While every dog boasts its own unique character, certain breeds are notorious for their rebellious tendencies
Professional dog trainer Will Atherton shared the three breeds he finds most difficult to work with – and explains Siberian Huskies top his list. Will of Canine Training revealed: “I’ve had the pleasure of working with thousands of different dogs and thousands of different owners.”
Due to this extensive experience, he noted: “That has allowed me to work with countless different breeds of dogs.” When disclosing his “three least favourite breeds” to train, Will kicked off with the Siberian Husky.
“I always sigh if I realise I’m going to be working with a Siberian Husky,” Will admitted. Characterising the Siberian Husky’s nature as “frustrating”, Will acknowledged that training one proves “challenging”.
Will went into detail: “In my experience, Siberian Huskies are almost cat-like; they have very little desire to please their owner.
A Husky can be challenging to train (Image: Olga Rolenko via Getty Images)
“They know what they want and all they care about is getting what they want [without following orders].”
These canines are “ludicrously high-energy dogs” that were originally bred to cover “30 miles a day, in brutal conditions, pulling extremely heavy sleds”.
Will pointed out: “Then we bring them into our home and expect them to be happy and content with a 20-minute walk round the block.”
Stressing that this won’t satisfy the dog’s needs, and given their tendency to be “drama queens”, owners can anticipate “squealing and howling”. “They’re incredibly dramatic,” Will reiterated.
Cockapoo trainers are likely to instil bad habits, said Will(Image: Gary Yeowell via Getty Images)
“Which makes it more challenging, frankly more embarrassing and difficult to work with. I would never choose to own one myself in the future.”
The second category of breed Will isn’t keen on training is “anything a poo: Cockapoo, Cavapoo, you name it.”
Will stated: “I find that the people that gravitate towards these breeds tend to make the cardinal sin of humanising dogs, [which] can create huge problems.”
The third dog breed Will finds challenging to train is the Caucasian Shepherd, or the Central Asian Shepherd. “Luckily, they’re incredibly rare so I’ve only had to work with a handful of them myself.”
