Boys, girls, and dogs...do you think gender matters? Does your dog perfer one over the other?

Question

Do you think little boys or girls are worse when it comes to animals?


As far as scaring them and bugging them. And being good with them

We have noticed it seems that Girls are the worst....my dogs are terrified of little girls. Because they have that high pitched squeal when they see a dog and then they run up and try to hug on it and smother it. Little girls are way worse boys in my opinion

We avoid all little girls like the plague...but little boys tend to be able to ask to pet the dog and the dogs love little boys. They are just calmer by nature it seems. It seems little boys can read the dog better and know when to stop.

Where little girls keep pestering and wanted to cuddle the dog even if the dog is growling at them.

I never let any child pet our dogs without asking and without them giving our pet a treat.

But I try to avoid children that we don't know coming near our dogs anyways because I trust my dogs but I don't trust these kids.

If its a child we know the dogs and the child can play together (supervised all they want)

I know our dogs prefer boys over girls.

What do you think

I wanted to add: My dogs have never growled at a child or bit at a child or shown any agression toward children but I don't want to take a chance.

I'm scared though if we have a girl the dogs won't like her.....what do you think?

Answer 1

I feel the exact opposite. I have three nephews and two nieces and the boys are absolute terrors when it comes to the dogs (we have five small dogs between my sister, mom, and me). They chase them and corner them and jab at them. They are not allowed to be alone with them out of fear of the boys hurting them. The girls, on the other hand, are so gentle and caring with them! They play gently and cuddle with them. The dogs ADORE the girls and hide from the boys. So I guess it just depends on the personality of the kids and the dogs.



Edit: I agree with some of the points of the answers above - especially about the way the kids are raised and whether they are taught to respect the animals. Of the three boys listed above, the youngest one (two years old) is the best with the dogs because he was taught to be nice to them - he can be rough but usually not on purpose. The oldest one (seven) is the worst and i don't let him go near my puppy - his mom, my sister, thinks it is cute and that it is just a boy being a boy. The middle one (four) is a bit better but not much - he is the little brother of the two girls so he was taught the same as them but he is still a terror around them.

Answer 2

If both are fixed, the males or females are much alike(dogs) They are much calmer dogs.You are right about little girls wanting to have more hands on and being more high pitched than a little boy. Little boys can play ruff to though if knows the dog well. Some dogs adapt well to kids added to the family. Some dogs are jealous. The calmer the dog the better the chance of acceptance, but children under 6 should not be with the dogs unsupervised.

Answer 3

The only distinction, for me, is not between the sex of the child but (a) how well mannered it is and (b) whether they're familiar with animals!

A child that has never come across a pet won't know about the boundaries that a child who has a pet in the home will.

Funny enough, I have most often experienced the opposite of what you've observed - which I suppose just shows that it depends totally on the children involved!

Needless to say, it also makes a lot of difference what age the child is, because you can tell them pretty young but they only understand at a certain age!

In my experience, there is also a difference between the sex of the dog and how they react to humans of each gender: our male dogs were pretty friendly with us girls and cool with the boys, and vice versa.

Don't worry that your dogs won't like any kids you have - you're sure to raise them to respect the dogs and behave appropriately so I'm sure you won't have a problem.

Answer 4

It really depends on the child and not the sex of the child. If the child was to taught to behave around animals and treat them with respect, then obviously the child and the dog will get along just fine. You have to kind of know which one of your friends has children who behave. Let the ones who do play with the dogs. Keep a close eye on the kids who act up and scream. If you raise your child the right way then you won't have a problem:)

Answer 5

I think children treat animals how there parents let them. If its a boy or girl it doesn't matter. If you raise a child to be gentle and calm then they will be. I think if an animal has a bad experience with one gender then yes they can be a bit more sensitive towards them but they also know the ones they can trust. If you have a girl, just teach her how to be kind and gentle and she will be. A girl is not born that way. Just show her as she grows up :) my mom showed me and i was always kind and never smothered them lol

Answer 6

You are like the "pack leader" to your dogs. if you are calm and what not around children the dogs will see that you are calm and follow in your lead. also, before a little kid comes to pet the dog just ask them to be calm or whatever. If you tell them you don't want them to scare the dog they'll probably listen. if you have a baby girl i'm sure the dogs will love her because they see the way you love her, and she'll be used to them so she wouldn't squeal when she sees them. it also depends on the dog and the child. my dog LOVES little kids, but if a little kid is afraid of her she can tell and backs off.

Answer 7

dogs mostly take there cue from there owners, if you tense up because you see a little girl coming at you squealing theres the cue to your dog to get on the defense. my 2 year old daughter was taught by myself and husband to always ask to pet someones dog. maybe the children you are running into have not had animals in there lives we have 6 dogs and believe me my daughter was taught to respect them. if you have a girl its your job as parent and dog owner to teach them to respect each other.

Answer 8

I am 11 year old girl and my dogs ( boys Murphy and Toby) adore me and the high pitched nis of me. Toby, my Golden re. never leaves me alone. Boys tend to like tackl the dogs sometimes. My old dog Buddy perfered grown men, he would hump my daddys leg :)

Answer 9

i like girl dogs as they are more gentle especially with children