nbsp   Is there a difference between males and females?
Besides the obvious anatomical difference, Males and Females are virtually the same during the first 4 months. You might recall going through a phase called ‘puberty’ at some point during your adolescent years. Puppies usually begin to go through their ‘puberty’ stage around 4-5 months of age. It is during this period that males and females will start to develop their hormones. Those hormones are essentially genetic instructions that will tell your male puppy that he should lift his leg when he urinates and to ‘mark’ his territory. The same hormones begin to prepare your female puppy for possible future pregnancies. Be careful to avoid stereotypes, such as “males are more loving” or “females are more aggressive” because every dog will be different. It’s important to remember that before 4 months of age, puppies don’t understand what they are yet, so often you will have a female that will ‘mount’ her toys. At this young age the ‘mounting’ is an expression of dominance. In other words, a
