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In my life, I have had a male Collie, a male yellow lab, female poodle/yorkie, female Gret Pyr/lab, a male goldendoodle, and my Berner in various combinations. The last three are with me now.
This is what I have noticed about male and female dogs: My 2 females have been more protective. They have a tendency to stay nearby, even at the off leash parks, while the males socialize more with other dogs and people. The females have chewed/destroyed cushions and shoes, while the males destroy paper plates and toilet paper rolls.
The males remained puppies longer, but that may be the breeds. The boys like to play rough with me, while the girls just want to be petted.
When my daughter was little, we had the lab, the yorkiepoo, and the Great Pyr. None of the dogs have ever hurt her or even played rough with her. None of them have ever even growled at her.
There have been three accidents with dogs in 40 years: My daughter tripped over our yellow lab on a tile floor when she was three and chipped her front teeth. The same dog also got a hold of a bag of animal crackers once and when my friend's son tried to take them away from him (he was 4), the dog grabbed the bag back with his teeth, nipping the boy on the hand and drawing some blood. The last accident we had was about 10 years ago. My Great Pyr accidentally laid on the yorkiepoo. The yorkiepoo growled at her and showed her teeth and the Great Pyr snarled back. I went to pull the Great Pyr away and caught her teeth. I ended up with a few stitches.
In 45 years of having dogs, none of them have ever purposely bitten anyone.
I used to think I liked male dogs better, but my female is the calmest, sweetest, most forgiving animal I have ever had. She is not as demanding of attention as the boys. She waits patiently until the boys are finished playing with me, and then she comes and lies down next to me. She also hangs out with me for hours, while the boys are very easily distracted by other things.
Hope this helps.
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