Drives and Motivation Revisited
Knowing which dogs are going to be best suited for certain tasks and specific roles is important. Even just describing traits in pet dogs is useful. In this episode we extend our discussion about whether the term "prey drive" is useful, and whether the research about personality or temperament in dogs has identified a "prey drive" trait. And how can professionals striving to be better grounded in science modify terminology to more accurately operationally define and describe behaviors that are important.