The 25 Least Obedient Small Dog Breeds On 5/22/21 at 7:00 PM EDT Mary Burch, the director of AKC's Family Dog program, tells Newsweek that each of the organisation's nearly 200 breeds were originally "developed to perform specific jobs," be that herding, hunting, guarding or just being great companions. "Considering this, a key question when it comes to training is, what was your breed created to do, and what kinds of training do you want to do with your puppy? "If you want to train your dog to hunt and you chose a terrier, you might end up thinking your dog is not being obedient, when it's ...