we currently have a 21 month old boy and are looking to get another puppy. Should we get a bitch or dog? any advice would be welcome.

Another dog would be the obvious answer   Unless your dog has been castrated in which case you wouldn't have to worry about what to do when the bitch was in season. All ours are males and all entire.We've had up to six entire males living together reasonably peacefully. the only time we had a problem was when my old cocker had senile dementia and had to be kept separate   

Hi, in a moment of madness we got two boys together as pups, they are now 14 months old.  They get on really well and it has been the best decision we made despite the advice.  we were strongly advised to get them both castrated as soon as possibe (six months) which we did,( due to males fighting for the position of top dog) boys however are very boistrous in my experience compared to bitches.

Hi, we have five entire males together, four springers and a lab and are just about to get a male cocker - we don't have any trouble with any of them - they all run together but are separated into pairs in their kennels

I find the girls are more "moody" and the boys are "what you see is what you get" but the decision has to be yours.

I've got 2 entire males Murphy 23 months and Indy who is 10 months old, and haven't had any trouble at all. If I decide to get another pup in the future I would definately get another male to join "the lads".

I've 10 entire cocker males who are always in each other's company and there has never been a fight.  They all seem to understand how to read each other and know when to take a hint.  Good luck with whatever you choose :).

mr barry cox at May 14, 2011 at 9:40 AM

we currently have a 21 month old boy and are looking to get another puppy. Should we get a bitch or dog? any advice would be welcome.

Thank you for all your commentsand reassurance.. We have just reserved a little boy ( 5 weeks old:)).. looking forward to him to joining our family.