The 10 Most Predatory Dog Breeds

[@ViralBe]

Hey friends, which dog breed would you most like to own, and which would you never want to own?

[@1998TDM]

Lol, I don't want to own my dog... Got her as a rescue at about 4 months guessing she had a swathe of Staffie or Pitbull in her, breeds I love. And here we are 4 years later with an implacable terminator. Turns out she's from a line of hunting dogs with bull terrier, Kelpie and sight hound in the mix. Perfect dog if you want friends to stop visiting, have other dogs causing problems, want to be alerted if a person or car so much as dares slow down as they go past, want to get rid of vermin, cats and any other wildlife and you need a dog that can solve a rubics cube while she constantly figures out new ways to rattle your cage. On the bright side, she looks cool, very easy to train, then ignore you, and makes sure you're up just before dawn everyday.

[@atomatom7355]

WOW the Ridgeback... I own them.. I agree with this, they are not a dog anyone wants to mess with....

[@docmiller7941]

Growing up we had some cattle dogs that were Pit Bull x Ridgeback. They were baddass work dogs

[@greenpighunter6930]

The prey drive is strong in my Dachshund. They were bred to fight/hunt badgers.

[@roberthardwick231]

All nice dogs for sure. Any of the working coonhound breeds, the Patterdale terrier the rat terrier the Jack Russel terrier and the king of predatory dogs the Jagdterrier.

[@robertmaybeth3434]

Very nice video OP, fascinating footage and details about these dogs. First-class.

[@leep.9142]

Where is the Patterdale at? Those little rodent killing machines are wired different

[@WORMbig56]

1. APBT 2. Patterdale. I'm not entertaining this nonsense of a video 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@iicundyzz]

My friend has around 20 working dogs and always talks about the patterdale and the jack russell being crazy

[@michaelcollazo7911]

No Schnauzers on the list?

[@jamesprice1550]

The Carolina Dog should be on this list. They are the most amazing dogs.

[@shardes]

They're closer to be a subspecie, not a breed

[@KennyFox-n7r]

Where's the American Pitbull Terrier, Dogo Argentina, blood hounds, Kangal , Cane Corso

[@tritchie6272]

I can understand having some of those on your list,but not livestock Guardins. I wouldn't think a high prey drive would make a dog suitable to live with livestock.

[@Taakamancer]

Most are not hunting dogs. Protection dogs don't have that same drive.

[@karenj5880]

Great info!

[@chrisvandonsel365]

Unless you have ever been around a super cudly airdaile when he sees a coyote you have no idea

[@rosietsureai6963]

Due to the pandemic lockdown I ended up with half pitbull half wolfdog puppies. They are hands down the most intense hunters ive ever seen. Even their mother isn't as driven to hunt.

[@andrewkingjr.6356]

Belgian Shepherd/Malinois, pit bull, staffordshire terrier, Australia Shepherd, Border Collie, Queensland Heeler, Catahoula, Lacy, Black Mouth Cur, whippet…

[@LisaWeiss-ic6kk]

Sounds like you should get a cat.

[@Taakamancer]

My BMC has an absolutely high prey drive however I'm able to keep it in check. Dogs like this just require a steady hand and boundaries.

[@rontecold7613]

Where's the Akita?

[@Codmgod779]

Facts Akitas

[@rockinbandit56]

Yeah and the rest of the family, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kishu, and Shiba.

[@blackie1of4]

Pound for pound.. dachshund and Yorkshire terriers are down right intense when anything moves crawls slithers around! Any time my Yorkie finds something.. I have to get her or she'll kill it or escape the yards pursuing it! Climb the fence .. dig underneath it.. while my German Shepherd just looks at her like.. WHAT'S HER PROBLEM 😮

[@mickrobinson8150]

Bollocks

[@GlenEwell]

Obviously you have no dealings with jack Russell terriers. Have owned many hunting dogs in my lifetime but the hunting and killer instinct of the jack russell surpasses all others.

[@catpers1000]

Rhodesian Ridgebacks are the only dog for me. They love their kitties, sleep with them and go for walks with them.

[@steelgatorcrimsontide7403]

This was a very respectable list😊😊 play all the dogs that participated in blood sports deserve a spot 😊 but nonetheless it was a good video

[@marktaylor171]

I've always favored hunting breeds. I have a male GSP named Ford. Strong, loyal, and intelligent. They are also incredibly fast. Very good ambush hunters.

[@andersholmstrom3571]

I have had a Rhodesian Ridgeback. He was perhaps a bit different as he was a pacifist. He was not violent even if harrased by other dogs he could easily have defeted if he had wanted to. He also had no interest in wild animals what so ever. There could be abundent hares, deer or water fowl around. It did not interest him at all. I thought that was great as I could always have him off leash in the woods without fear that he would chase wild animals or atack other dogs. He was just a friendly sweet sould.

