Male or Female?

That's a tough question.  I was sortof looking more for a male and we ended up with Echo (girl) who is turning out to be very smart, very independent and hey- they dont' have the expression "crazy b*tch" for nothing LOL.

My bichon girls are very independent as well. They know where I am at all times but do not want to snuggle much. It is rare that they will sit on or touching me, they might follow me room to room but not want constant contact.

Gobie, oh man. He was also independent though, and a constant marker all 14 of his years.  I don't think I'll be getting any terrier type for a long, long time!

I don't know what I'll get in the future.  My current wish list dogs are wavy pwd male, toy poodle (boy or girl- I've had both sexes and both were loving lapdogs). 

So the answer is:  It depends LOL

I enjoy both. 

I don't really have an opinion on the clingy-ness.  Chloe and River are both velcro.  Kya will do her own thing sometimes.

It's funny, because my girls are much more clingy than my male is - the opposite of what is *average*.  *G* Shows how much personality can play a role over the gender. The girls follow me all over the house, whereas Zipper will only follow if he thinks there's something in it. Gaci is not a snuggler, but she's always with me whenever I get up and goes where I go.

I enjoy both, for different reasons. My ideal is a combination of both, as I find that male/female pairs often have the best success over same-sex pairs. The girls can be more moody with each other on a day-to-day basis, whereas I find males are only testy in certain circumstances, and are more predictable. I've never had issues between the sexes, only within the same sex.

For me, it would be a lot of work to add another female to the home right now. I could do it, but it wouldn't be without a lot of work and effort, as Gaci has natural space issues with other females, and gets anxious easily as she tries to police them. It's just who she is. It would be controllable, but not a situation I would choose to present to the household right now and not one I would be apt to overly enjoy. Two females is plenty!! My next dog that I will get will be a male, to make a nice two female/two male combo.

 I love da boys   Seriously I even like the conformation of males more than females - also my experience is that girls are noisier than boys.  I know breed and personality play into the barking but seriously I can't think of one male dog that I see regularly that is noisy.  The females OYE! Only B's friend Izzy is like him and never barks

I've never had a female, so I can't really say. I've been around female dogs, but never actually lived with one. Bailey is MY first dog (I've lived with lots of dogs, but Bailey is the first dog that has actually been MINE)

I think I perfer males over females, but I guess it also depends on the individual dog.

I've had both males and females and don't have a preference.  Since I usually have multiple dogs (OK, I always have multiple dogs, lol) I do like a mix of genders but I've had all males and all females with no major complaints.