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| German shepherd and German shepherd puppy behavior
drive evaluation |
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- PLAY DRIVE:
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This is the desire to have physical contact with the handler, family, or
even other dogs. This behavior is mostly seen is younger dogs but can follow
a dog through life. If a dog is properly socialized as a puppy it will
retain this quality well into adulthood. . You can usually tell when two
dogs are about to play by a specific signal that they use. It’s called
Beckhov’s bow. Once a dog bows and the other accepts, the rank order is put
aside and this allows for aggressive play that is understood by both parties
to be just play. This drive can be used for motivating many forms of
training.
- PREY DRIVE (PUPPY):
- prey drive is shown when dogs stalk
and then pounce on imaginary prey such as twigs and rocks. They will
pick things up and shake them, then carry them around so proudly.
Other examples are “I’ll chase you then you chase me” and tug o’
war, often used to motivate obedience.
- FIGHT DRIVE (PUPPY):
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To the untrained eye rough play can sometimes be
viewed as aggression when it is really just Puppy fight drive. Dogs prepare
themselves for potential future battles by wrestling around as pups. They
learn to dodge and spin and jump and roll. And all the while they are
learning to inhibit their bites and control their aggression.
- GUARD DRIVE (PUPPY):
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In Puppy guard drive a dog will get a prey object and tease another dog with
it in order to get a game going and then make a great big deal out of
ferociously guarding said object. All of these mock-drives prepare a dog for
adulthood by allowing the pup to try these behaviors out.
- RANK DRIVE:
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This is the desire in the dog to raise his
stature within the pack. A dog that has a high rank drive will try to work
his way into the alpha position. The term alpha is a relative term. In any
group of dogs one of them will be the alpha. That is the dog within that
group with the highest rank drive combined with the most physical ability.
This is the desire in the dog to raise his stature within the pack. A dog
that has a high rank drive will try to work his way into the alpha position.
The term alpha is a relative term. In any group of dogs one of them will be
the alpha. That is the dog within that group with the highest rank drive
combined with the most physical prowess.
You could take that dog and put him in a group with dog’s that have yet even
higher rank drive and he would not be alpha. Dogs with high rank drive are
prone to trying to dominate every dog they come in contact with.
They will have a tendency to fight for this dominance. A rank dog will in
some instance also challenge the authority of the handler. This will most
likely occur during corrections or when the dog feels it is being forced to
do something against its will, especially the down command. The behavior
will manifest itself as growling, snapping and even biting the handler when
the handler presses these issues. The strange thing is that a dog can have
fairly high levels of both a rank and subordinate drive.
These dogs are driven to lead but willing to follow if a stronger leader is
available.
- SUBORDINATE:
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This is the desire to accept the authority and will of the pack leader. This
dog willingly obeys and is most comfortable when someone else is in charge.
A dog with a high drive to subordinate could become an omega dog. The higher
this drive the more submissive the dog will act. Extremely high levels could
lead to submissive urination. This dog may seem to have been abused.
- PACK DRIVE:
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This is the desire to have social contact
with the pack members. It is the mental aspect of the social drives. The dog
seeks the company of others. This dog wants to hang out with anybody, other
dogs, other people, and especially its handler. In higher levels this dog
would follow you everywhere, be underfoot constantly, even waiting outside
the bathroom door.
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