Prey Drive

[Ideation 8,216]

Funny question .. . . . . but has anyone ever had a dog that had a ridiculously high prey drive? Perhaps too high?

[fieldsman 51]

Funny question .. . . . . but has anyone ever had a dog that had a ridiculously high prey drive? Perhaps too high?

Yes rip Tink

[Cold Ethyl 63]

Yes im lucky with the lurcher i have now she will ignore something if i tell her too unless my backs turned of course

[KenKeeping 13]

Is this something that certain dogs have bred into them or something!

I mean if the parents were like that efore them.

[DOVEY182009 12]

Think saluki/coursing dogs hav the highest prey drive, my 12m old pup i have atm has had a v high prey drive from a v younge age. Soon as the lead is on he knows [bANNED TEXT] he wants, he's more game than any dog i hav saw run. can't realy hav to high ov a drive untill it cums to stock training.

[Cold Ethyl 63]

Some dogs are naturally highly driven.Seen some weird examples in the past but thats one of the reasons my dads terrier could never be taken near livestock even out in the van he wants to go for the cows when your driving past fields.he gets really frustrated and wound up about it but thats a terrier for you in for a penny in for a pound.

[Ideation 8,216]

Funny question .. . . . . but has anyone ever had a dog that had a ridiculously high prey drive? Perhaps too high?

Yes rip Tink

 

 

What breed mate?

[The one 8,506]

My bitch thats why shes laid up

[Guest stewie]

Some dogs are naturally highly driven.Seen some weird examples in the past but thats one of the reasons my dads terrier could never be taken near livestock even out in the van he wants to go for the cows when your driving past fields.he gets really frustrated and wound up about it but thats a terrier for you in for a penny in for a pound.

:no: thats not a true terrier just a over hyped dog thats not been trained properly!!! a proper terriers knows his job and sticks to it not a liabilty like yours

[Ideation 8,216]

Some dogs are naturally highly driven.Seen some weird examples in the past but thats one of the reasons my dads terrier could never be taken near livestock even out in the van he wants to go for the cows when your driving past fields.he gets really frustrated and wound up about it but thats a terrier for you in for a penny in for a pound.

:no: thats not a true terrier just a over hyped dog thats not been trained properly!!! a proper terriers knows his job and sticks to it not a liabilty like yours

 

 

He didn't say that was a 'true' terrier. In answering this question he was saying his terrier had a 'ridiculously high, perhaps too high prey drive'. I agree with you in principal but as neither of us have ever met the dog, it's a bit rich to be slating it and him. You have no idea of the training or lack of that went in. If what you are saying is right - any terrier that has ever attacked or killed another dog, or a cat, or a chicken etc is not a proper terrier.

[ianh 83]

my 13 month bullx seems to have a massive prey drive, took a lot of stockbreaking down but now he walks next to me off lead through all livestock, if he's on the passanger seat down the lane and a bunny runs across the lane though he nearly goes through the windscreen, can be a bit annoying but at least he's up for it.

[Lab 10,979]

Some dogs are naturally highly driven.Seen some weird examples in the past but thats one of the reasons my dads terrier could never be taken near livestock even out in the van he wants to go for the cows when your driving past fields.he gets really frustrated and wound up about it but thats a terrier for you in for a penny in for a pound.

:no: thats not a true terrier just a over hyped dog thats not been trained properly!!! a proper terriers knows his job and sticks to it not a liabilty like yours

 

 

He didn't say that was a 'true' terrier. In answering this question he was saying his terrier had a 'ridiculously high, perhaps too high prey drive'. I agree with you in principal but as neither of us have ever met the dog, it's a bit rich to be slating it and him. You have no idea of the training or lack of that went in. If what you are saying is right - any terrier that has ever attacked or killed another dog, or a cat, or a chicken etc is not a proper terrier.

Got to disagree with you on that 1 mate and tend to side with stewie.....the terrier in question doesn't have a ridiculous prey drive it 100% hasn't been trained to a basic recall. Anybody that says (any type of dog by the way) the "dogs just mad" hasn't put the time into training it properly...

[Guest stewie]

Some dogs are naturally highly driven.Seen some weird examples in the past but thats one of the reasons my dads terrier could never be taken near livestock even out in the van he wants to go for the cows when your driving past fields.he gets really frustrated and wound up about it but thats a terrier for you in for a penny in for a pound.

:no: thats not a true terrier just a over hyped dog thats not been trained properly!!! a proper terriers knows his job and sticks to it not a liabilty like yours

 

 

He didn't say that was a 'true' terrier. In answering this question he was saying his terrier had a 'ridiculously high, perhaps too high prey drive'. I agree with you in principal but as neither of us have ever met the dog, it's a bit rich to be slating it and him. You have no idea of the training or lack of that went in. If what you are saying is right - any terrier that has ever attacked or killed another dog, or a cat, or a chicken etc is not a proper terrier.

