The simple answer is that is depends on the dog and it depends on the bengal. If you have a calm dog that is good with cats and you purchase your bengal from a breeder who has dogs, both should live together peacefully.
Whether or not a bengal is a good pet really doesn’t depend on the sex of the bengal. It has more to do with the individual personality of the bengal. We have had both male and female bengals that were incredibly affectionate.
Bengal cats tend to shed less than other breeds of cats. For more information on this, check out our article: Does A Bengal Cat Shed?
There are some people with allergies that are not bothered by bengal cats at all but for some people they can still cause allergy symptoms. For more information on this, check out our article: Are Bengal Kittens Hypoallergenic?
Bengals and kids can be a great combination with the proper supervision, guidance and rules. Both the bengal and the children need to understand that they need to be gentle but when done properly bengals and children can get along great.
No, not all bengals have good temperaments. This is why it’s very important to get your bengal from a responsible breeder who only breeds bengals with excellent temperaments.
This is another reason to get your bengal from a responsible breeder! Find a breeder who health tests their cats and researches the pedigrees to significantly reduce the chances of producing health issues. While there is never a 100% guarantee that a health issue won’t pop up, by getting your bengal from a breeder who does these things cuts down the chances a great deal.
Bengal cats can have sensitive GI tracts. The best diet for a bengal cat is a raw diet. Reputable bengal breeders feed their bengals a raw diet or a high quality kibble but the preference is always a properly balanced raw diet. Feeding raw is much easier now with lots of suitable premade raw diets available at pet stores.
Bengals are a high energy cat. They like to play and enjoy cat trees to climb and cat wheels to run on.
The safest way for a bengal cat to explore the outdoors is in a catio or on leash. Most bengals are perfectly content to stay indoors though.