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by fawndallas on 08 May 2012 - 21:05
Ok..Rose's puppies are now 3 weeks old. As this is the first litter of puppies I have owned, I have a few questions about some behavior tendencies I am seeing. Since most of the breeders on this forum is working or show lines, I think this is the best place to get some insight.
1. If a dog is going to have a high prey drive, what do I look for and at what age will I start seeing it?
2. If a dog is going to have a high protection drive, what do I look for and at what age will I start seeing it?
I am primarly familiar with what to look for in a potential service dog and I know I have at least another 1 -2 weeks before I can see any potential. The other areas I am not so familiar with; at least not until the puppy is 4 months or older. I would like to get some idea before then though.
The temperment testing I use at 5 and 7 weeks is the Valhard Aptitude test. This is the test that I used when I chose Rose at 8 weeks. It worked well for me.
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For this last week, a couple of the puppies have shown "I will take on anything" attitude. Nothing phased them (bottle feed, solid foods, bath time, medicine, saline flushed up their nose....). This is not to say the other pups had any negitive attitude, they were just a bit more hesitant in the beginning. These are the puppies that I am looking closer at for potential service dogs. I want to be fair to the others though.
Am I reading too much into things at this point?
1. If a dog is going to have a high prey drive, what do I look for and at what age will I start seeing it?
2. If a dog is going to have a high protection drive, what do I look for and at what age will I start seeing it?
I am primarly familiar with what to look for in a potential service dog and I know I have at least another 1 -2 weeks before I can see any potential. The other areas I am not so familiar with; at least not until the puppy is 4 months or older. I would like to get some idea before then though.
The temperment testing I use at 5 and 7 weeks is the Valhard Aptitude test. This is the test that I used when I chose Rose at 8 weeks. It worked well for me.
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For this last week, a couple of the puppies have shown "I will take on anything" attitude. Nothing phased them (bottle feed, solid foods, bath time, medicine, saline flushed up their nose....). This is not to say the other pups had any negitive attitude, they were just a bit more hesitant in the beginning. These are the puppies that I am looking closer at for potential service dogs. I want to be fair to the others though.
Am I reading too much into things at this point?
by Niesia on 08 May 2012 - 21:05
I thought that my calm male pup had low to medium drive till he was about 6 months old. Something flipped a switch and now he can be labeled as a 'high drive' dog... All the 'calm' days are gone...
I am wondering now if you can tell so early on if the pups are high drive or just high energy? We considered a sister of my 'calm' male pup a high drive girl since she was a baby. She still is high drive, but at the same time she does not have such intensity now as her brother that was very calm as a pup.
I am wondering now if you can tell so early on if the pups are high drive or just high energy? We considered a sister of my 'calm' male pup a high drive girl since she was a baby. She still is high drive, but at the same time she does not have such intensity now as her brother that was very calm as a pup.
by melba on 08 May 2012 - 21:05
Prey drive... are any of the puppies hanging onto your pant legs as you walk yet? :) usually a pretty good indicator. I usually start
flipping a small rag around at around 4 weeks old to see who is chasing and biting early. I've usually made my pick at 5 weeks
on any puppies I'm holding back for K9 or for myself. Most I pick within the first week... I have yet to have one of my picks let me
down.
Protection... a confident puppy in all situations and crossed fingers. Usually a puppy that also exhibits high prey and willingness
to bite a rag and hold on with all it's got, no matter what.
Melissa
flipping a small rag around at around 4 weeks old to see who is chasing and biting early. I've usually made my pick at 5 weeks
on any puppies I'm holding back for K9 or for myself. Most I pick within the first week... I have yet to have one of my picks let me
down.
Protection... a confident puppy in all situations and crossed fingers. Usually a puppy that also exhibits high prey and willingness
to bite a rag and hold on with all it's got, no matter what.
Melissa
by fawndallas on 08 May 2012 - 21:05
I have a couple tugging on my pants leg when I sit down to socialize with them. Could be that they are trying to see if I have any food or bottle for them.
I'll start the rag the week and see who bites.
As this litter was not really created to sell (if I do and recover some of my money, great), what do I look into if I wanted to offer a puppy up for K9 adoption (or is this even done)?
I'll start the rag the week and see who bites.
As this litter was not really created to sell (if I do and recover some of my money, great), what do I look into if I wanted to offer a puppy up for K9 adoption (or is this even done)?
by Slamdunc on 08 May 2012 - 22:05
What's the pedigree on this litter?
by melba on 08 May 2012 - 22:05
I tried to offer puppies to LEOs a few years afo. The biggest issue I came up against is that the LEO will be putting his/her time, money
and training into a dog that may not work out and and then not be compensated for it. If you want to donate or sell a dog for K9, then
your best bet is to raise it as a working dog until it is 18 months old, put foundation bitework, obedience and trailing/tracking, have all
health tests done (hip, elbow, spine, DM) and then do so. That is why good dogs go for what they do. So many puppies don't turn out,
you may go broke trying.
Melissa
I have put into service 9 GSD K9s and 3 Labrador K9s. The labs were rescues. Plus produced one Sch dog that I am training/trialing, and
3 others in various states that are training/trialing.
and training into a dog that may not work out and and then not be compensated for it. If you want to donate or sell a dog for K9, then
your best bet is to raise it as a working dog until it is 18 months old, put foundation bitework, obedience and trailing/tracking, have all
health tests done (hip, elbow, spine, DM) and then do so. That is why good dogs go for what they do. So many puppies don't turn out,
you may go broke trying.
Melissa
I have put into service 9 GSD K9s and 3 Labrador K9s. The labs were rescues. Plus produced one Sch dog that I am training/trialing, and
3 others in various states that are training/trialing.
by melba on 08 May 2012 - 22:05
*double post*
by aceofspades on 08 May 2012 - 23:05
Ohhhhhhhhh slamdunc
by Slamdunc on 08 May 2012 - 23:05
I guess I missed something?
by brynjulf on 09 May 2012 - 01:05
Yes Slamdunc you did :)
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