TC001 Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 We have a male Lab, 14 months old and we are thinking of getting another dog when he's matured. My son wants a GSD, wife wants a little toy poodle. What are the different breeds that you guys have ? ie a Lab & a GSD? a GSD and a retriever? Is it better to get another male or a female? or it doesn't matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab_Rat Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Hey TC001, we have two female dogs - a Rhodesian Ridgeback & a Kelpie. they get on fine most of the time, although they do have their moments!!! Next dog will be a male though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Arab Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) 2 BC's one m and one f 2 Aussies both m 1 Lab F 1 Great Dane Cross F oh and 4 horses a couple of chooks and some ducks Edited November 16, 2011 by Bull Arab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Daisy Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I have a female desexed Shih Tzu 6 years, a entire male Golden Retriever 17 months and an entire female Golden aged 8 months. My three get a long great and size isn't much of an issue. I have had two males with no problem but this is my first time with two females together. So far so good, but my golden is pretty laid back. It now comes down to if you want to add more hair to the mix......if not, get the poodle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I used to have a mix of Belgian Malinois F, German Shepherd M (desexed), Dogue de Bordeaux M and Rottweiler M I am now down to 2 Belgian Shepherd bitches and the male Dogue Honestly get the opposite sex. Saying that there is a massive difference between a german shepherd and a toy poodle in their needs, temperament etc. How old is your son? How much training and care has he contributed to the labrador you have now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara&Heidi Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I have a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and a Chihuahua, both female. I also live with two male poodle x cocker spaniels, (they are not "mine"). All four get along fine, but my two bond more don't really take notice of the poodle crosses. We also occasionally look after an old female maltese. So in my experience it doesn't really matter what sex or breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaar Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 1 female miniature poodle (desexed) 1 male miniature poodle (desexed) 1 male chinese crested (entire) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 SBT's Whippet, Wogs Dog, Greyhound and a Borzoi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Arab Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 2 BC's one m and one f 2 Aussies both m 1 Lab F 1 Great Dane Cross F oh and 4 horses a couple of chooks and some ducks For the record All but 1 Aussie are desexed Dog 1 = BC Male - outside dog, crated at night Dog 2 = BC Female - outside dog crated at night Dog 3 = Aussie Male - Inside dog sleeps on our feet in the lounge and on the bed at night. Is kept in the AC bedroom during the day. Dog 4 = Aussie Male (entire 4 months old soon for the snip) -inside in a puppy pen Dog 5 = Lab Female - Outside dog crated at night Dog 6 = GDX Female - Inside dog, is 4year olds best friend, sleeps on adults bed at night Dog 1 and 2 are soulmates and crate, drive, play, live together and share a tuggie (no one can share or be near 1 with food) Dog 2 and 3 are good mates will play together Dog 1 and 3 are like two teenage boys together and play rough Dog 3 gets on with EVERYONE has the best attitude and sleeps on the bed is a goofball but gets away with more than you could imagine. Dog 4 is still using his puppy licence but is pushing it with 1 and 2 Dog 5 is a fossil and is dominated badly by 2 and 6 she has a few new holes in her ear and neck from 2. Dog 6 and 1 have a kill on sight agreement and have to be kept separated or the vet bills are amazing!!! Dog 6 and 2 have had a few blues can be together but supervised Dog 2 is a bitch (in the true sense of the word) she will take cheep shots at 5 when she gets the chance. Dog 6 sleeps on the bed as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKatie Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Bloodhound - 2 years old - desexed male Kelpie - 3 years old - desexed female Generally get along well Used to have ACD x - desexed female / staffy x - desexed male / kelpie x - desexed female - together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle. Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I;m a bit boring, all mine are Australian Shepherds. When I lost my first boy in July, I thought briefly about getting another breed but after a walk around a dog show to look at the different breeds, I ended up back with the Aussies and decided they set the bar and no other breed surpassed it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntia Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) I'm a bit boring too. 3 Rhodesian Ridgebacks, 2 female and 1 male, female 1 is 13years, female 2 is 13 weeks and the male is 17 months, so far (cross fingers) they all get along amazingly well. :D Before getting the puppy we thought about another breed.....but kept coming back to the awesome personality and temperaments of the Rhodesian Ridgeback. Eta we lost our first RR male 3 years ago (he is still greatly missed ) Edited November 16, 2011 by Huntia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I have a male Labrador, 10 years old and a female Greyhound 7 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjelkier Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 We have three Samoyeds and a Lab. All the Sammys are entire and they get along great. The Lab is desexed and although he will play withe the Sams on occasion he has very little interest in them and would rather sleep all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Q Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 i have an 18 month old BC and an almost 9 year cattle dog mix. Also live with my sisters almost 6 year old kelpie/mini foxy mix and Mum's getting a koolie pup in about 5 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westielover Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 11 year old west highland terrier - male - desexed 10 year old west highland terrier - male - desexed 5 year old springer spaniel cross - male - desexed 2.5 year old kelpie - male - desexed All get along fantastically well. They seem to be a very happy harmonious pack who are comfortable to eat food in front of each other without scuffles - they play together well and generally appear to enjoy each other's company. So far a scuffle-less pack (touches wood!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 12 yr old Kelpie X - female - desexed 7.5 yr old GSD - male - desexed 5.5 yr old Kelpie - male - desexed The oldest girl is dog aggressive towards strange dogs but gets along with my other dogs, though she can be a bit of a resource guarder. The boys are best friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin-Genie Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) I have: 4 yr old male Norwegian Elkhound 3.9 yr old female Golden Retriever Both desexed. Get along extremely well. No issues whatsoever. If you have a male lab, I would recommend getting a female dog. Edited November 16, 2011 by Odin-Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snippet Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 1 male greyhound 5 years desexed 2 female whippets 3 years desexed 1 male whippet 3 years desexed One of female whippets plays with the greyhound and sleeps with him, the others just all hang with him, everyone gets on really well and when we have foster greyhounds nothing much changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 12 year old Rotti/Pittie desexed female nearly 6 year old Lab desexed female 1 year old unknown cross (camp dog) female The Rotti X and the Lab used to get along just fine, but as the Lab matured we started having the odd fight - these fights escalated in intensity to the point that I now keep them separated. Both are alpha personality types. The camp dog gets on fine with both of the other girls - she is not an alpha personality type, so can run with either alpha girl without incident. I've had multiple females running together without incident in the past, but am much more careful in the selection of any new dog (of either sex) nowadays - to make sure that the personality types don't clash. All of my girls get on fine with the foster pups I have on regular occasions, but that's because they usually tend to be young and have a "puppy license" with the older dogs. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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