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Which sex would you choose2007-11-25 2:55:39

If you are choosing from adult dogs it is a little easier because their personalities are ell formed. when choosing dogs of the same sex pick different levels of dominance

Dominant females tend to make great pack leaders and tend to be great at maintain peace within the pack, then you can choose either and easy going female or a submissive one, with male you can have one dominant or a pair of easygoing laidback or even 3 or you could add in a submissive one

The real key is to only have one dominant alpha type of each sex, and in a pack it is good to at least have one alpha, my preference just happens to be female, maybe because they have mothering instincts which seems to make them naturally equipped at looking after the pack and being the peace keepers. the first 2 or 3 week when adding a new dog disrupts the pack structure so all the dogs have to figure out where they fit in again with the new addition and sometimes leasd to some tensions for the first 2 to 3 weeks, so best not leave them together unsupervised if there is any posturing or grumbling occuring

once they get to know each other they generally get along with only the odd vocal complaint.

Occasionally there are dogs that I refer to as alpha wannabes,

and they can be total pains in the behind. They are like the office worker who wants to climb the corporate ladder but has not leadership or people skills, and will sleep and cheat their way not carng who they trod on to get to the top. The alpha wannabe is much the same they are very bossy and push and bullying the more submissive dogs and keep challenging the more dominant dogs trying to wear them down, they tend to create a lot of havoc and tension in a pack thus starting a lot fighting, a true alpha is always fair and does not pick fight with submissive members in the pack they are peace keepers often correcting another dog with nothing more than a quiet growl but even that is used sparingly normally they use just eye contact and they are well respected by the rest of the pack. An alpha dog has leadership skills they get along good with other dogs they are highly intelligent, and confident, calm they do not instigate fights but will not back down either if challenged. and they do not challenge their owners