Cferg
Notable member
I posed this question in another thread but felt I was hijacking the thread.
One aspect of drives in dogs that fascinates me. And I’d appreciate your guys thoughts or opinions on. Is intensity and how it relates to depth of drive.
For example I’ve seen hunting labs that will play fetch until they dropped dead but they are just going through the motions their intensity is at a 3. Stassi will play fetch at a 9 but will lose interest way before the lab will stop. And I’m looking for more of answer than just labs are bred to be calmer. Because I’ve made similar observations between Stassi and other working breed dogs I’ve been around.
Whenever people that aren’t used to working dogs are around Stassi. The one observation they have is that “Everything she does is intense”. For instance she doesn’t just “mosey” around the house she is “moving” around the house.
One aspect of drives in dogs that fascinates me. And I’d appreciate your guys thoughts or opinions on. Is intensity and how it relates to depth of drive.
For example I’ve seen hunting labs that will play fetch until they dropped dead but they are just going through the motions their intensity is at a 3. Stassi will play fetch at a 9 but will lose interest way before the lab will stop. And I’m looking for more of answer than just labs are bred to be calmer. Because I’ve made similar observations between Stassi and other working breed dogs I’ve been around.
Whenever people that aren’t used to working dogs are around Stassi. The one observation they have is that “Everything she does is intense”. For instance she doesn’t just “mosey” around the house she is “moving” around the house.