This couple called me for a pup, very nice people who love their two adult labradors they have home and want another one. They have quit a bit of land and a large farm house, no childred.
Question is do they take another male,or should they take a female, or does it make a difference? They have two, very sweet, calm, submissive males home. Would love some input on this. They said it does not matter to them at all, they just want a new baby to add to their family.

Boys rule!!

If they like the ones they have now, why not make it a threesome

Male or female doesn't matter especially if it is spayed/neutered. The temperament of the individual pup is the most important.

To be on the safe side, they should bring in a female. As non-aggressive as Labradors are, sometimes we forget that they are still dogs.

I would be more concerned about making sure they get another non-dominant pup. Put a female in with two laid back males and she will rule them with an iron paw!!

MK

I would go female spayed. Plus 3 is a crowd especially if the same sex.

If they get a female, it is virtually guaranteed there will be no conflicts. With a male, it would probably be OK, but you can never be sure. Better safe than sorry.

Oh gosh - put a girlie dog in there

there are 2 boys in this household so I would probably lean towards another boy. the reason why is because if you put a girl there the 2 other boys neutured or not may compete for a females attention where as a boy there all on equal ground.

I amsure either sex would be fine in the long run as long as the temperment is correct for the new situation of to full grown big brothers.

Thank you all so much for your input. We all agree on one thing, which is the personality of the new pup is very important. I also felt he/she should be very laid back and easy going. One thing I forgot to say is that they have always had three labradors, their old guy died about 4 mons. ago. Thanks to all!

I would be leaning towards another male . Two males could become possessive and argumentative over a bitch whereas another male would not cause any sexual conflict. I have kept multiple entire males together for years with no problems. Like the others have said you must make sure that the pup you introduce is a mellow type who will not try to rise to the top of the pack.

I am in the either sex, depends on temperament camp. As a puppy raiser for a service dog organization, I am always adding a new dog to the mix, either sex depending which I get. I currently have a male and female that are mine. Never really noticed a problem with any addition. My puppy raiser friends, some with up to 5 or 6 in the house at any one time, feel the same. I do know a couple of instances where there was a problem, and both involved a female already in the house (ruler of the dogs) and with another female added. Adding boys to the brood never was a problem. So, I would go with temperament. Which every sex matches the temperament best suited for the couple.