SHE said "but thats a terrier for you in for a penny in for a pound" killing a cat/chicken is completely different to going mental in a car over cows in a field and attacking another dog can happen with some terriers but ill think you will find that most working terriers are not actually that bad its mainly shitty hyped up muppet dogs that want to fight all the time

[Ideation 8,216]

Some dogs are naturally highly driven.Seen some weird examples in the past but thats one of the reasons my dads terrier could never be taken near livestock even out in the van he wants to go for the cows when your driving past fields.he gets really frustrated and wound up about it but thats a terrier for you in for a penny in for a pound.

:no: thats not a true terrier just a over hyped dog thats not been trained properly!!! a proper terriers knows his job and sticks to it not a liabilty like yours

 

 

He didn't say that was a 'true' terrier. In answering this question he was saying his terrier had a 'ridiculously high, perhaps too high prey drive'. I agree with you in principal but as neither of us have ever met the dog, it's a bit rich to be slating it and him. You have no idea of the training or lack of that went in. If what you are saying is right - any terrier that has ever attacked or killed another dog, or a cat, or a chicken etc is not a proper terrier.

Got to disagree with you on that 1 mate and tend to side with stewie.....the terrier in question doesn't have a ridiculous prey drive it 100% hasn't been trained to a basic recall. Anybody that says (any type of dog by the way) the "dogs just mad" hasn't put the time into training it properly...

 

 

Not wanting an argument mate, but did he say 'dogs just mad' or mention the dogs recall ability? Question was about prey drive. Which he answered, his dogs prey drive in his opinion is very high. Possibly too high, that it affects its trainability. It is of course HIS personal opinion on HIS dog which none of us have ever met. Or have you met it to be saying it 'doesn't have ridiculous prey drive it 100% hasn't been trained to a basic recall'. All i was refuting with stewie i that a 'proper (what?)' terrier 'knows his job and sticks to it' which if you have spent much time around hard terriers you know to often be total bollocks.

 

P.S i DO believe that you can get dogs that 'are just mad' this does not mean that they cannot be trained, but it is often a lot harder and longer process, and often there will always be an edge of wildness and unpredictability. This is rarely if ever found in the hunting dog world outside of catch dogs. I.E Sighthound and Terriers.

[Lab 10,979]

Some dogs are naturally highly driven.Seen some weird examples in the past but thats one of the reasons my dads terrier could never be taken near livestock even out in the van he wants to go for the cows when your driving past fields.he gets really frustrated and wound up about it but thats a terrier for you in for a penny in for a pound.

:no: thats not a true terrier just a over hyped dog thats not been trained properly!!! a proper terriers knows his job and sticks to it not a liabilty like yours

 

 

He didn't say that was a 'true' terrier. In answering this question he was saying his terrier had a 'ridiculously high, perhaps too high prey drive'. I agree with you in principal but as neither of us have ever met the dog, it's a bit rich to be slating it and him. You have no idea of the training or lack of that went in. If what you are saying is right - any terrier that has ever attacked or killed another dog, or a cat, or a chicken etc is not a proper terrier.

Got to disagree with you on that 1 mate and tend to side with stewie.....the terrier in question doesn't have a ridiculous prey drive it 100% hasn't been trained to a basic recall. Anybody that says (any type of dog by the way) the "dogs just mad" hasn't put the time into training it properly...

 

 

Not wanting an argument mate, but did he say 'dogs just mad' or mention the dogs recall ability? Question was about prey drive. Which he answered, his dogs prey drive in his opinion is very high. Possibly too high, that it affects its trainability. It is of course HIS personal opinion on HIS dog which none of us have ever met. Or have you met it to be saying it 'doesn't have ridiculous prey drive it 100% hasn't been trained to a basic recall'. All i was refuting with stewie i that a 'proper (what?)' terrier 'knows his job and sticks to it' which if you have spent much time around hard terriers you know to often be total bollocks.

 

P.S i DO believe that you can get dogs that 'are just mad' this does not mean that they cannot be trained, but it is often a lot harder and longer process, and often there will always be an edge of wildness and unpredictability. This is rarely if ever found in the hunting dog world outside of catch dogs. I.E Sighthound and Terriers.

No arguement mate it would be nice to have an actual debate on here for a change. Do you believe that an extremely high prey driven terrier cant be trained then and its something you just have to put up with? I'm a firm believer in any dog can be trained but not having or been around terriers i dont know for sure.