This list was developed using AI in October 2025. It is of tyhe most common pedigree and non pedigree breeds in the UK. Some breeds I have personal knowledge of working with, some I have spoken extensively with the owners of them. Some reccomendations are purely on size of the dog and what I know of their drives. There will always be that one exception to the rule, only you know your dog. But be realistic, a high drive cockerpoo is a very different proposition to a high drive Rottweiler.
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Afghan Collie
- **Prey Drive: Varies**
- Recall Difficulty: Varies
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Afghan Hound
- **Prey Drive: Extreme**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Airedale Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Akita
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra, 1200X Camo, Dogtra 1200X Black, YS600 Anti Bark
Alaskan Malamute
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra, 1200X Camo, Dogtra 1200X Black, YS600 Anti Bark
American Akita
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra, 1200X Camo, Dogtra 1200X Black, YS600 Anti Bark
American Bulldog
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra, 1200X Camo, Dogtra 1200X Black, YS600 Anti Bark
American Cocker Spaniel
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
American Eskimo Dog
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
American Hairless Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
American Pit Bull Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra 1200X Camo, Dogtra 1200X Black, YS600 Anti Bark
American Staffordshire Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra YS600 Depending on the dogs character, drive and what you are trying to stop or rectify
Anatolian Shepherd Dog
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra 1200X Camo, Dogtra 1200X Black, YS600 Anti Bark
Appenzeller Sennenhund
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra YS600 Anti Bark or the Smart No Bark, You really know your dog better than me. If your dog is a tough character then you will need a stronger collar.
Argentine Mastiff (Dogo Argentino)
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra 1200X Camo, Dogtra 1200X Black, YS600 Anti Bark. (I appreciate this dog is on the banned breeds list, but I also know people seem to get hold of close corss breeds etc, you know what is behind your dog and what it might need.
Aussie Collie
- **Prey Drive: Varies**
- Recall Difficulty: Varies
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Australian Cattle Dog
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Australian Kelpie
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Australian Shepherd
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Australian Silky Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Australian Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Azawakh
- **Prey Drive: Extreme**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, At a push the Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark.
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Bassador
- **Prey Drive: Varies**
- Recall Difficulty: Varies
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Basenji
- **Prey Drive: Varies**
- Recall Difficulty: Varies
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Basset Bleu de Gascogne
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, At a push the Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Basset Fauve de Bretagne
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Basset Hound
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Bavarian Mountain Hound
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Beagle
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Bearded Collie
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Beauceron
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X Series. Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600. I am aware of these being used as a personal protection dog. So you really have to guage the character of your dog to decide if you need to sacrifice the size and weight of the collar for the power.
Bedlington Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Belgian Laekenois
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600. The Lakenois is one of those breeds that has been softened somewhat by show line breeding. You really need to assess your dog and decide if it is biddable or a real extreme example of its breed.
Belgian Malinois
- **Prey Drive: Extreme**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600. The Malinois is one of those breeds that has been softened somewhat by show line breeding. You really need to assess your dog and decide if it is biddable or a real extreme example of its breed. A strong Male Dutch bloodline may need a 1200X if it is shwoing extremes of drive. But I use an ARC-X on my Malinois bitch who is all working line, but it is only being used to interupt prey drive. If I were working her in defence I might need a 1200.
Berger Picard
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600. This is one of those breeds that has been softened somewhat by show line breeding. You really need to assess your dog and decide if it is biddable or a real extreme example of its breed.
Bernese Mountain Dog
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra YS600 Anti Bark.
