[dogsbestfriend]

Hello all,

I've been checking out this forum for about a month now but this is my first time posting.. I think all of you are great and give very good detailed opinions and are very willing to help someone in need to make their dogs life better..

I have a question about a rott puppy I am going to be getting, its a pretty "dog" general question but since it is a rott, I thought I'd ask you good people of this forum !!!!

I have been talking to the breeder I am getting my pup from. Initially I wanted a boy, simply because I loved the characteristics of the male that they mated. Well, the word is that the pick of the litter is actually a female... She said that they actually thought it was a male until they got a closer look at the pups..They are only 2 weeks old and she says the female is already twice the size of everyone else in the litter(3 boys and 3 girls). She said that if she had to chose, she would get the female because she shows the size, and the markings of the father, which are flawless,(which I loved)... more so than the males..

My question is this... In general, male dogs of a species always grow bigger than a female..right? So, would it matter that this partcular female is this much bigger than all the males.. Are the males going to out grow her anyway due to genetics of male vs female size.. OR are there exceptions where a female is bigger if not the same size as its male counter parts... I did want a male because I liked THEIR male, but if a breeder you trust blatantly says, "the female looks exactly like OUR male looked when he was a puppy".. what is one to do?? I am going to see them Friday and I will get a better idea of the look but any advice, or knowledge you can give will be GREATLY appreciated..

Help??