“I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to help literally hundreds of thousands of dog owners around the world choose the right breed for them,” Matt Atherton of Canine Training said.
But the canine professional revealed there are breeds he would rather not have to deal with. “I’m going to be completely open and honest about some of the breeds that I really don’t enjoy working with,” said Matt.
Naming the first difficult dog breed, Matt revealed the Siberian Husky is not a dog breed he enjoys working with. While admitting that the Siberian Husky looks “absolutely beautiful”, these “stunning dogs” are hard work.
Matt explained: “They have an incredibly high energy output; they’re bred to run for dozens of miles every single day in incredibly harsh climates.”
In regards to the dog’s temperament and characteristics, they’re “not very handler driven, which means that they don’t necessarily seek guidance and direction”.
This can become a problem when trying to train a Siberian Husky because they have their own mind and will not necessarily follow directions.
“They’re also incredible drama queens, which makes them difficult to train,” said Matt.
“The second breed that I’m simply not a huge fan of is… the Dachshund.” They are tenacious hunters, which means they’re not suitable lap dogs.
The Dachshund tends to “suffer with reactivity” and can become very yappy without persistent training.
Plus, Matt regards Dachshunds as “very obnoxious, frustrating little dogs” that are “not a joy to work with” as they’re likely to develop “problem behaviours”.
The other dog breed that Matt is most definitely not a fan of training is the Shar Pei.
Matt explained: “They seem to be a breed that develops behaviour problems very easily. And when they do develop [behaviour problems], they tend to be incredibly significant problems that are also incredibly difficult to fix.”
- Siberian Husky
- Dachshund
- Shar Pei
