41 breeds · Training by group
Working Dog Breeds
Working breeds were developed to guard, pull, haul and protect, so they are powerful, confident and often strongly bonded to their family. A well-trained working dog is a dream; an untrained one is a liability simply because of its size and drive. The training priorities are early socialization, calm impulse control, and consistent, reward-based leadership, never force.
Every working breed, with its own 12-week plan.
Akita
medium energy · trainability 6/10
Alaskan Malamute
very high energy · trainability 6/10
American Bully
medium energy · trainability 7/10
Anatolian Shepherd
medium energy · trainability 5/10
Bernese Mountain Dog
medium energy · trainability 8/10
Black Russian Terrier
high energy · trainability 8/10
Boerboel
medium energy · trainability 6/10
Boxer
very high energy · trainability 8/10
Bullmastiff
low energy · trainability 7/10
Cane Corso
medium energy · trainability 8/10
Doberman
high energy · trainability 9/10
Doberman Pinscher
very high energy · trainability 10/10
Dogo Argentino
high energy · trainability 7/10
Dogue de Bordeaux
low energy · trainability 6/10
English Bulldog
low energy · trainability 6/10
English Mastiff
low energy · trainability 6/10
Fila Brasileiro
medium energy · trainability 7/10
Giant Schnauzer
very high energy · trainability 9/10
Great Dane
medium energy · trainability 8/10
Great Pyrenees
low energy · trainability 6/10
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
medium energy · trainability 7/10
Greenland Dog
very high energy · trainability 4/10
Hovawart
high energy · trainability 7/10
Karelian Bear Dog
high energy · trainability 6/10
Komondor
low energy · trainability 5/10
Kuvasz
medium energy · trainability 5/10
Lapponian Herder
high energy · trainability 8/10
Leonberger
medium energy · trainability 8/10
Mastiff
low energy · trainability 7/10
Neapolitan Mastiff
low energy · trainability 5/10
Newfoundland
medium energy · trainability 8/10
Portuguese Water Dog
very high energy · trainability 9/10
Presa Canario
medium energy · trainability 6/10
Rottweiler
medium energy · trainability 9/10
Saint Bernard
low energy · trainability 7/10
Samoyed
high energy · trainability 7/10
Siberian Husky
very high energy · trainability 5/10
Spanish Mastiff
low energy · trainability 5/10
Standard Schnauzer
high energy · trainability 8/10
Tibetan Mastiff
low energy · trainability 4/10
Tosa Inu
medium energy · trainability 6/10
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