For owners of multiple dogs?

[verry_sweet]

My friend has a 1 year old American bulldog male that is well trained and fixed. They are looking to bring a new puppy in to the home.......

So what are peoples experiences regarding gender compatibility?

I had 2 male dogs and they got along very well. Then I had a male and a female whom fought sporadically about silly things. Even more recently I had 2females whom also seemed to not like each other.

Now I know every one says to get opposite genders but I would like to hear first hand experiences. Thank you very much guys!!!

 

[verry_sweet]

Darn I didn’t think to add “Does not matter” as an option.

 

[Mushroom Spore]

I would think it's the personality that matters more than anything. An older dog without much energy is probably NOT going to be best friends with a crazy hyper puppy that's harassing them to play all the time, etc. (When we got our youngest male cat who was a constant playtime-harasser, the big lazy older male ignored him, the timid older female got chased around unhappily a few times, and the huge "middle-aged" female beat the crap out of him once and he never bugged her again.)

If the personalities match and the two dogs actually get along, I don't think male or female is going to make the least bit of difference.

 

[Mina]

I've had multiple dogs for many years and from what I've seen with my own, opposite sex pairings seems to develop better relationships with each other, regardless of age.
I have 3 dogs now, two male pit bulls, and one female husky/lab mix. The female has good relationships with both males (although she truly loves the larger one, he was a young adult when we got her and he acted as her parent at times. He played gently with her and even cleaned her ears) The boys interact with each other, but don't seek each other out.
It depends on what you want, from what I've seen, if you want your dogs to develop a relationship between the two of them go for opposite sexes, if it doesn't matter, you can go with same sex.

 

[UrbanJungles]

I would have checked "Does not matter".
I've got 6 dogs, 3 Greyhounds, 1 Bulldog, and 2 Brussels Griffons...2 males and 4 females...they all have different but solid relationships.

 

[UrbanJungles]

I would have checked "Does not matter".
I've got 6 dogs, 3 Greyhounds, 1 Bulldog, and 2 Brussels Griffons...2 males and 4 females...they all have different but solid relationships.

 

[Veneficus]

It depends upon dominance and submission. I've heard if you have opposite sexes you have less trouble. The worse trouble is two dominate females. My friend had two dominate females and one submissive male. She couldn't keep the females together because they would constantly fight--another friend of mine had two females, and it worked out but it's because one was submissive and the other was dominate. I'm sure the same is true with males.

It also depends upon the breed too. Your friend might want to do a trial by introducing the two dogs before getting the second dog to see how they get along. I've known many people who have done this and it works out well.

 

[Rochelle]

After fostering literally hundreds and hundreds of different dogs; of different breeds/mixes; different sexes; different ages.....I have to agree that opposite is best as a standard.
I will never advocate keeping two bulldogs of ANY type together, alone, though.
Upon careful research of ALL bully breeds; one will find why I say this......
There will always be the two dogs who break the mold, however...

 

[tacoma0680]

Male and female...

I have had two labs that are different sex and they get along great they have a leader and that is the female. I have tried having two girls and they didnt get along at all.

 

[olablane]

I have 2 F boxers
2 m boxers
1 m beagle & 1m basset hound & they all get along great so I dont think it matters.

 

[Widowman10]

depends on personality of dogs, but in my own personal case, i got a bro and sis, they seem inseparable.

 

[Rich65]

Alpha and beta, that is what you refer to in canine packs. You create a pack with multiple dogs. It does matter a little with breed, you have to consider what the breed was created for, Bulldogs, Rotts, Mastiffs, Pitts, and so on were raised to fight or to protect. Trying to keep multiples of a dog aggressive breed together might be harder, you will have to evaluate each temperment.
We raise Dogue De Bordeaux, great dogs but some are more aggressive than others and with 6 to 8 at anyone time there is a definate pack attitude, I have some females that are both alpha and cannot be together period.
The most important thing is to estabish that the humans are the ultimate alphas and the pack leaders at all times. In our house we are the top dogs!

 

[Widowman10]

The most important thing is to estabish that the humans are the ultimate alphas and the pack leaders at all times. In our house we are the top dogs!

bingo. :clap:

 

[verry_sweet]

Thank you so much everyone!!!! You guys rock

 

[verry_sweet]

Well they have adopted a new puppy. His name is Duce and he is deaf. He is the most precious thing ever!!!

I think they said English bulldog and mastiff mix….I don’t listen to people lol especially when there’s a puppy around.

Here are a couple pics.

 

[GailC]

Oh my, he is a cutie Join some deaf dog forum and seek out plenty of advice on teaching hand signals. I had a deaf heeler for awhile, the only issue we had was him barking at every shadow. He learned singnals very quickly and was a great dog.

 

[Veneficus]

Oh my, he is a cutie Join some deaf dog forum and seek out plenty of advice on teaching hand signals. I had a deaf heeler for awhile, the only issue we had was him barking at every shadow. He learned singnals very quickly and was a great dog.

He is adorable!!! I agree about learning to teach some hand signals. I taught our dog hand signals when he was younger and now he's going deaf due to old age, and the transition hasn't been too bad because of this.

 

[verry_sweet]

Oh of course. Our friends already have a 1 year old American bulldog named Dozer and he is very well trained. They researched the training involved even before thy got him. The training school they go to has experience with it also so they are going to do just fine.

She’s looking forward to teaching Dozer the command to go get his little brother in case he ever becomes separated and doesn’t see them. Seriously that’s too cool!!