Pug males vs. females? What do you prefer?

[Chasing Henry]

We are looking to rescue a pug and DH really wants a male (neutered). Our heart dog Buster, a Boston Terrier, was so sweet and loyal. Our female BT was loving too but she was a bit of a brat...she would hold a grudge for days and acted like she was Princess of the world and we were her servants (which I guess we were!). My parents have a female BT and she is similarly bratty.
So does the same hold true for pugs? Do you think there are distinct temperment differences in the genders even after they have been fixed?

[KismetPuggies]

oh my goodness!! HUGE difference in my dogs. I have had male and female, altered and not... my altered male is a big cuddly teddy bear of a dog who would rather lay on my lap than breathe. He is also 7 years old as of the 29th this month. He has, since he was 2, been just a lovebug and out of every person who comes here to buy from us (I'm a breeder and insist on families coming to the house as often as possible in the first 8 weeks of puppy's life), 100% of them have asked if they can take Jonas home with them. I also have a 2 yr old intact male. And the day he is no longer my stud is the day he too will be altered.

I have two females who are intact and breeding, and one who is going in next month to be altered since she's 4 now and retired. I've had altered females in the past as well... having the female spayed has never really changed their attitude in my opinion ~ they are still little divas. (most of my females have always been black vs fawn and black pugs are just huge divas).. but altered males (fawn and black in my experience) are just dollbabies.

I say go with your hubby's suggestion.. and if I remember correctly, you are the one looking at Jeter.. if he's not already altered, I'd have him done then bring him home and love on him like crazy :o)

[lotusseeds]

I don't have much of an op, but from what I have been reading altered males are a lot more cuddly than altered females. Dumpling our altered female is a nice dog, don't get me wrong, but she likes to snuggle when it is convenient for her. My next pug choice is going to be an altered male.

[shaynapug]

I LOVE my boys! Neutered or not!!!!

I also have girls....love them too...but most aren't as cuddly as the boys are...

I need to edit this: my boys and girls that are not neutered/spayed are being shown and bred....once they're older I do neuter/spay! My unneutered male has to wear a belly band when he goes into new places...my neutered boys don't..even after being used as studs.

[CSollers]

All I have is a girl so far. She loves to cuddle. Hopefully, we'll be adopting a neutered male in a couple of weeks. I'll have a better opinion then.

[MrsGreene]

I have had both males and females of many breeds of dogs. The only pug I have ever had is the little girl we adopted six weeks ago, and we could not have found a sweeter, more cuddly dog in the world. She is ALWAYS touching me if I am sitting still. When I am not sitting still, she is following me. She sits on the bathmat when I shower. She snuggles between me and her daddy at night. If she is of the more standoffish gender for pugs, I simply cannot imagine how a male could be more affectionate!

Sadie, my daughter's dog, is also extremely affectionate. She's not a pug though, but a mix of a couple big dogs. All she wants to do (when she is not running madly) is snuggle.

My mom has two dogs--a male chi/pom and a female tzu/bichon. To mom, both dogs are very affectionate, but to others, the male is very fearful while the female adores EVERYONE. She goes regularly to the nursing home and never gets tired of meeting and greeting people. Mom's heartdog, Kaydee, was a female pomeranian, and while she was a little diva, she also could not bear to be out of a lap, except to play constantly. I attribute her diva-ish nature to be more a product of my mother's extreme pampering than of her gender.

The most aloof dog I ever owned was a male shepherd/husky/wolf hybrid. He was incredibly intelligent, almost eerily so. Best dog I ever had cause to know, too. House breaking at six weeks (he was a rescue) was, "Hey, Thad, you might want to do that outside...." Literally, I took him out maybe three times the first day, and he had it down and did not have an accident his whole life. His idea of affection, though, was to be in the same room with you. I worked search and rescue with him and he caught onto that immediately. When I think of him now (he's been at the RB for many years) I almost think of him as another person, rather than a dog. He as that smart. He loved fiercely, he just was not overtly demonstrative.

Worst dog I ever had cause to know was a female eskimo. She was a puppy mill/petstore rescue. She came into my life when she was five months old, had an attachment disorder, highly aggressive tendencies, and was over-the-top protective once she finally DID attach to my young daughter. I often think that if she could have had benefit of pharmaceuticals that they have now, she might have been salvageable. As it was, I spent four years and thousands of dollars in trainer fees, and she remained completely untrustworthy when it came to biting and aggression, separation anxiety, anxiety in general. I finally had to put her down, a lovely, smart, sweet and loving healthy dog, because she was a danger to anyone outside the immediate family. I don't know whether to blame her breed (which is known for being aggresive if not carefully bred), her formative months, or her gender. Probably a combination of all three. I blame human avarice. That was almost 20 years ago and it STILL hurts that I was not able to save her.

So for me, dogs are individuals. My two most favorite dogs ever happen to have been female. I have loved all my males as well. I have had very affectionate dogs of both genders. I do tend to get irritated with the marking some male dogs are prone to....our chi will lift his leg if he feels intruded upon, if a strange male dog comes to visit. He was older when he was neutered....

It also seems to me that the female dogs I have known who were spayed very young had less of the more undesirable female traits. Food for thought.

[HomerNMarge]

Our female Marge, is very feisty, and doesn't like other girl dogs (well most girl dogs.. she liked certain female dogs.. and others she'd attack. She was VERY hard to potty train, and was very stubborn about it. She was also very stubborn with her training. We gave up on her with that. She'll barely sit for you to give her anything.

Our Males were VERY easy to train. Homer was eager to learn everything (maybe cuz he's a foodie and would do anything for food).. Bart was also very eager to please us. He was housebroken in just a few days (as was Homer). When we had our 4th pug Millhouse, he came to us intact and and was about 4 years old. we started at the beginning with him. He marked occasionally in the house, but he listened very well and learned to sit and shake in about 2 weeks of us having him.

I'd definitely chose another boy dog over a girl dog. And definitely neutered, the marking drives me crazy!

[pugsnbugg]

I have 7 males (not all pugs) neutered and 2 pug females spayed. I love the girls and they are both mine....but Willow who we bought as a pup is the meanest little girl...loves people but will go after one of the others in a minute...at night she snuggles under the blankets with me with her head on the pillow and is always in my lap...Angel is a puppy mill rescue who is just what her name says....an Angel. Most of the males are rescues with issues but they are all snuggle babies who just want to sit with their human and be loved. As much as I love Willow and Angel...I like the neutered male disposition better. They are much easier to housebreak and train.

[jabman]

I have 4 males and two females. they all like to cuddle well except my youngest who is three, she is very playful she loves to play fetch with squeaky toys.. My most cuddly dog is Miles He loves to cuddle.

[CountryPug]

I love both of mine and they are both very cuddly. My female is a little more independent though and much more feisty. My male is more laid back and mellow for the most part. If I were to get another pug, it would probably be a male, even though Bella is my heart dog: