A Good Fit Over your Gender/Color Preferences?

[Konotashi]

I was wondering how many of you had a specific color or gender you preferred in a dog, but ended up getting a color or gender you didn't really see yourself owning.

For example, if I go with a WL puppy, I want either a dark sable, black sable, or bi-color male. I'd be fine with a black, but I want a dark dog, preferably with some color thrown in. And I really want a male.
However, if the breeder I choose thinks that a light sable female in the litter would suit me better than any dark males, I'd either go with what the breeder thinks or wait for the puppy that is both in my preference and best suited for my situation.

My question to you is: How many of you got a dog that you initially didn't 'prefer?'

[LaRen616]

Well I knew I wanted a black GSD so I got Sinister.

When it came to my next puppy I was in between black and dark sable. I really liked both, I made the decision to go with a dark sable and the mating I was going to go with would have mainly produced sables but in the end a little black puff ball was the one for me.

The only colors I like are black, dark sable and bicolor. I've only had Malice a little while but so far (things could change as she matures) I prefer males over females.

I know color is not everything but I wouldn't go to a breeder that mainly produces black/reds and black/tans, they are just not what I want.

[sddeadeye]

Sure have! When my husband and I were looking for a hunting dog for him, we were looking for a black lab female. We ended up with a yellow male, but he was the perfect match.

Personally, I don't care what color the dog is. I've seen gorgeous examples of every color there is. For my personal dog, I do prefer a male over a female and would probably wait for a male.

[bocron]

Color doesn't really matter to me or my husband, we just don't love the saddle backs but since we buy WL that isn't a factor.
As to sex, I prefer females usually, but it depends on the situation I guess. My last pup I told the breeder I wanted a female, if there would have only been males or something I would have just waited for the next litter I guess. The sex of the dog is a factor to me since I think males/females work and are trained a bit differently. Not that I won't work a male, I have had plenty that were great dogs and I loved working them.

Annette

[mysweetkaos]

We originally had our heart set on a white female. The breeder did not feel that was a good match for a family dog and matched us with Kaos. A b/t male. I couldn't be happier with the last 9 yrs and how he has turned out. I am glad she knew better than to give us what we wanted

They were of the same litter....one WGWL dam and WGSD sire

[Stosh]

When I got Stosh I wanted a male because we already had a female gsd, but other than that I had no real preference to color. I ended up with a black/red long coated puppy which really surprised me because I had no plans to get a lc- but his good little body structure, personality and demeanor was exactly what I wanted. And he's been the perfect match for me.

[BR870]

Color did not matter to me. My preference was dark sable, but I ended up with a bi-color, and now I love the look.

However, gender was non-negotiable. I already have one female in the house, and in order to avoid same-sex aggression, it had to be a male. Now, if I didn't already have one female, the puppies sex would have been open like the color, but for pack dynamics reasons it wasn't....

[Josie/Zeus]

I wanted a Black Red Male, that's what I got.

[Lilie]

I was looking for tall, dark and handsome. I ended up with short, portly and just cute.........oh wait, you were asking about our dogs.

I really didn't care about color, but I was drawn to the black and tans.

[jocoyn]

Sex matters to me in a multi dog household plus I seem to just click better with males

Dont want a coated dog because of briars and mud and heat etc.

Color honestly has not been a concern of mine. Now if they bred them "glow in the dark" and orange or that highway yellow, now I may reconsider.