gato and gata but not perro and perra

[MrRabbaRabba]

so you can have male and female cats but not male and female dogs?

[jengert]

you can, but remember perra translates to bitch. See: top question under Animals.

[kispanish]

i needed to know this.

[Raymond17]

But then again, you always need to use "perra" to refer to female dogs. Just like with cats.