[@lauriperamaki5354]

I can say for certain akitas also have really high preydrive. Also here in Finland our breeds are almost all bred for hunting, like carelian beardog, finnish spitz, finnish hound.

[@Ador828]

Egghead 100yrs old , human intervention

[@loripieper3730]

I always rescue or adopt adult Siberian Huskies. I don’t like their high pray drive. But they are such wonderful dogs in every other way. And most can be trained to 12:27 except & even like other household pets. I always have a heavy duty bell on their collar if off leash to help scare wildlife away from them. They are my favorite breed of dog!

[@willielorenz2172]

I had a Jack Russell and her prey drive for moving objects was out of this world. If it moves, she would chase it. Got sprayed by a skunk 5 times. She couldn’t help herself. Prey in sight, brain shuts off and legs kick in.

[@farmerchick3040]

Lots of commenters are confusing agression and reactive breeds for breeds with a strong pray drive. Theres a difference. A guard dog breed while aggressive doesnt always have a high pray drive.

[@Taakamancer]

They don't understand those dogs weren't bred for hunting and have different drives and motivations. My BMC has a much bigger prey drive than any of my pitbulls/cattle dogs/ rottweilers. Only one that came close was the weimaraner I had.

[@jhaych]

Other hunting dogs such as cane corso and dogos should be here, along with Jack Russells

[@71ele17]

You’re describing prey drive

[@jhaych]

@@71ele17 so is the video, hence the inclusion of dogs such as the greyhound

[@71ele17]

@@jhaych As far as I know, greyhound do not catch warhogs like many pitbulls and mastiffs do. In this case we can say only pitbulls are the one that can compete on any prey with shepherds breeds like working malinois

[@jhaych]

@@71ele17 you really need to look into dogos, presas and Corso mate, their prey drive is outrageous! My German shepherds prey drive was not a patch on my cane Corso x bullmastiff! Greyhounds are great at coursing rabbits though!

[@jhaych]

@@71ele17 no but they're great at coursing such as rabbits. And you need to look into mastiffs then my friend. Such as cane corso, dogos, presas etc

[@Ador828]

Ordinal Irish wolfhound died out in 1876, modern breed reconstructed from Scottish dear hound , grtdane and others

[@badgerkadar8589]

I like and have English Bull Terriers even though they have high prey drive . they were easy to train to leave my cats alone😊

[@koltybam3800]

That’s because the only cat breeds that Bull Terriers can live with are Maine Coons.

[@jamieoliver3262]

If your dogs been brought up with your cats then they are part of your pack what,s he like with other cats my apbt sleeps with ours loves him however he,d go after any other cat if he could!%%

[@badgerkadar8589]

@@jamieoliver3262 I traind them to leave the stray cats alone to

[@jamieoliver3262]

Well u done a good job pal 👍

[@jeffmays1755]

Bulllterriers were breed for ratting, not bull baiting, not baiting, professor.

[@christabraun9290]

German Jagdterrier missing as well

[@nahuelpeon5101]

the Dogo Argentino is the epitome of hunting dogs

[@Game_Source]

This is an okay list, but I think the American Pitbull really should have been on here. Their prey drive is very strong, probably stronger than any breed on this list. It is so strong that they can be seen going after animals as large as cattle, horses, pigs, donkeys, etc. and even bringing these large animals down. One Pitbull is able to go after an animal with the ferocity of a wolf pack but with even more tenacity.

[@goatman3828]

Really? How many Pitties have you owned?

[@Game_Source]

@@goatman3828 Several. Do you doubt that American Pitbulls have extremely high prey drive and are more likely to go after horses and cows on top of the cats and squirrels most dogs will go after?

[@goatman3828]

@Game_Source of the 4 Pitties I've had on my farm, 2 actually chase dogs that come to F@ck with the cows. My current pup is best friends with the chickens. They literally play 'tag' together. Her best friend is a rabbit that lives behind the garage. NONE have ever taken off after anything without me telling them to. Not turkeys, not squirrels, not other dogs, not cows, not horses, not pigs, not sheep, not goats, you get the idea. And my "training" consists of 1) come when I call. 2) stay out of the road. And 3) don't 💩 on the carpet. That is the entire training schedule. And every time I take them places everyone thinks they are service dogs. Though I will admit my last pup did have aggression issues with earthworms. Yup, earthworms.

[@Game_Source]

@@goatman3828 Good for you, but are we supposed to ignore all the stories out there of Pitbulls that have went after, attacked, and sometimes even killed horses, cows, llamas, donkeys, goats, sheep, etc.? Should we just ignore the fact that they are more likely to go after such large animals more so than other dogs? American Pitbulls are great dogs that tend to be very human friendly/tolerant, but taking on other animals, large and small, is what they were bred to do. People often use them for hunting wild boar because of it.

