Will Atherton's family-dog shortlist makes room for a Mastiff

His own German Shepherd and memories of Eileen help explain the choices in the week's most-watched upload.

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TOP 3 BREEDS FOR A FAMILY

Will Atherton puts trainability aside for a moment when he reaches the English Mastiff. Remembering his own dog, Eileen, he makes the case for a sweet family companion even if learning commands isn't the breed's strongest suit.

That personal detail gives "TOP 3 BREEDS FOR A FAMILY" more substance than a simple countdown. German Shepherds take his third spot, with Atherton explaining that he chose a pet line rather than a working line for his own dog because he wanted one that could switch off easily. Mastiffs come next, followed by his first choice, Labrador Retrievers, with Golden Retrievers sharing the recommendation. For families with less training experience or time, he favours the retrievers' combination of intelligence, trainability and less innate wariness than guarding breeds.

The upload has reached roughly 242,000 views and is comfortably the strongest draw among his five new videos. Viewers are adding their own histories: memories of gentle Staffies, much-missed Labradors and goofy Goldens. The German Shepherd choice also prompts discussion about working lines, exercise demands and whether they suit an average household.

Breed histories supplied much of the rest of the week's menu, covering the Irish Setter, Duck Tolling Retriever and French Bulldog, alongside "YOUR INTENT IS IRRELEVANT". The Irish Setter and Duck Tolling Retriever histories are also among the channel's most active uploads, though the family shortlist accounts for far more daily viewing.

Across the channel, daily views are close to their usual level and subscribers were unchanged over the week. Nearby in the pets-and-animals group, Sierra Rose and WeRateDogs added substantial audiences; Atherton's week was steadier, with the practical question of choosing a family dog doing most of the new-upload work.

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The videos drawing views on Will Atherton Canine Training right now

HISTORY OF THE IRISH SETTER13,766 views · 2026-10-30 HISTORY OF THE DUCK TOLLING RETRIEVER13,228 views · 2026-10-28 THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH BULLDOG10,881 views · 2026-10-26 YOUR INTENT IS IRRELEVANT4,549 views · 2026-10-29

The numbers

Here is how the channel and its latest uploads performed this week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Brighter Paws

127,506,177

Sierra Rose

50,282,095

WeRateDogs

15,687,335

CatAleah

4,281,775

Hang

1,382,725

Jumping With Ivy

919,172

Will Atherton Canine Trai…

633,183

Annika Hinds

66,282

Erin Williams

33,864

subscribers

1,240,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

228,006,063

views per day

83,998

typical day: 85,136

first-day views of each video posted this week

TOP 3 BREEDS FOR A FAMILY

54,172

HISTORY OF THE IRISH SETTER

9,136

HISTORY OF THE DUCK TOLLING RETRIEVER

8,377

THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH BULLDOG

4,666

YOUR INTENT IS IRRELEVANT

3,093

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Sierra Rose

1,360,000

Brighter Paws

1,310,000

Jumping With Ivy

1,310,000

Will Atherton Canine Trai…

1,240,000

Erin Williams

1,230,000

CatAleah

1,190,000

WeRateDogs

1,180,000

Annika Hinds

1,150,000

Hang

1,050,000

As of November 2, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.