Choosing male or female bichon frise

Hi,

I am hoping someone can advise me about whether to choose a male or female Bichon Frise. We were planning on buying a male but were informed that sometimes they can wee in the house to 'mark' territory, especially if there is another male. My mother-in-law has always had male dogs, hence why we wanted a male, but I am now a little concerned that our puppy will spend time with their dog, so would it be better to get a female and spay her? My mother-in-laws dog is neutered.

Any ideas would b e great, in a way I don't mind if it is a boy or a girl, but I do want both the male dog and the puppy to get along.

Thanks

You wil have a lot of housetraining to plough through before you get to the `marking` stage.
I wouldn`t worry about it - none of my male dogs have marked - well, only the entire one a couple of times, and I disinfected that area and he never did it again.
Provided your dog is neutered or spayed, gender doesn`t make that much difference. It`s only an issue occasionally with entire dogs or bitches.

I have never had a male dog mark in the house, although I can only speak for spaniels and collie x,s
My sister has a great little rescued male bichon and he's never marked indoors either.

Thank you for your replies, I just wanted to make sure I researched enough to make an informed decision.

my aunt had a BC who marked the house insanely when my old boy sam went in, but none of the other dogs in the family ever have.

None of my dogs have ever marked, and they have both been used at stud, and live with 2 entire bitches