Where running dogs are concerned I have always kept dogs, I have found bitches mature earlier but dogs seem to have that edge, but there are good and bad in both, I have also seen some very good bitches though! Terriers are the opposite way around, I prefer bitches, always have, my dogs are mainly kept for working cover and I find bitches alot more willing to work, dogs can sometimes be lazy and dance around the cover waiting for something to happen, before they get stuck in. I like a dog that wants to put the effort in.
As for being faithfull, my little red terrier bitch and lurcher dog a