Male or Female Chocolate Lab ?
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madtrapper143
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I have a male and a female. The female was easier to train and hunts smarter than the male. The male comes into his own chasing wingtipped geese in the wheat stubble. (he weighs 90 lbs) The female is a great grouse/ woodcock dog and is very agile. (she weighs 50 lbs) I say get one of each hunting with two dogs is a pure joy. The trouble of caring for two dogs is not much more grief than having one.
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I like the female dogs,they are not trying to mark their territory all the time.Mine have the whole back yard to themselfs,my son brings his male Lab over and he pisses on anything thats more then 2 inches high.When he leaves I have to hose everything down.
I've had a few labs both male and female. The females were somewhat easier to train i guess,all came from good breed stock and none were HARD to train. The last bunch of critters have been goldens and IMHO they're easier to train than Labs. I do love both breeds.
IMHO either or would be great, although i do find that the females tend to be less stubborn and more willing to please than a male. Most importantly, check out the parents, their health and their behaviour since that will be a good indication of what kinda puppy it will be (or turn out to be). Good luck and have a great time raising your new family member!
I'm getting a male Chocolate Lab next friday. He'll be 7 weeks old. I've had 2 dogs before this one and they were both males. I found them fairly easy to train but I heard females are a bit easier then males.
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Ive always had black lab females..real smart, and as mentioned a little easier to handle, and they arent peeing on everything..
I now have a yellow female,(from 8 weeks, she's now 6 mon's) my first yellow, just because she dosent stick out so bad in the corn stubble,,,
Ive always had black lab females..real smart, and as mentioned a little easier to handle, and they arent peeing on everything..
I now have a yellow female,(from 8 weeks, she's now 6 mon's) my first yellow, just because she dosent stick out so bad in the corn stubble,,,
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Have had both and now have a Spade female. She is just great,easier to train( although Labs aren't hard to begin with), AND SHE IS BLACK!!! ain't chocolate a candy?? JITC
Female Black is my preference, they just tend to be more sensible in my opinion. Although, if you are thinking of getting into Trialing, a male would be my preference, as they tend to be stronger and have more stamina then the females, generally speaking. I am sure what ever you choose will be great, the best dogs in the world in my opinion.
I've got both. My large male Chocolate will hunt all day, everyday, rain or shine, freshwater or salt...the females, while easier to train and easier to handle in the field, simply can't keep up after a couple of hours. Push 'em much more beyond that and they start phoning in their performance. Also, unless you get the female fixed, your house is going to be very messy for a few weeks at least twice a year. I also wouldn't take a Lab puppy from its dam under 8 weeks minimum. Age 10 weeks much preferred.
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The females tend to be more laid back as well. Not as hyper as the males. But isnt that the same with us humans?
I got my pup yesturday. He'll be 7 weeks old on the 18th. (born feb 29th) Leap year pup heh. I called him Jake and he's been real easy going so far. Very smart and he weights 14lbs. Almost 3 times as much as my cousins female yellow lab