Bichon Frisé
- **Prey Drive: Low**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Black and Tan Coonhound
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600
Black Russian Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra YS600
Bloodhound
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600
Blue Picardy Spaniel
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Bluetick Coonhound
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600
Boerboel
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra YS600
Border Collie
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Border Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Borzoi
- **Prey Drive: Extreme**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Bouvier des Flandres
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600
Boxer
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Boykin Spaniel
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Bracco Italiano
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Braque d’Auvergne
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Braque du Bourbonnais
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Briard
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Brittany
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Broholmer
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600
Brussels Griffon
- **Prey Drive: Low**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Mini, Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Bull Arab
- **Prey Drive: Varies**
- Recall Difficulty: Varies
- Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600
Bull Lurcher
- **Prey Drive: Varies**
- Recall Difficulty: Varies
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARTC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600
Bull Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Bulldog (English)
- **Prey Drive: Low**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Bullmastiff
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra YS600
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Cairn Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Canaan Dog
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Canadian Eskimo Dog
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra YS600
Cane Corso
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra YS600. The choice betwen ARC-X and 1200X really is down to the character of the dog and what you are trying to resolve.
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X. Dogtra Smart No Bark
Carpathian Shepherd Dog
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra YS600
Catalan Sheepdog
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Caucasian Shepherd Dog
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra YS600. This is one of theose breeds where sometimes even a twin block system is required. Each dogs character should be taken on it's own merits.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- **Prey Drive: Low**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
-Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Cesky Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Chihuahua
- **Prey Drive: Low**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Mini
Chinese Crested
- **Prey Drive: Low**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Mini, Dogtra Smart No Bark. I would pair these with a flat titanium comfort pad.
Chinese Shar Pei
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600. Collar choice is character dependatn for this breed.
Chow Chow
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600. Having owned two maklle chows I would say collar choice is character dependant. You might struggle to get through the coat and you have to ask yourself is the battle to get one of these to walk off lead with an e-collar worth it!
Cirneco dell’Etna
- **Prey Drive: Extreme**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Clumber Spaniel
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Cocker Spaniel (English)
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark. If you are working your cocker do not get the IQ Flex as the handset is not waterproof.
Cockerpoo (Cockapoo)
- **Prey Drive: Varies**
- Recall Difficulty: Varies
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Collie (Rough)
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Collie (Smooth)
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra IQ Flex, Dogtra 640X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Coonhound (Treeing Walker)
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
Curly Coated Retriever
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dogtra ARC-X, Dogtra Smart No Bark
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Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired)
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
Dachshund (Standard Wire Haired)
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
Dalmatian
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Daniff
- **Prey Drive: Varies**
- Recall Difficulty: Varies
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
Deerhound (Scottish Deerhound)
- **Prey Drive: Extreme**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
Dobermann
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Dogue de Bordeaux
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
Dutch Shepherd
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Dutch Smoushond
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
English Foxhound
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
English Setter
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
English Shepherd
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
English Springer Spaniel
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
English Toy Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Eurasier
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
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Field Spaniel
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Finnish Lapphund
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Finnish Spitz
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
Flat Coated Retriever
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
French Bulldog
- **Prey Drive: Low**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
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Gerberian Shepsky
- **Prey Drive: Varies**
- Recall Difficulty: Varies
German Pinscher
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
German Pointers (All varieties)
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
- Dogtra 640X, Dpogtra ARC-X, Dogtra 1200X, Dogtra Smart No Bark, Dogtra YS600. This is one of those breeds where drive and temperament can really vary. On the whole you can get away with the smaller collars. But if you have and extreme exmaple of a very driven male you might need a 1200 Series collar.
German Shepherd Dog
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
German Spitz
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Giant Schnauzer
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Glen of Imaal Terrier
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
Golden Retriever
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Gordon Setter
- **Prey Drive: High**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
Great Dane
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Moderate
Great Pyrenees
- **Prey Drive: Medium**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
Greenland Dog
- **Prey Drive: Very High**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
Greyhound
- **Prey Drive: Extreme**
- Recall Difficulty: Hard
Greyster
- **Prey Drive: Varies**
- Recall Difficulty: Varies
I am sure there will be some breds missed off this list. There are certainly breeds on here that I have never heard of so I will go from the sizing and what I can find out about the breed. I am happy to take suggestions. If you have a cross breed then please look at the breed your dog shows the greatest characteristics of in terms of it's prey drive.
If you have a question then please don't hesitate to ask
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