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I'm fairly new to the forum and haven't seen a thread about this since I have been here but I'm sure there has been one.

I have a male black lab who was fixed at 6 months old that i have trained but was wondering what everyone's take was on female's versus males, and spaying or nuetering versus not fixing them.

What are the advantages/disadvantages to training and hunting with both genders?
 
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I think my two older dogs are a decent example of the steno types, though there are obvious exceptions...

My male, more needy of attention, a little more tolerant to pressure, takes more pressure to get a point across, more hard charging no quit at all in him when sent on a retrieve.

My older female, more likely to go lay in a room alone, likes attention but does not mind alone time near as much, much softer when it comes to pressure, I actually ruined her attitude on blinds because I tried to train her like my male.

I have heard that with a female you are more likely to have a GOOD dog, with a male you are more likely to have a GREAT dog but may end up with a POS.....

Lots of other differences in them it I think that is individual not sex. Male is also more territorial, female maintains her personal space more unless she wants something......
 
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After four male labs I switched to a female chessie. They all are good dogs with strong and weak points. I had two males that were very aloof and two males and my female that want/need attention. The big difference is my males liked to stop and pee on everything and my female has her heat cycle. I dont mind her heat cycle and love the fact she doesnt pee on everything. I will get another female.
 
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I had females for years--affectionate and eager to please. Then we ended up with a male that is my husband's dog. He is also very affectionate and eager to please, but was slow to mature mentally as far as complex concepts. I now have a second male who is a real sweetie, and who matured a little slower but still had his MH before he turned 4.

I don't think that sex has as much to do with it as the temperament and personality of the individual dog. I do have one female who goes stupid after every heat, which is a pain to deal with.

Meredith
 
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Some females will "mark", too. I had one that would go up to a tree/bush and raise her leg. I have one now that isn't "quite" that bad, but will go around marking and raising one back leg off the ground, but not as exaggerated as the other did. And you can tell when she's marking and not just peeing...she'll sniff behind where another one of the females just peed and pee in the same spot....after she's already peed somewhere else!
 
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One is in heat one or two times a year........ One is in heat everyday!

I have a young female that marks as well, leg up when she is doing it over pee, not up when she is just peeing regular.
 
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I asked this question a while back. Seemed like I read the stereotypes already mentioned, but it really comes down to the breeding, the temperament, and the training of the individual dog. They are all unique just like people. I am picking up a female this weekend.
 
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