Females are easier to train. And if you plan on breeding, you make money off of selling the pups. Which is why you paid more. Only problem is they pee when they get excited, which is true of most puppies, but the females seem to leak a little more often.

Should be a great pup. All I looked for out of my swamp collie was good health and a good companion that listened well. Both parents were field trial dogs and regular hunters, which is getting tough to find in a golden. I had the male pick of the litter, and the breeder thought he knew exactly which dog I was going to get, but the dog just didn't appeal to me. The dog I chose was named "Bullet", after the Lynard Skynard song. He would run off after the duck wing, bring it back, play with the other puppies etc, buthe was the only one that came back to me every ten minutes or so, just to see what I was up to. He was truely interested in making me happy, eager to please so to speak. I can litterally teach that dog anything, just because he wants to learn and make me happy. We just went down to the little leauge field and I had him fetching home run balls out of the thick woods for eager parents, who were quick to trade for hot dogs. I suspect if I let him keep it up, I will send him for a duck and he'll bring me back a baseball.