Are female dogs easier than males?

[slinkyboo]

We have a five month old rescue pup. He is becoming extremely boisterous in the morning and quite hard to manage (even with a good walk first thing). Off lead hardly ever happens as if he sees another dog he is off...not even the best treat will get him back. After about 4pm he is like a different dog, though - so much calmer etc.
A friend commented today that their 4 month old pup was much easier 'because she's a bitch'. They were slightly 'smug' about it tbh. I thought there wasn't really any firm truth in that but now I'm wondering. DH wanted a bitch but we fell in love with this little boy pup at the rescue centre.
I just want to hear positive stories about people with calm, lovely male dogs I think!!

[silentcatastrophe]

We have 2 dogs and a bitch. All are fabulous. The bitch keeps the order in the house and the boys are just boys really. They do boy things like play football and bashing each other while the bitch plays with dolls and cooks. The boys are similar in lots of ways, but that's probably because they are the same sort of breed. The bitch is the same sort of breed too. Six & half a dozen. Our bitch is v scheming and can now open the door of the fridge. She's about 12, and must have been practicing for some time.

[MadAboutHotChoc]

I have a bitch and a dog,both are rescues. The bitch is bossy and not great with other dogs, but she is very clever. The dog is devoted, docile and easy going (he was neutered at 6 months old) but rather dopey.

[fruitshootsandheaves]

I have a border collie bitch too. Quite high strung and unpredictable with other dogs, (normally bites them but sometimes loves them!)
I have a male springer spaniel, unneutered who is very energetic but completely uninterested (uninterested? disinterested? whatever ) in other dogs or people, unless they happen to be covered in tennis balls then he'd probably get quite excited.
I have found my male dogs easier than my female dogs. With the exception of my male sheltie cross who was rather a PITA for 14 years but lovely when he went deaf and stopped barking!

[chickchickchicken]

dog 1 female 14yrs old
dog 2 male 6yrs old
dog3 male 4yrs old

dog2 is a bouncy, clumsy, energetic fool. dogs 1 and 3 are calm and quiet

[slinkyboo]

So looks like it's totally down to the individual dog rather than sex. Some bonkers some models of the canine community

[DejaWho]

Dog - wonderful, calm, friendly, gorgeous looking (the comment made recently was "he looks like he should be advertising sausages"), never ever puts a paw out of line.

Bitch - bonkers, bossy, stubborn as a mule, a little kleptomaniac with a shoe fetish, drama queen... typical woman in other words! Total antithesis of everything about her breed being laid back, easy going, calm - she's beyond bonkers.

Incidentally the cats we've owned have also fallen into the pattern of toms being much much easier than queens - the Feline Empress of the Universe is also a right stroppy little madam.

[Ephiny]

I have a calm, lovely male dog, can't take too much credit for him as he's a rescue and came to us 5 years old. But the most gentle, steady laid-back boy you can imagine, and beautifully behaved apart from the odd stubborn moment. We sometimes walk a neighbour's young GSD bitch - and oh she's stunningly beautiful and a really lovely girl, but a real handful: very vocal, pulls on the lead, can't be let off as she has no recall, goes mental with excitement at the sight of another dog, a squirrel, a ball...pretty much anything really. I'm glad to hand her back!


Just anecdote, of course, but I really think it depends on age and breed more than sex. And training/exercise of course. GSD girl mentioned undoubtedly doesn't get enough exercise, and has never really had the consistent training she needs.