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Permalink Reply by Jane on September 12, 2011 at 5:13pm

The general consensus is male/female, male/male, female/female in order of most likely to be a successful pairing. If you do end up with two females I would absolutely make sure that they have complementary personalities, two dominant bitches is just asking for trouble IMO.

 

I had zero problems potty training either of my male dogs. I personally prefer males but that's just my opinion, I've heard males are more personable where as females are more independent but I have nothing to compare to since I have two boys.

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Permalink Reply by steve smith on September 12, 2011 at 5:23pm

Male / Female is the best combo is what my breeder said. Potty training was not an issue with either one. One thing you might think about is when you introduce them to each other do it somewhere other than your house or where they are going to live. Then take them together to the house.

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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on September 12, 2011 at 6:24pm

Hi Sarah,

 

1. All comes down to personality.

 

2. Nope, some females urine mark too.

 

Additional info in the FAQ.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on September 12, 2011 at 7:11pm

If I only had 2  I might also have a female/male. Livvy my female with the most herding instinct is also my hardest to get along but all my others are fine and she gets along with males just fine also.  Personality is really what it's about and I have 3 males who always get along:) Potty training...pretty much the same. I always suggest to see if the pup approaches you and then see what the breeder says about that pup, Wynn my 1st Corgi picked me and he will always be my best!

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Permalink Reply by Beth on September 12, 2011 at 10:28pm

Male/female are less likely to compete over things, since in free-ranging packs males and females generally each have their own social rankings.  Personality is important and you want to get a new dog whose personality complements your existing dog (if yours is dominant, get a more submissive one, for instance).  But most people have the least trouble with male/female.  Two neutered males often works.  Two females can work, but usually if you hear of someone who has two dogs who want to fight to the death, it's two females.  

 

I find most medium or large dogs easy to potty train.  Males have a tendency to not empty their bladders completely, but the nice thing about males is they will almost always pee on the first tall thing they find as adults.  No standing in the rain for ten minutes waiting for someone to pee if you have a boy.  :-)

 

If I were to have just one Corgi, it would probably be a male.  I find males in general more willing to work for you.  The breeder we got our dogs from summed it up as males say "What can I do for you?" and females say "What have you done for me lately?"    My male is bossy and more likely to argue than my female, but he's still easier to train because he tries really hard to figure out what I want from him.  My female tries really hard to figure out how to get at the treat.  :-)

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Permalink Reply by Chris West on September 13, 2011 at 11:23am

Here is a past discussion on the gender issue that also contains more links to more past discussions:

 

http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/two-corgismm-fm

 

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Permalink Reply by Vee Luther on September 14, 2011 at 6:15pm

We currently have 3 neutered males and have never had less than two.  We usually space them about a year or so apart so they can teach each other re; housebreaking.  I prefer males, as mentioned by several other posters.  It's been my (limited) experience that they are more compliant than the girls. there's only one alpha female in my house and that's me!

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