What type of dog breed should i get ? I need a dog that will listen well.?

Answer 1

Go to puppyfind.com that should help a little. It lets you select the type of stuff that would match you. kinda anyway.

Answer 2

Lab
Golden Retriever
Basenji
Saint Bernard
Newfoundland
Doberman Pinscher
Cairn Terrier
West Highland White Terrier
Miniature Schnauzer
Airedale Terrier
Border Terrier
Irish Terrier
Toy Poodle
Maltese
Shih Tzu
Pomeranian
Pug
Bichon Frise
Boston Terrier
Standard Poodle
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Australian Shepherd
Collie
Shetland Sheepdog
Border Collie
Bearded Collie

Answer 3

All dogs can learn to listen intentively to handlers that establish dominance show affection and earn respect.
It should never be about this breed is more attentive, for the owner must always maintain a dominant attitude.

I have had a Collie, a husky, a pit bull, a lab, and each has learn to be equally obedient

Now, there are some breeeds that are more active then others and need more physical attention then others, so that would be more of a concern for say on older lady thinking about a working or active breed as they might not be able to give it the attention and exercise such a breed requires.

Just like there are no bad students or bad kids, there really are no bad dogs -for even the largest breeds want to please their masters.
there are only bad handlers

Answer 4

Your looking for a breed that is easy to train Boxers are great for that a very good and love able breed for a family, one person, and they are even used to help people that need a guide dog. I also like poodles all 3 sizes that are very smart breed too. Stay away from the hound group these dogs have to have a lot of training. Now I raise mini pins as a small breed but they to want to please a person but training is a must with these breed. Cathy

Answer 5

The best thing to do is to go to either www.akc.org or actually go to a dog show that will allow you back stage. This way you can get a close look at all of the AKC dogs and talk to the owners as well as the trainers/handlers.

Most of the Herding, Sporting, & Working groups are fast learners. You will find on the average that the Toy & Terrier group are head strong and might be just a little harder to train.

Have fun with whatever dog you get. All of the just want to please you.

Answer 6

dogbreedinfo.com has a test to help pick the breed of dog that is best suited for you. You are given the option to pick different coats, sized, exercise levels, and one of the options is trainability. I believe there is also a link from petfinder.com to another similiar test. They will give you not only smart dogs, but ones that fit the rest of your lifestyle. You could also go to the humane society and talk to the people who do the dog walking (most of the societites have volunteers who do some type of job like this). The volunteers at both my local societies also help with basic training. They would be able to tell you who is a quicker study than the others. Best of luck.

Answer 7

Well, it depends on the breeder and your accomodations for a dog. If you own a fairly large house I would suggest a Scottish Deerhound, Border Collie, Akita, or Mini Aussie. In an apartment I would suggest a smaller pup, along the lines of a Heeler or Prazsky Krysavik. Labs would not make good first dogs if this is your first pup, without good training and non stop attention towards training they can be quite the destructive dog (most labs at work are this way, this comment does not go towards all labs).

Answer 8

'breed' or more broadly, TYPE, has much more to do with activity levels (indoors and outdoors), coat care, temperament, flaws (herding breeds chase, terrierists bark), and TALENTS (hounds track, guarding breeds defend turf, untrained Labs knock down little old ladies to lick them to death) than it has to do with 'trainability'.

BORDER COLLIES are extremely trainable - however, they are intensely driven dogs, and extremely problematic 'pets'.

if U want a biddable pet, get a sporting breed or sporting mix (Lab-x, Golden-x, etc), and then >>> Go! >>> to a good, positive-reinforcement training class.

it isn't just the DOG who needs to 'Listen' - U need to communicate to Ur dog what U want them to do, when U want them to do that, and where is the right place.

some tips:
* dogs do not generalize a cue/command until they have heard/seen it in at LEAST 5 diff places; that means if U only train 'sit' in the lvg rm, the 1st time U tell the dog 'sit' in the vet's office, they will look at U as if U are speaking ancient Greek.
they Do Not Speak English, and never will; they need help to understand that 'sit' means ''put Ur butt on the floor, and wait till i tell U to do something else''.

that clue is helping them to 'sit' in at least 5 diff places... the lvg rm, the kitchen, the driveway, the CAR, on the landing of the stairs at the public library, in the middle of a parking lot...

U get the picture!!

please train - don't complain! dogs can learn anything that they are physically capable of doing, as long as U have the patience to teach them.

REWARD what U want ; merely interrupt or ignore what U do not.
the behavior that U ignore/interrupt- re-direct, will gradually disappear; the behavior that U Re-Inforce with treats, attention, praise, a game, etc, will be kept, and can easily be put on cue.

good luck! :-)

Answer 9

if you need an easily trainable dog, then get any kind of shepard or sheepdog (or mixed breed shepard from a shelter). they are bred to listen to us, and also have very good personalities.

For purebreds: if you want a small one, you could try a Shetland Sheepdog.
For a larger breed, try a Collie, German Shepard, Australian Shepard, Border Collie, or any other kind of sheepdog/shepard.

These dogs are amazing! My dog is a Sheltland Sheepdog/Keeshound mix...and she is gorgeous, a great watchdog, the most obediant dog i have ever known, and has lived with us 13 years (we adopted her from a shelter) and is still going! Good luck finding the dog that is right for you!

Answer 10

It's true that herding dogs are great listeners but they are also working dogs. They have to work or they'll not listen. You need to make sure your dog is suited to your surroundings. Greyhounds make great apartment dogs because they are calm elegant dogs that don't need as much exercise as you'd think. Great Danes are couch potatoes but are big dogs so you must be firm with them. Sporting dogs will hunt and will chase. As much as I hate it, my labrador mixes hunt and kill my cats simply because they run. You've gotta be careful with them in park situations with squirrels, rabbits, etc... Borzois are good couch dogs but aren't so great with kids because the chase instinct is so strong. Beagles are willful but great fun. All dogs can listen if they respect you and treat you as the alpha leader in the pack. But if you don't assert that you are the master, you'll never be no matter what dog you get. Mutts are great too and there are probably hundreds of free to nearly free ones just waiting to listen. Some are already housebroken and trained to do things.

Answer 11

Awww you gota get a beautiful boxer dog! I have had boxers and have two now, they are the best! They learn fairly quickly and are fantastic at protecting their owners! (Not in a security dog way!) They are so lovely and just the best type of dog you could ever own! Not being biased or anything! lol Seriously though, they're lush and they do listen and learn quickly!