Predatory Behaviour

[Aidan3]

I am not sure so am thinking out loud.

If I wanted to increase drive what would i do?

I would definitley kennel/crate the dog, remove all sensory stimulation. Just food for thought.

Good point, I had taken the original post to refer to an enduring effect. Short-term kenneling certainly can enhance drive for a short-period.

[gapvic]

Yes, I can see how short term kennelling and removing all external stimulation may increase drive (amongst other things I guess). However in this case the dog, like 99.9% of greyhounds, had been kennelled for most of his life. Also, in our kennels they are not removed from all external stimulation. They are handled and let out into large yards twice daily, and in those yards they are either with another dog, or next to another dog. There are toys in the yards. All yards allow visibility to our small dog yard. There are also horses that are usually hanging around the fences when the dogs are out.

Perhaps greyhounds are just different, given that they are raised in a kennel environment rather than the usual domestic environment? Just thinking out loud here too .

[m-j]

I personally believe you are correct m-j, which is why I did disagree with the statement. I really feel that if kennelling a greyhound caused an increase in predatory behaviour then 1. there would be less non-chasers around and 2. we'd have more dogs fail assessment as all greyhounds are kennelled for a significant amount of time.

I agree, plus there is no way my boss would pay me to do what I do if all he had to do was leave them in a kennel