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Why I'm Choosing a Male Dog for my Next Service Dog/Household (Patreon)

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Hey Folks!

A lot of you had this question, so here's a few of the reasons I'll be choosing a male for my next service dog. Let me know if you have any further questions!

Please note that in general, if you don't have a preference, choose the best candidate for the work. For example, I went into the last puppy test to choose a service dog prospect for a client wanting a yellow male, all else equal. After testing, there was a significant stand-out candidate that was a black female. We went with the black female.

And for a little joke, if you have TikTok, check this one out: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRoGV7rP/

Enjoy!

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Smokey Blue

Thank you for making this! Your choice makes a lot more sense now

Stephen A

I’m so confused as you say females mark just as much as males do. But at scent work class and trials I only see the males marking on boxes {containers }. Some have to wear a shirt (belly band that prevents them from marking and getting DQ. I always learn something new from your videos.

Smokey Blue

I'm just realizing how close in age our dogs are, but with the sexes opposite. I have a female whose 15, a male whose 8, and the litter I'm hopefully getting my SD prospect from is supposed to be ready to go home in late October. And I'm looking for a female!

vthib

My female and male pair definitely fall into the stereotypes you listed lol. Zelda is so smart that I frequently joke that she is a human trapped in a Corgi body. Freddie on the other hand, definitely a doggo, just a happy fun boy :)

Cathy

Thank you so much for explaining how you have gone about making this choice. <3

Kelli Hughart

Thanks for teaching delayed spay/neuter so important for growth etc

DOGGY•U
>>146345274

haha love it! I like having as much space between dogs as possible! I feel like at 8, Whip is fully trained, and I'm ready to move on to my next project LOL!!

DOGGY•U
>>146344942

Yeah - I think it's easier to "tell" when males are marking, but females will do it too. Whip often will mark over Jake's pee, and mark as high as she can up a pole! LOL

DOGGY•U
>>146353931

Agree! I'm not a vet, but I actually watched an interesting case study where I used to work where half the males were neutered at 6 months and half at 16 months and the different in body structure was enough to solidify my choice to keep dogs intact for as long as possible or at least until adulthood.

Deborah Stecz

We chose a male for a lot of reasons as well. My older household dog is a female with some guarding issues also, she is a 10 year old Malinois mix and a wonderful dog but just seems to get along better with males....and I will eventually need more light mobility and guiding help so I wanted a dog on hr larger size. My puppy's dad is about 95 pounds, I think my boy will end up closer to the 85lb range once he's full grown.

Earth2Wendy

LOVE these insights into your decision process, particularly given your vast experience with SDs. This kind of stuff is why I’m here. Thanks so much! I give it much weight, partly because nothing contradicts our experience. Tho Trip is a huge resource-guarder—fortunately only with other dogs. If we weren’t so male dog-biased, it would be a hoot to see him confronted with a bc female housemate. A disabled canada goose who adopted us this summer (dumped here) is a good simulacrum—he’s terrified of her. Management gets us thru. Hoping you get exactly what you’ve planned so long for! Looking forward to your next puppy quest update! Best luck!!

Leo Halliwell

You give the exact same reasons I do when I was looking at neutering my male! Even before I knew that it always bothered me that we fixed pets so young. Like teeny kittens and puppies - we all go through puberty for a reason! As for DPT and dog's weight, mine is 13 months, 65 ish pounds right now, and I absolutely love his weight on me. All of it if possible, but he's more comfortable between my legs lying down, rather than on them (I think because we never trained unstable surfaces much). His elbows dig into my ribs or my gut, but the weight on my hips is good physically, but mentally? It's like he's putting my soul back into my body.

Patty Aguirre

TY for this video. My prior service dog Rani became an only dog starting 2 months before picking up male puppy Jazer. I was so torn about choosing sex of puppy. I preferred a female service dog. The deciding factor was knowing 9 year old female Rani loved living with males, but would just be ok with a female. Why I wanted a female golden based on my personal experience: -Rani smarter and easier to train -Rani more confident in public -Males risk attacks by loose aggressive dogs -No rising testosterone that can result in behaviors needing more management especially during adolescent -OK with separation compared to the boys who struggled with staying home alone. -Golden males had longer adolescence -Female would be neutered by 2, so I could apply to ADI owner training program Why I wanted a male puppy: -Can leave intact without female risks for pyometra & spay incontinence or both sex neuter risk for weight gain -Rani greatly prefers male housemates -Larger/Taller which is better for mobility work Beautiful blocky head and large mane Now that my male golden is 3, I plan to leave him intact. There are some increased need for management due to intact females and male dogs running loose in our neighborhood which requires my constant vigilance. Sadly, Jazer was ineligible for the service dog program I planned to apply for due to ADI requires neuter before graduation. This was very disappointing for me. But my decision not to neuter was made on what was best for Jazer. I had 3 mobility dogs prior to getting Baby Jazer. All were goldens. My service dog at the time was a 9 year old female Rani. She was raised with 2 adult males. The boys adored her and were beyond tolerant with her puppy and adolescent antics. Rani loved living with the males. We regularly kept my granddog female golden Chava who was the same age. Rani was also raised with Chava. The girls were good friends. But Rani much preferred living with males who aways deferred to her. Rani was brilliant and very easy to train. She learned much faster than the boys and was more confident in public. The males were much needier and more affectionate than Rani. Rani matured much faster. The boys were 3 before completely past adolescence. I was always on the lookout for loose dogs with the boys. My gentle golden male Shai seemed to be a target for aggressive dogs. With Rani, I didn’t have to watch for aggressive loose dogs,. Rani was almost 2 when spayed. Both boys were neutered. Her heats weren’t difficult other than being restricted from being off leash. Neuter decision was very difficult. But spay was done right before 3rd heat due to increasing concern about the risk of pyometra.

DOGGY•U
>>146590550

Great explanation of your reasoning Patty! What owner-training ADI program did you find? It's pretty tough to find those out there!