Hi. See I gave you something to do research about genders. I never thought about that in NY about animals. You know here in Ca when I was looking at apartments it seemed less accepted animals. In MI with a pet fee there were more. For me even before my pain issue it was a major reason I didn't want a puppy to have to take it out like every hour in 6 inches of snow. I don't think its fair to an animal to keep it locked up all day by itself when people work such long hours. Plus I'm not big on pee pee pads aka why I don't like cats.The whole potty inside if not in a toilet yuck. I know I'm weird but at least I admit it.