The best dog I ever had was a male Golden, so I'm a bit prejudiced. But he was also way hyper as a youngster and slow to mature. And Sammy, my current Sheltie, is similar. Smart as a whip, kind of ADHD, a bit of a pain in the yes he is, lol. He has a hard time controlling himself, but I can teach him just about anything. In my experience, females are kind of control freaks, and males mostly want to lay around and drink beer (not literally). In other words, females I've owned want to argue with me about who's the boss, and my males lie at my feet and worship me. So ...
