11/22/2023 0 Comments American sentinel dog![]() ![]() ![]() Behavior sciences have clearly defined a behavior known as "learned helplessness," in which the victim of an attack has learned that any resistance to an attack only leads to further pain. Some trainers report that defense cannot be extinguished, but I also challenge that belief. This behavior is species preserving and is therefore defined as a drive. If the wolf is not courageous (or feels the den isn't important.no pups), the wolf may leave.or "cur" to choose flight.realizing that success may come at too big a cost for little gain. If the coyote is courageous (perhaps motivated in this example by protecting it den with young pups in it.so it views the need to protect as worth the risk of courage in this case).the coyote or wolf may actually pursue the bear until the bear is a safe distance from the den. The perfect example of defense is a coyote or wolf protecting its den from a bear. There are fear biters that would opt for flight if given the chance.leading to the phrase "fight or flight" that often pops up when discussing defense drives. There are courageous defenders that are forward. ![]() The natural reaction to defend against a threat, perceived threat, or challenge.to protect themselves, others, or what they possess. It should be noted that prey drive will fail when the "predator" is exhausted and it seems like catching or killing the item is impossible. A buck in rut chases another buck during the rut due to altered hormonal profiles in the blood that increase the willingness to display fight type aggressive behavior, so I personally do not believe all forward action is motivated by prey drive. The toy "prey item" however is "alive" and requires faster response to chase and catch. When using food, one can guide or direct a dog nicely, but food is generally "dead" and not chased with speed. Prey drive is of great benefit to a dog trainer because it allows the trainer to use items of reward besides food, which can speed up a dog's response time to a command. ![]() Some trainers believe all "forward action" to chase is motivated by prey drive, but I challenge that way of thinking.for if that was the case, there would be no basis for a herbivore to chase another animal any significant distance since herbivores are do not hunt prey. The perfect example is the cat and mouse.or dog and rabbit. This drive supplies food, which is obviously a necessary component of life and therefore prey drive, as do all drives.preserves the species. It is the instinctive response to catch (and typically bite) the object. What some people call "play drive" when a dog chases a ball is actually prey drive even though the ball is not food. This drive can be harnessed and cross over to "non-food" items. The desire to chase, hunt, catch, or kill.for food. Sex drive for example is the desire to engage in intercourse., which is obviously necessary to preserve a sexually reproducing species. A drive is a behavior that is motivated or displayed in order to preserve a species. The degree to which a dog displays a behavior may be influenced by the breed and dog.but never the less.the terms themselves are unified for all breeds.as they don't define breeds, but behaviors.įirst, let’s define drive. Combining both education and experience, one begins obtaining a true understanding.and only after this true understanding begins to occur is the proper application of true knowledge possible. By building upon both, we are able to expand upon the knowledge acquired by those that came before us. Experience provides a means to learning "display" component. Education provides a means to the "definitions" component. We have to take what we see the animals display, and then we define these things in words in accordance to how they are displayed. In this article, I am discussing behaviors, not breeds. Breeds don't define the behavioral terms. ![]()
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