Two females?

[Peter]

We have a one year old female mini dachshund and are considering getting another dachsie. We're planning to get another dachsie in a couple of months and are trying to decide what sex the new dog should be. We'd like to get another female but aren't suire how well the two would get along. The vet says don't get two females but the breeder says it shouldn't matter. Our dog has been spayed and we would fix the new dog as well. Can anyone that has two females offer some insight here? Can they live happily together or should we get a male?
Thanks

[David Crandall]

I'm not sure how breed dependent this is, but several breeders we've talked to have said that having too female elkhounds is a good way to get a lot of practice cleaning up blood and learning how to do proper wound care. Actually, a few have said that you'll simply end up with a dead dog.

I've heard that about several other breeds as well, but honestly don't know if it's true of dachsunds.

Dave

[Amber]

Honestly, I have to say that I've HEARD that it's best male and female. I have two female dogs, one purchased from a breeder and one adopted from an animal shelter, both spayed. They LOOOVVEE each other! Is there any way you can introduce the two dogs on neutral territory to see if they get along before getting the second? Even if you get a male, there may be problems with the dogs liking each other.

[Clair Taberner]

we have 2 females here, poppy is 7 and a half and spayed, and we got amber in october last who is 8mnths. no problems here:)

we've always had female coz i don't like the "lipstick" on males, and over the years as i've grown up we've always had 2 bitches and not male dogs. I think as long as they r spayed (i would never have or trust 2 unspayed females together)and know their postion in the family things are fine. i don't know if breed comes into it but i wouldn't like to say it doesn't either. I think it depends alot on the original dogs temperment as well.

over years we had

sam n jess, jrt n labbx
lita n lass, heinz 57 n gsdx
poppy n amber, staff x jrt, gsd

we've never had a ny trouble, hope that helps

[Peter]

Thanks for your replies. The litter of pups from which we're considering adoption was just born this week. In a few weeks, we'll take our dog and go see them to check out the prospects and see how our dog interacts with them. Maddy (our dog) loves other dogs and always wants to play, regardless of breed, size and sex so we're optomistic about how she'll respond. Some friends have a female dachshund that they've brought to our house and Maddy responded very favorably to her. We're just looking for as many accounts from experienced people as we can get to help in our decision.

[Cecile Vargo]

I have always had 2 females and 1 male -no problems, although each case is different, I suppose. My dogs are always spayed or neutered, which probably helps prevent problems.

[Jesse Cruz]

i have a male and a female. when i was look for a companion for my girl, i originally wanted another girl, but whenever i introduced her to another female the new female would be very aggessive with my girl. so i tried males and they were very good with her, so i opted for a male. my two babies get along great. but like mentioned before all dogs are different. good luck.

[zok]

I should start by saying that we're new to having 2 dogs in general, so take my opinions with a grain of salt, but our 2 female dogs seem to be getting along very well so far. Our older dog is a little over 2 years old and our puppy is about 4 months old and they are both spayed.

We did actively seek a second female dog simply because our 2 year old seems to have the magic touch when it comes to 'turning on' the boys. I don't know what it is about her ... but when she comes into the room all male doggie eyes are on her and it's a free-for-all to pry them off (and these are all breeds, large and small, neutered and not).

Even the staff at: the kennel where we boarded her previously, her current boarding kennel (which has a supervised open play yard where the dogs spend the day), and her doggie daycare (where the dogs are supervised all day and spend a significant amount of time in an open play area) have ALL commented on the fact that the boy doggies REALLY like Ruby. Anyway, our decision for our second to be a female was directly related to the fact that I could not stand the excessive humping and that Ruby gets exhausted by the constant attention.

We've had Piper (the puppy) for close to a month, and the two female dogs are getting along very well so far. I have not witnessed any agression, simply super-zealous playing. Piper even curls up to Ruby's belly when they are napping. I sometimes get the impression that having the puppy around has turned on a bit of Ruby's maternal side.

So, there are my 2 cents :) I'm of the opinion that, in many instances, it is the personality and energy level of each dog that determines whether they get along or not.