If a pup is not showing high prey drive at 4 months, is there a chance his drives will 'kick in' later on, depending on his lines? On the same scale, will a 'high drive' puppy at 2 months necessarily remain the same way throughout his life? Let's discuss this.
I have been told that their are high drive puppies that flatten out as they get older.
Ed has some DVD's on how to build drive that you could use with your 4 month old puppy.
i dont believe that there is any way to tell this, generally speaking you are taking a risk by going with a puppy anyways, however you should look at the pedigree, the reputation and gaurantee/word of the breeder, and then what you see the puppy/dog show you. if i were looking for a dog for sport i wouldn't wait on a 4 month old to develop drives, i would be too afraid it would never happen, just me though. good luck.
The pedigree is good...west working lines. The puppy seems to be different day after day. Sometimes he'll be going crazy for the tug/ball, sometimes he'll just sit and stare--it might just be the teething, I dunno. He basically has great drives in 'short bursts'. He will chase cats endlessly. (My memory is bad but I remember he was a bit better before the teething though). Although I did buy him for sport I'm not *very* serious, he's my companion first and I really do like him, so I'm hoping I don't have to replace him at all.
He also shows preference for certain things. i.e. he will have very good drives for furry or animal-like stuffed toys, not a lot for 'rags', okay for ball. In other words he's not so 'flat' that I immediately want to give up on him.
I wouldn't worry yet, especially if you like the dog. Mine took forever to really develop what I'd call a high prey drive. Same thing with fluffy, furry toys over a rag, too. My cats have suddenly become his favorite, second only to my pekingese <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> It was like a lightbulb went on all of a sudden; he used to just play with tugs when I initiated it. Now, he brings them to me, and the cats absolutely DESPISE him. They can't yawn without sending him flying toward them. Also, I've invested in a prong collar rather than chance a dislocated shoulder-the same squirrels he used to wag his tail at are now seen as lunch. Hang in there.
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