[@goatman3828]

@Game_Source there are over 12 breeds of dog that all get lumped into the 'Pit Bull' pile of misdeeds. Pitties are rated as less aggressive than Labrador Retrievers. And have very similar bite force also. To be honest even I was a bit surprised that the Lab is rated more agressive. These dogs were bred from the very beginning to be extremely nonreactive with people. And we're called 'the Nanny Dog' a century ago. But starting in the 70's some really crappy lowlifes decided to start having some fun dogfights in their backyards and all hell broke loose on the media circuit. Vicious Pit Bulls were loose. What color? Didn't see. How many? Didn't count. How big? Couldn't tell. But by God they were pitbulls! But for the sake of argument, let's go with this narrative. How would you like to be condemned for what less than 1% of your demographic (and 11 other demographics) are said to be like? Ed Sheeran has red hair. Does that make ALL redheads professional singers? 1 captain crashes his boat into the dock. Should we ban all shipping now? Those nasty rat-faced chihuahuas bite more people than ALL OTHER DOGS COMBINED. Where is the outrage? Where are the bans? Why no media blitz? And that is JUST chihuahuas. Not 11 other rat-faced looking breeds too.

[@bg28371]

Chihuahua not on the list?? Bruhh

[@longgrayline8055]

The APBT easily wins this countdown. Not even close. If you’ve seen a gamedog, you know the facts.

[@IndieTwT]

Where's the borzoi

[@jeankungfu465]

Bijna elke hond kan jagen als de beste jachthonden , Terriërs of windhonden. Elke hond die ik heb gehad joeg als de beste of het een rashond of straathond was herdershond of sint Bernard. Het was de opleiding die telde en het geduld die men daarvoor nodig had.

[@Jtheflufftwolf]

Wolves aren't dogs in that way

[@1moneyxfawley177]

APBT's are second to none but you forgot those

[@petergalloway7978]

The strongest prey drive does come from the ancient breeds eg the Lurcher Depends what is meant by prey drive the Lurcher is a hunting dog and this instinct will switch on almost instantly

[@Chyanne45]

I prefer the Cane Corso

[@rockinbandit56]

I thought the strongest and most natural prey drive would come from the the ancient breeds. Most breeds are under 300 years and designed by man.

[@richki.24]

My Crazy Daisy should be included ... she loves hunting everything

[@kryeziuburim]

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[@malcolmblair7334]

The Basenji should be added. My one goes after anything that moves. Used in Africa for hunting.

[@recklessheartranch]

Did this guy swallow a Thesaurus? Don't try to hard to use big words...doesn't add to the narration.

[@TreeRatChaser]

Cane corso should be on this list 🤷

[@71ele17]

Dog breeds that only need to be listed there must have the most similar looks with wolves such as all shepherds breeds

[@jhaych]

Ever looked into any mastiff breeds?

[@jerryrice8507]

I got five Dingo dogs

[@Thehrithikraj1]

Have you heard Kombai a Indian hunter..😂

[@tterexx426]

Ever heard of German hunting terriers?

[@M-nerd800]

writing this before i watch, if blue heeler or heelers in general are not on this list it is false lol.

[@scottgibson6735]

He’s.not.kidding,about.their,prey,drive.either?Ive,wlso,had,them.Most,peoples,first,reaction,is,”what the heck is that!”.after,I,explain,I,usuallly,get”is,he,dangerous “?Ireplied,”Not as long as he sees socializing but if he thinks you are threatening me,he might react aggressively “I can call him off before,he,bites you since,his,first reaction,will,be,warning,barks! They,are,wonderful,dogs.though!

[@Jtheflufftwolf]

Cause wolves help he ecosystem while dogs only exist to please humans🧍🏻‍♀️

[@Mr.Williams876]

No mastiff or APBT. The list already 🗑️

[@jamieoliver3262]

Mastiffs in general don't have much preydrive at all!%% apbt r through the roof any TERRIER has natural preydrive clue,s in the name!%%

[@mummyvisser6301]

And hy africanis dog breed has high prey drive hunting :🐈🐷🐀🐓🦎🦢🦆🕊

[@brockmiddlebrook4396]

This list is 🗑️

[@mendezdesireelarisa8919]

What!! No pitbull you can talk high pray drive and not mention a American pitbull terrier

[@LisaWeiss-ic6kk]

You should do some research and look up factual statistics. You may be surprised.

[@mickrobinson8150]

bollocks

[@mitkodimitrov8396]

Bro i have looking after many breeds,but there is not more predatory breed,than shar pey,is verry hard to teach him,to not kill any animal smaller tham him,allmost imposible.I try 10 years,but they still kill,from hedgehogs and mouses,to cats and smaller dogs,if i lose them.absolute idiots hihhi,but i love them,from 30 years hihihi.This is my 4th pair of shar pay and they are the same killers,as those before them.Just never meet them,with other animals hihihi.I had airydel terrier,she chase pray,but not kill,shar pey allways kill pff :(

[@mummyvisser6301]

Ban dog