diff --git a/app/models/color.rb b/app/models/color.rb
index e0c1aa70..8872fc44 100644
--- a/app/models/color.rb
+++ b/app/models/color.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ class Color < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
+  def default_gender_presentation
+    if name.downcase.ends_with? "boy"
+      :masc
+    elsif name.downcase.ends_with? "girl"
+      :fem
+    else
+      nil
+    end
+  end
+
   def self.pranks_funny?
     now = Time.now.in_time_zone('Pacific Time (US & Canada)')
     now.month == 4 && now.day == 1
diff --git a/app/models/pet_type.rb b/app/models/pet_type.rb
index beba90d9..96c31818 100644
--- a/app/models/pet_type.rb
+++ b/app/models/pet_type.rb
@@ -107,9 +107,11 @@ class PetType < ApplicationRecord
 
   def canonical_pet_state
     # For consistency (randomness is always scary!), we use the PetType ID to
-    # determine which gender to prefer. That way, it'll be stable, but we'll
-    # still get the *vibes* of uniform randomness.
-    preferred_gender = id % 2 == 0 ? :fem : :masc
+    # determine which gender to prefer, if it's not built into the color. That
+    # way, it'll be stable, but we'll still get the *vibes* of randomness.
+    preferred_gender = color.default_gender_presentation ||
+      (id % 2 == 0 ? :fem : :masc)
+    puts preferred_gender
 
     # NOTE: If this were only being called on one pet type at a time, it would
     # be more efficient to send this as a single query with an `order` part and