Prey drive

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"Eye-stalking" redirects here. For the study of eye movement, see Eye tracking. For eye mounted on stalks, see Eyestalk.
A Border Collie herding. This behaviour is an example of a modified prey drive.

Prey drive is the

prey. The term is chiefly used to describe and analyse habits in dog training
.

Aspects

The predatory motor sequence follows a sequence: search (orient, nose/ear/eye); stalk; chase; bite (grab-bite, kill-bite); dissect; and consume.[1] Wolves can use the whole 'sequence'.

In different breeds of dogs, certain steps of these have been amplified or reduced by human-controlled

Greyhounds and lurchers, while the "grab-bite" and "kill-bite" are for the training of terriers. In most dogs, prey drive behaviour can occur without extrinsic reinforcement
.

Benefits

In dog training, prey drive can be used as a performative advantage because dogs with strong prey drive are more willing to pursue moving objects such as toys, which can then be used to encourage certain kinds of behavior, such as that of greyhound racing or the speed required in dog agility.[2] Prey drive can affect training in Schutzhunds as well.[3]

Retrievers is sometimes expected to chase prey and bring it back to the human hunter, but not bite or damage it. Bull Terriers, such as the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, have an amplified grab-bite as they were originally bred to bait bulls (restrain bulls by hanging onto their noses), but never needed to find or stalk the prey.

References

  1. ISBN 9780684855301
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  2. ^ "Playing with Prey Drive: The Key to Attitude and Enthusiasm in Performance Dogs". The Dog Athlete. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. ^ McWhinnie, Diane (January 7, 1997). "Understanding Prey Drive". Flyballdogs.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
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