multiple dogs, I'd stay away from pitbulls, which don't get me wrong, I love them, but they do have more of a tendency to fight, obviously. You'll love having lots of dogs, I currently have 4 and it's the most fun I've ever had! They are all females and get along great, so it can be done!

Answer 2

I guess that would depend on a lot of things, are you planning on keeping all of your pets "intact" than I would probably say two females and one male. The females themselves will probably fight a little bit because there will always be that top(alpha) dog. If you are going to spay/neuter them than it really doesn't matter. When I was growing up my mom had rescued five dogs and all of them were male except one and they all got along just fine. Intact they were so close that when one of them passed with old age the other died soon after and they were both male. It also depends on the breed as well as whether they are intact or not. Or if they grow up together and they think of each other as part of the pack. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

I would get 2 males an 1 female especially if your getting bully type breeds. Females tend to be a bit on the bossy type especially with other females.

Answer 4

I would tend toward males and I would get them fixed. Though they are a bit bigger to control, they tend to be less aggressive toward each other.
The key thing is training! Having them as puppies and properly training them is what is going to make most of your difference. When you select a breed, you should find several breeders to talk to and ask them for their advice. I would also get one puppy at a time one year apart each. This way they would bond with me more than the other puppy and it makes training easier.
Also, if you are considering a puppy, check out the Ultimate Puppy Toolkit. It is an awesome training aid. I love this resource. Our breeder sent it home a couple of weeks before we got our puppy home, and it was a life saver.
Good luck and enjoy your pups!

Answer 5

A lot of females tend to be dominant and will try to assert that to other females especially. Getting 2-3 females could pose a problem. I would go with a female and 2 males.

Answer 6

I have three dogs: 1 male and 2 females. The only reason my females don't get along is becuase one is a brat but really the reason is one of my females is not spayed. Get them all fixed and you should be fine!

Answer 7

Females tend to be more competitive, and if you end up with 2 alpha personalities look out they will fight more bitterly than any to males and will hold grudges a long time afterward as well.

Males may fight to determine top dog or if a female in heat is around if the are intact, but fights are often extremely brief and they tend to forgive and forget. It is preferred if you have multiple males to have them altered, the testosterone can make the males competitive more willing to challenge each other, if they are adult when you get them and have to neuter them remember it take about 3 weeks for the testosterone to leave their bodies so there can be increase aggressiveness between males during that time.

Spending as many years as I have with multiple dogs and now am grandmom I see human parallels eg 2 teenage competitive females will fight just as nasty and hold the grudges for a life time, in male dogs especially unneutered are like teenage male that are all pumped on adrenalin who blow up when the wrong thing is said but can become friends again a couple days later.

The good alpha dog is like the great supervisor everyone loves because he is fair

I have a household of 4 dogs 2 males 2 females, plus used to foster

when you have a larger dog pack they will work out a ranking
and there can be 2 alphas of opposite sex, one male and 1 female and they share they rsponsibilities of taking care of the pack and keep order with generally the female having the most say so, others fall in behind according to their submissiveness.

In some packs like mine I only have an alpha male as the 2 females are too submissive of the role for alpha female, I use to have one until she passed away..


If you are choosing from adult dogs it is a little easier because their personalities are ell formed. when choosing dogs of the same sex pick different levels of dominance

Dominant females tend to make great pack leaders and tend to be great at maintain peace within the pack, then you can choose either and easy going female or a submissive one, with male you can have one dominant or a pair of easygoing laidback or even 3 or you could add in a submissive one


The real key is to only have one dominant alpha type of each sex, and in a pack it is good to at least have one alpha, my preference just happens to be female, maybe because they have mothering instincts which seems to make them naturally equipped at looking after the pack and being the peace keepers. the first 2 or 3 week when adding a new dog disrupts the pack structure so all the dogs have to figure out where they fit in again with the new addition and sometimes leasd to some tensions for the first 2 to 3 weeks, so best not leave them together unsupervised if there is any posturing or grumbling occuring
once they get to know each other they generally get along with only the odd vocal complaint.

Occasionally there are dogs that I refer to as alpha wannabes,
and they can be total pains in the behind. They are like the office worker who wants to climb the corporate ladder but has not leadership or people skills, and will sleep and cheat their way not carng who they trod on to get to the top. The alpha wannabe is much the same they are very bossy and push and bullying the more submissive dogs and keep challenging the more dominant dogs trying to wear them down, they tend to create a lot of havoc and tension in a pack thus starting a lot fighting, a true alpha is always fair and does not pick fight with submissive members in the pack they are peace keepers often correcting another dog with nothing more than a quiet growl but even that is used sparingly normally they use just eye contact and they are well respected by the rest of the pack. An alpha dog has leadership skills they get along good with other dogs they are highly intelligent, and confident, calm they do not instigate fights but will not back down either if challenged. and they do not challenge their owners

the alpha wannabe is suited only as an only dog in a household.
I am mentioning should in any event you end up with one so you can recognize and, so you know to have it removed from the pack and find a home where it can live as a only dog with someone who can be firm with it as some even challenge humans for the top spot. A real dog alpha would put the wannabe in place to prevent it from trying to climb rank but it still would pick on the submissive ones and would be constantly watching for any weakness in the alpha dog and could easily try attacking them if they become weaken through illness, injury or age. A lot of people mistakenly call these wannabe's alpha or dominate dogs, so if you look for an alpha dog make sure the person your trying to obtain one from knows the difference

Answer 8

I go with 1 male, 2 females, too- all of them fixed.

Answer 9

Maybe 2 girls, one boy? Or 3 girls. If they are all fixed, there shouldn't be a problem.

I wouldn't get 3 boys because they are usually more active and playful and it will be really difficult to keep 3 boys under control, haha.

Answer 10

I would get 2 Giant schnauzers but make sure they are females. They will be less dominant.