Obedience Trainability chart

Obedience trainability measures a dog's ability and willingness to learn and obey commands such as sit, stay, heel, and so on. Almost all dogs can be trained to obey simple commands, but some breeds are more trainable than others. A dog with a value of 100 would obey you all the time, while a dog with a zero would rarely heed your commands. Enter 100 if, all other traits being equal, you prefer a dog that's more obedient over one that's less so. If you prefer a dog that shows a little spunk by disobeying now and then, enter a lower value like 75.

Breed	Obedience Trainability
Border Collie	98
Toy Poodle	96
Standard Poodle	90
Shetland Sheepdog	90
Papillon	90
Miniature Poodle	90
Japanese Chin	90
Collie	90
Bichon Frise	90
Belgian Tervuren	90
Belgian Sheepdog	90
Belgian Malinois	90
Welsh Corgi, Cardigan	86
Port. Water Dog	80
German Shepherd	80
Cav. King Charles Spaniel	80
Bearded Collie	80
Aust. Shepherd	80
Aust. Cattle Dog	80
Wirehr. Ptg. Griffon	70
W. Highland White Terrier	70
Vizsla	70
Newfoundland	70
Maltese	70
Italian Greyhound	70
Golden Retriever	70
Flat Coated Retriever	70
Field Spaniel	70
Eng. Cocker Spaniel	70
Dalmation	70
Curly Coated Retr.	70
Cocker Spaniel (American)	70
Britanny Spaniel	70
Boston Terrier	70
Border Terrier	70
Bern. Mountain Dog	70
Aust. Terrier	70
American Eskimo	70
Welsh Corgi, Pembroke	68
Irish Setter	66
Labrador Retriever	64
Bouv. des Flandres	62
Irish Wolfhound	60
Chinese Crested	60
Chihuahua	60
Amer. Water Spaniel	60
Dachshund	56
Whippet	50
Welsh Spr. Spaniel	50
Wheaten Terrier	50
Skye Terrier	50
Silky Terrier	50
Shih Tzu	50
Saluki	50
Saint Bernard	50
Pug	50
Miniature Schnauzer	50
Mastiff	50
Keeshond	50
Great Dane	50
Eng. Toy Spaniel	50
English Springer Spaniel	50
English Foxhound	50
Dobermann Pinscher	50
Ches. Bay Retriever	50
Cairn Terrier	50
Bedlington Terrier	50
American Foxhound	50
Affenpinscher	50
Borzoi	48
Basenji	48
Scottish Deerhound	46
German Wirehair	46
English Setter	46
Clumber Spaniel	46
Bloodhound	46
Basset Hound	46
Pointer	44
Otterhound	44
Gordon Setter	42
Yorkshire Terrier	40
Standard Schnauzer	40
Giant Schnauzer	40
German Shorthair	40
Dandie Din. Terrier	40
Airedale Terrier	40
Great Pyrenees	38
Fox Terrier	36
Lakeland Terrier	32
Boxer	32
Weimaraner	30
Toy Manchester	30
Tibetan Terrier	30
Siberian Husky	30
Sealyham Terrier	30
Schipperke	30
Samoyed	30
Rhodesian Ridgeback	30
Pharoah Hound	30
Old Eng. Sheepdog	30
Norwich Terrier	30
Norwegian Elkhound	30
Norfolk Terrier	30
Manchester Terrier	30
Lhasa Apso	30
Kerry Blue Terrier	30
Jack Russell Terrier	30
Irish Water Spaniel	30
Irish Terrier	30
French Bulldog	30
Bullmastiff	30
Bulldog	30
Bull Terrier	30
Brussels Griffon	30
Black & Tan Coonhound	30
Beagle	30
Afghan Hound	30
Harrier	28
Sussex Spaniel	26
Scottish Terrier	26
Welsh Terrier	24
Puli	24
Akita	24
Staff. Bull Terrier	22
Rottweiler	22
Amer Staffordshire Terrier	22
Alaskan Malamute	22
Tibetan Spaniel	20
Neopolitan Mastiff	20
Komondor	20
Chinese Shar Pei	20
Chow Chow	16
Ibizan Hound	15
Greyhound	14
Pomeranian	10
Pekingese	10
Miniature Pinscher	10
Kuvasz	10
Briard	10