What Do U Desire

[WILF 50,811]

PREY DRIVE, I,ve been thinking about this subject a bit more recently, its been mentioned a few times recently, paticularly in the whippet threads about the amount of prey drive in whippets and if its detrimental and undesirable,

however I,ve also read a few comments stating " If the dog isn,t giving 110% it won,t have a place in the kennel "

 

so whats it to be ?

 

do or die or a more measured self preserving type animal

 

atb

 

ps, not just in whippets but any type

 

I have seen lads say "My dog has a lot of brains"........which loosely translated means "Its a wanker" in many cases.......not all, but a few

[The one 8,589]

Theres a fine balance , three of us had a walk on a golf course mine was the only dog that ploughed into cover after her prey she got her rabbits but it could have been costly

[Guest Moscow]

Prey drive needs to be there in any breed or cross, different running styles suit certain terrain. A whippet cross will be better suited for rabbits in smaller fields, saluki cross bigger fields for hares but would either animal be anygood with a low prey drive? my answer is no. Good animals should have high prey drive and the brains to use it properly IMO

Edited May 6, 2012 by Moscow

[BIG G wheton machine 1,594]

i think bull crosses have the do or die attitude forever getting hurt and wrecking themselves without even batting an eyelid lol thats obviously coming from the pit

[WILF 50,811]

i think bull crosses have the do or die attitude forever getting hurt and wrecking themselves without even batting an eyelid lol thats obviously coming from the pit

 

Depends on the bull in the blood I would say.....there will still be a number of crap bull crosses out there that it would not be too hard to sicken easily

[Sirius 1,391]

As with any good worker it's a balance which if all goes well will leave to longevity ! Nobody wants a over the top dog and no body wants a dog with no prey drive, somewhere in the middle is just fine.

[Catcher 1 639]

We see it almost ever week.Dog for sale 110% all rounder (BULL SHIT) and then some fool says PM sent.Some dogs will give a 100% But only a few will ever come near.If you get near 70% kill rate.You have a great dog.