What dog breed do you think responds best to training?

We will be getting a 2nd dog from our local rescue organization...Our 2 1/2 year old dog Kaylee is an Austrailian Shephard, pit, chow, lab mix (Heinze 57)...She has perfect manners but needs a brother to help her with her separation anxiety...BTW, we do not have children so this breed would really just need to get along with other dogs... Asked by gigglbx 45 months ago Similar questions: dog breed responds training Pets > Dogs.

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I mean, Kaylee is an active mix. Do you spend alot of time doing stuff with her? Generally speaking, a dog or mix with working or herding breeds predominating will be what we generally consider responsive to training.

Within that group, it depends on the amount of activity the dog will get, so it won’t be hyper from nowhere to release the energy. Ghly trainable breeds according to a study by Stanley Coren: (top 20%), top to bottom Border collie Poodle German Shepherd Golden Retriever Doberman pinscher Shetland Sheepdog Lab Papillon Rottweiler Aussie Cattle dog Pembroke Welsh Corgi Miniature Schnauzer English Springer spaniel Belgian Tervuren Schipperke Belgian sheepdog Collie Keeshond German Shorthaired pointer Flat-coated retriever English Cocker spaniel Standard schnauzer. For myself, I prefer the shepherd and the Flat-coated.

My first dog was a Flat-coated retriever, and she was a brilliant, wonderful dog. Best of luck to you! BTW, I really recommend How Dogs Think and The Intelligence of Dogs by Stanley Coren.

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These are the most easy dogs to train 1. Border collie 2. Poodle 3.

German shepherd 4. Golden retriever 5. Doberman pinscher 6.

Shetland sheepdog 7. Labrador retriever 8. Papillon 9.

Rottweiler 10. Australian cattle dog. This is not to say they each may have some other bad habit.

Other interesting dog facts: /Breed of dog least likely to bite 1. Golden retriever 2. Labrador retriever 3.

Shetland sheep dog 4. Old English sheepdog 5. Welsh terrier 6.

Yorkshire terrier 7. Beagle 8. Dalmatian 9.

Pointer/ Breed of dog most likely to bite: 1. Pit bull 2. German shepherd 3.

Husky 4. Malamute 5. Doberman pinscher 6. Rottweiler 7.

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Maybe Kaylee could help pick out her own new friend. I am wondering if you could talk it over with the local rescue organization. If you explain the whole story to them, that you would like a friend for your other rescue dog, maybe they could arrange an interview.

There may be some way you could take Kaylee with you at a set appointment time, and she could help interview the "hopefuls" at the shelter. She may have some definite opinion on the matter of which one would appeal to her! I expect she would give some indication if one of them was a really wrong choice (in her opinion) in a short time.In a controlled environment, I think it could work to her benefit to have a say in the choice.

With mixed breeds like that I think that unless the shelter knows the dogs well, it would be nearly impossible to guess which one or ones might be the easiest to train. Some dogs in shelters are already house broken at least, and the staff should know that about the dog. If you have looked at the dogs ahead of time, and decided which ones are a definite "no", then narrow it down to 3 or so and see if Kaylee can help make the final decision.

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The second dog won't necessarily help her with her separation anxiety Perhaps the most common reason for considering a second dog, other than personal preference, is as a means of providing company for a dog already living in the household. If this is because the existing dog is distressed when left on its own and, as a result, causes damage, loses toilet control or barks and howls, getting a second dog to cure the problem may not work. If the first dog performs the behavior because it is overly attached to its owners, overly dependent upon their presence because it is scared or hankers after their undivided attention, which it cannot get if they are away from home, there is a danger that a second dog will not be a substitute for the void left by the owner's absence and the first dog will carry on as before.In the worst-case scenario both dogs will perform the problem behavior.

Whatever the cause of problems a way to test the potential effect of another dog is to borrow a friend’s dog that you know your dog gets on with and see what happens if they are left together for a short period of time. This should only be tried once they have got use to being in the same house for a day or two. Although dogs are pack animals and will thrive better if living in a social group the basis of man's relationship with the dog is the dog's ability to see man as an extension of the pack.

Therefore it does not need canine companions to make its life complete because it forms relationships with humans who become pack substitutes. In fact two dogs living together can make dog ownership troublesome because they from a subgroup within the family and bond and interact less well with their human companions. Of course this is not a general rule and a development such as this can be prevented by ensuring that the dogs also receive a lot of individual attention and training to build up the dog-owner bond.

If you are introducing a puppy, introductions away from home will not be possible and, because of the risk of infection, introducing your dog to the puppy at the breeding establishment will not be an option. Therefore you will have no choice but to introduce dog and puppy at home. This is best done in your yard, with the older dog kept initially kept on a leash so that its response can be observed without too much risk to the puppy.

Normally this is unnecessary due to the fact that dogs respond differently to the body language of puppies than they do to the body language of adult dogs because the signals they observe in puppies are not threatening. However there a few occasions when an older dog hates a puppy on sight or shortly after, hence the need to be careful. Perhaps this eccentricity is sometimes due to a lack of opportunity to learn how to read the body language of puppies after the dog left its litter.

This gives us another reason why puppy classes are important. Once an older dog has accepted a new puppy you should be able to let them sort their own relationship out without any interference. The sex of two dogs living in a household can make lot of difference to the success of the relationship.

If two males start fighting it can be one of the hardest behavior problem to cure, second only to the problem of two bitches fighting. Okay, Okay, I know there are lots of dogs, (including my own), and bitches living together that don't fight. However the fact remains that if you have one of each sex the chances of them aggressing towards each other drop dramatically.

In fact such occasions seem to be most likely to involve jealous and attention seeking behaviors. Of course you will have to neuter them to prevent unwanted pregnancies. If you do have two dogs of the same sex it is important to recognise and reinforce the appropriate status quo.

Understandably some people firmly believe that they should treat their dogs the same so as to be fair to them but such even-handedness can lead to disaster. See the following article for more details. Sources: opinion .

A golden Retriever is a great dog that responds well to training they are very intellegent and loyal. It would make a great companion for your dog. They are very mild and like other dogs.

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