Is there a difference between male and female dogs?

I find my 6 month old female Boxer loves to be in the same room w/ me but prefers to lay a few feet away rather than cuddled up.

Dogs are considered to be pack animals. Therefore, they are social and gregarious by nature towards their pack counterparts.

In my opinion, gender is irrelevent in regards to cuddling. However, the breed does dictate their personality...to a point.

The breed often gives you a good idea in reference to a dog's personality and temperament. However, you must always keep in mind that all dogs are individuals and will be slightly different than the next, regardless of breed or gender. Furthermore, i find that life experiences also play a major role in determining the personality and temperament of a dog. That's why it's extremely important that you socialize your dog when he/she is a puppy as much as possible. In order to ensure a sound and stable temperament, you should always expose your puppy to many different situations and environments at a very young age.

Best regards,
Oblivious

I think your both on to something. I don't know where I read it, I think it was a book specifically to do with GSD's (but can't remember), and it said that Males are over grown kids, wanting to play and interact with their owners all the time , but bitches like to show affection on their terms (bit like humans really....apart from calling you laddies bitches ofcourse!!!!!:)). I have found the same thing with my GSD. But I also agree that it depends on breed/ individual temperament/ socialisation etc etc. I also know that Males can be harder to "break in", but once he's got it, he'll never forget, whereas the bitch learns and accepts quicker but throughout her lifetime, will always test the boundries (hummmmm....sounds like someone I know :)....sorry darling!!!). Another intrested thing, in relation to protection training, is that when a dog "bites", he tries using brute force to try and knock the handler down, and will keep adding force until he gets this, but if the bitch is doing a "bite" if she doesn't get enough impact, she will not try and uses extra force, she will let go, and try another part of the body. It put a smile on my face when I first learned about this :)
Obviously the other differences are physical size, they don't try and dominate etc etc
Josh_

I was told about the same. But wanted to make sure I wasn't being fed rubbish.

My Boxer reminds me of an overgrown, playful cat:). Loves to be petted and play for hours, but is always grooming herself and likes to be petted on her schedule and prefers sitting across the room from me rather than in my lap :( I so want a dog that likes to cuddle (or she sits on my feet :) ).

"LOVE A DOG, AND HE (she in our cases!!! :)) WILL LOVE YOU 100 FOLD IN RETURN"
Just keep loving her, plus also, she may be going into her "teenage" phase...and I know I didn't sit on my Mum or Dads lap (or feet!!!) when I was 13.....well only when the bought me something really really really nice!! :)

She's so so sweet, it pretty much makes up for the lack of cuddles. On occassion she doesn't mind cuddling while i'm asleep.

hahaha :) mine too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UPDATE: I have taken to letting my Boxer girl sleep with me every evening and it has changed her "cuddle quotient" tenfold. Before I used to have strict rules about couches and beds, but since I've given her a lil more freedom to come lay w/ me, she loves it!!
But like you said she is very much a teenager and her personality is still shaping.

Steve

My oldest bitch is the attention on her terms sort, and is too proud to be constantly petted. Her daughter is quite the reverse, as is her Great Grandaughter but different.

Number two is a sweet sugary soul who disolves at your feet, and loves cuddles, number four is very affectionate, but in a pushy way.

Her Mum, number three is what I would call Prissy, loves affection and attention, but more for the position and superiority over the others that she perceives it gives her. If someone is getting a fuss she wants it. She is also more obedient than the others in that she loves to come racing back first, to show how much better than them she is.

When meeting peoplke on walks it will be number three that wants to gret first followed by pushy number four, nu7mber three tries to look apealing, and number one will complain and want to move on, unless she has been petted first, as befits her position (she thinks) being the eldest. At home if the others are getting a fuss, she won't come and compete, but will bark to go outside or for a drink or whatever, anything to distract you from paying the others attention. She can't take physical petting for more than a minute, for her it is all about attention.

As I only have bitches I cannot comment on sex difference only say that they are all different within their expected broad breed specific traits.

Hi
I own 2 elkhound males.The eldest(2 yrs) constantly craves attention.He will sit by my husband or myself with his head on our hands untill we stroke him.
The pup(11 months) comes for a stroke when called but has a preference for lying by the back door-he makes a wonderful draught excluder!!!
I think it depends very much on individual personality at the end of the day along with breed characteristics etc.
Archer