Simplest Dogs To Train
By Duvessa
@Duvessa (913)
United States
November 13, 2007 2:02pm CST
I've got to pick out two dogs to train/train with at school when I go in january. I'm having trouble deciding on which ones.
I'm looking for dog owners thoughts on which dogs are the simplest & which are more difficult to train.
The dogs I'm considering choosing from so far are:
rottweiler, golden retriever, pit bull, Australian Shepherd, & Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
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@breepeace (3014)
• Canada
14 Nov 07
Goldens are by far the most eager to please, but a lot of herding breeds like the Aussie (which you mentioned), the German Shepherd and the Border Collie are also very easy, very intelligent breeds. Most herding dogs love to work, and thrive very well going through vigorous training, whereas sporting breeds, like Goldens, do have a tendency to get bored quicker and need frequent play breaks.
Rotties are smart, but they were originally bred to perform a task that expected them to think for themselves and not to look for direction (cattle drover and guard) so they may not be as easy as the rest.
Pits are very good to work with, but they do push boundaries if you aren't assertive enough.
I really don't know enough about a Cavie's work ethic to comment, although I know that for a toy breed, Papillons are apparently brilliant little obedience dogs.
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@PurpleTeddyBear (6685)
• Canada
14 Nov 07
Another plus about goldies is that they are also great with kids. Then again so are shihtzus, we have one and our shihtzu Katie is my 17 month old daughter's best friend!
@urbandekay (18278)
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14 Nov 07
Of course it depends on yourself but the easiest will be the supremely intelligent Border Collie at 4 months mine is well ahead of 6 month old Labs and Retrievers. Any herding dog including Shepherds will also be easy to train. Avoid Terriers, appealing though they are.
all the best urban
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@urbandekay (18278)
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14 Nov 07
Not keen on Pit Bulls myself, but Jack Russells and Border terriers are great.
all the best urban
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@PurpleTeddyBear (6685)
• Canada
14 Nov 07
If I were to chose from the list that you just gave I am thinking I would have to chose the Golden Retriever and the Australian Shepherd. They are both brilliant dogs in their own ways! Good luck with your course!
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@anaknitatay (1335)
• Philippines
13 Nov 07
golden retiever should be a good choice, and there are reasons why german shepherds are cliche for trained dogs.
I think these are the 2 best choices
@Seraphine (385)
• Finland
13 Nov 07
What type of training are we talking about? Just basic obedience? I've found Goldens and Cavaliers the easiest to train out of those breeds. My cavalier picks up things very fast. I also like the Aussie but I've only had the chance to train one aussie for a short while so I don't have a lot of experience with the breed. The one I did train was extremely intelligent but also got bored pretty easily and stopped listening. But for the time she focused, she was just amazing.
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@Duvessa (913)
• United States
14 Nov 07
No it's pretty much all around training as far as I know. On the school's site & the info book they sent it it seems to be that they teach you how to train for everything. and I quote from the site:
The Professional Program provides training in the following areas:
-Obedience (traditional and motivational)
-Puppy Imprinting
-Agility
-Tracking
-Narcotics Detection
-Teaching Group and Private Obedience Classes
-Public Relations, Sales, and Management
-Police K-9, Schutzhund, Civil Protection, and security
Bree stated in another post (of the same/simlar topic) of mine that perhaps I should get one dog like a golden since they are easy to train & then pick a more difficult breed like a dalmation or husky because it would make me more well rounded in the dogs I know I can train. Which makes alot of sense now that I think about it.
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@Seraphine (385)
• Finland
14 Nov 07
Sounds like an interesting program. I also think it's best to start with an easily trained dog before moving on to the harder breeds, although looking at that program I'm starting to think either golden or aussie would be best for you. A cavalier might just get bored too quickly and I have found it is easier to train a bigger dog than a small dog.
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@blueunicorn (2401)
• United States
14 Nov 07
Out of the list that you gave I would choose the Golden Retriever and the Australian Shepherd.
@shonali (1286)
• India
21 Nov 08
the simpleast dogs to train according to me are the labrador/golden retriever and the german shepherd as they are always eager to learn and eager to please too... all the best in making ur choice:)
