Breed Training Profiles

Every breed has different genetic drives. See how to adapt each training topic for your specific puppy.

Labrador Retriever

Large Energy 4/5 Trainability 4/5

The Labrador Retriever is the most popular breed in America and also one of the most misunderstood from a training persp...

Golden Retriever

Large Energy 4/5 Trainability 5/5

Golden Retrievers share a sporting heritage with Labs but diverge in one critical way that affects every aspect of train...

German Shepherd

Large Energy 5/5 Trainability 5/5

The German Shepherd is a high-drive working breed that was developed for herding and later refined for police, military,...

Small Energy 2/5 Trainability 2/5

The French Bulldog is not a sporting dog, not a working dog, and not a herding dog. It is a companion breed developed to...

Standard Poodle

Large Energy 4/5 Trainability 5/5

The Standard Poodle is one of the most intelligent breeds in existence, and that intelligence is both the greatest train...

Medium Energy 4/5 Trainability 2/5

The Beagle is a scent hound, and understanding what that means is the key to every training success and failure you will...

Xlarge Energy 3/5 Trainability 4/5

The Rottweiler is a confident, powerful working breed that was originally used for cattle driving and later adapted for ...

Small Energy 3/5 Trainability 2/5

The Dachshund was bred to hunt badgers underground — alone, in a dark tunnel, making independent decisions about w...

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Medium Energy 5/5 Trainability 4/5

The Pembroke Welsh Corgi was bred to herd cattle by nipping at their heels and then ducking under the retaliatory kick. ...

Large Energy 5/5 Trainability 1/5

The Siberian Husky is the most misunderstood breed in American pet ownership. People acquire them because they are beaut...