Traits and Drives

Question 1

What is a drive?

Answer 1

Subconscious desire to react to stimuli

Question 2

Sensory threshold?

Answer 2

High to low, amount of stimulus required to obtain a reaction

Question 3

Temperament

Answer 3

Attitude towards life

Question 4

Courage

Answer 4

Absence of fear towards a situation

Question 5

Confidence

Answer 5

Environmentally conditioned acceptance of safety

Question 6

Sharpness

Answer 6

Tendency to react aggressively to stimuli

Question 7

Hardness

Answer 7

Resiliency toward unpleasant experiences

Question 8

Softness

Answer 8

Remembering unpleasant experiences

Question 9

Prey

Answer 9

Drive to bite/kill prey (refusal to release while playing tug or when sleeve happy)

Question 10

Fight

Answer 10

Drive to measure physical prowess against rivals (same as rowdy human)

Question 11

Guard

Answer 11

Drive to warm intruders by barking, growling, biting to protect territory (such as yard or car)

Question 12

Protection

Answer 12

Drive to defend the pack leader (handler)

Question 13

Rank

Answer 13

Drive I achieve higher rank in the pack (growling or biting handler under stress)

Question 14

Survival

Answer 14

Fight or flight
Fight- attack real or imagined danger
Flight- flee from real or imagined danger

Question 15

Hunting

Answer 15

Drive to pursue

Question 16

Tracking

Answer 16

Drive to follow ground disturbance odors (animal tracks or footprints)

Question 17

Air scent

Answer 17

Drive to follow windborne scents

Question 18

Retrieve

Answer 18

Drive to bring prey to the pack

Question 19

Trainability

Answer 19

Drive to follow desires of pack leader (handler)

Question 20

Homing

Answer 20

Drive to return to territory or pack (handler)

Question 21

Play

Answer 21

Drive for physical contact with pack members

Question 22

Activity

Answer 22

Drive to move and act (running fence, chewing, digging)

Question 23

Pack

Answer 23

Drive for emotional contact with pack members