can we have a male and female dog as pets at the same time?

Answer 1

If they are altered. I have 3 males and two females.

Answer 2

Didn't you just post a question about whether or not to give your 6 month old lab away to your cousin because it was chewing on things and your mom wanted to get rid of it? If so, maybe it would be best to address the normal dog behavior of chewing things it hasn't been taught not to chew before even considering getting a second dog (or, heaven forbid, getting rid of the lab and getting two puppies!) If you aren't the same person and just have the same screen name, then sorry about the mistaken identity.

To answer your question though, neutered males and spayed females often get along wonderfully. I have one of each myself and they absolutely adore each other. However, more important than the dogs' gender is their personality. While my female (1st dog) loves my male to the point where she's even protective of him, my friend's female (also spayed) doesn't like my male very much. He's too rude and clueless for her tastes. She tolerates him, but she almost never plays with him and the first few weeks we had him she actually pretended he didn't exist at all (even when he ran right in front of her, she just changed direction as if that was what she was going to do all along and it had nothing to do with the fact that there was a puppy in her way!).

Answer 3

Any combination of dogs work well as long as the owner (that's you) is calm and assertive. Do not show favoritism to either dog. It's a misnomer allot of people have "If you want one dog to be a leader you favor that dog" by doing that you cause tension. You wouldn't favor your children; would you? Make sure you are always calm in your home and your dogs will be. If you walk into your home all excited and hyper guess what? Your dogs will start bouncing off the walls and when you want them calm, your not going to be able to calm them down, then you'll get flustered (which only intensifies them more.) If you want a peace-full home you will need to practice "calmness" yourself.

A big problem my g/f has is she can never get our two males calm. Reason being is she always greets them w/ and excited voice and that riles them up. On the other hand I don't greet my dogs at all. I walk in and stay away from them for a good 15 minutes. They know when I sit on the ottoman they can come to me and say hello with a handshake. After a few minutes of petting we are all calm and we take a nice walk.

Like I said you can have any combination of dog(s) as long as your calm and assertive.

Answer 4

Yes, as long as they're spayed and neutered. Dogs of the opposite sex in a household are actually more likely to get along better than dogs of the same sex, because there won't be so many pack order problems. You can have an Alpha Male dog and an Alpha Female dog happily share a household, but if you have two dogs of the same sex, one will usually have to be top dog over the other, and they may fight regularly over who gets to be top dog.

Answer 5

Sure. I have a Beagle female who is 14 and a Border Collie-mix male who is, we think, 14 or 15 (we got him at the pound, so we aren't sure!). They've been together since they were around 2 and have never had any issues. They became best buds from day one. Just be sure both dogs are spayed/neutered and allow them to meet before moving them in together. Dogs are like people - not all personalities go together.

Answer 6

Yes. The opposite combination is suppose to work best (neutered, of course), but you can combine same sex as long as you don't get two "alpha" dogs. If you're bringing a 2nd dog into your home, get one that has the same energy level or lower than your present dog. I recently got a 2nd dog (male - 1 yr) who's is very mellow and he gets along w/my female 2 yr. My friends got two male bichons a year apart and they are little buddies; again the 2nd dog was more mellow than the 1st. They say it's best to introduce the dogs on "neutral" territory, like a park, but my dogs met at the 2nd dog's home and then I brought him home with us & haven't had any problems.

Answer 7

Of course. Just make sure they are spayed and neutered or you will have lots of little mutts as well.
In my experience a male & female get along best, 2 neutered males are OK together but 2 spayed females can still be at each other after years. Exception would be if you got them as puppies, littermates, and then they will still have to determine pecking order but will bond to one another, not to you.

Answer 8

Of course. Just make sure all are spayed/neutered. I have 1 female and 3 males. All except the 3 month old baby are fixed and he will be soon.

Answer 9

Yes, this is the best combo of all. They can become very good buddies. Make sure both are spayed/neutered and that both are socialized well with other dogs and like other dogs.

Answer 10

Of course you can. We had at one time 2 beagles (1male/1female) then later we had 1male dalmation with 1 female pit/beagle mix and 1 male **** tzu. I agree it makes it easier to get them as littermates or at the same time. But we got ours at different times, you just have to curb any problems with training and it will be fine :)