Predation Flashcards
What is it?
Feeding
Who is the person who studied the wolf predation sequence?
David Mech
What is the predatory sequence according to D mech
Search - eye orientate
Stalk
Rush/Chase
Grab/bite
Kill
Disect
Consume
Why do dogs stalk?
To get closer to their prey - it’s cheaper than chase
Do wolves do one kill bite?
No they do many
Where is danger inherent in the predatory sequence?
Grab/bite
Do all dogs do all or most of these behaviours?
No
Why don’t dogs do the whole predatory sequence?
Selective breeding
Drifting - selection pressure is relaxed on dogs
Which of the sequence bother people as behaviour problems
Rush/chase
Grab/bite
Kill
Why do dogs not commonly kill?
Too slow
Don’t have opportunity
Don’t have that “chip”
If a dog has a history of killing small critters/cats more dangerous to their families?
No. Predatory aggression is different to feeding behaviour. They have different motivations
What a good analogy for clients regarding feeding behaviours
Have you ever bitten cake?
Are you then a danger to Buffy!!!
Why should we spend time on why in predation
The dog isn’t going to hurt you. It’s a natural food acquisition behaviour.
OMG the horse is eating grass!! = behaviour problem
Why do we get freaked out about predatory behaviour
Sharp teeth
What can we say to help clients understand routine chase around wildlife
isn’t that interesting!
What is the difference between fight/flight and predatory motivation?
Goal fight/flight - getting rid of stimulus = go away
Goal predation - feeding acquiring stimulus = want it!
Why do people get confused about motivation in fight/flight vs predation
Want & go away look the same
Lunging
Biting etc
How do we diagnose when the motivation isn’t perfectly clear?
More information
Is the Fight/flight dog upset
yes
Is the predation dog upset?
no
What are our options to decrease predation?
DRI and/or P-
Why don’t we use DS/CC for predation?
They already think it’s tremendous!
Why don’t we use DS/CC for predation?
They already think it’s tremendous!
Why don’t we use DS/CC for predation?
They already think it’s tremendous!
Can we tell the motivation by eyeballing the dog?
NO! both look the same and more than 1 thng can be going on e.g. curious and uncomfortable
What is sheltie syndrome?!
More than 1 reason to bite you!!
I’m curious ……..
I’m a bit uncomfortable
It’s interesting
It’s a critter
It’s moving
How can we diagnose if they are uncomfortable or predatory
History
If it’s directed at dogs first Q….
How’s the play
What if there is no play history?
Muzzle & put him in with experienced players
Why do we need to know how play is?
We need to know if he’s upset or predatory
What if the history is cats/critters
Money on predation [horses/zebras] until proven otherwise
What if the dog has grab/shakes or fatalities in the history
Manage. No more critters/dogs under certain size for that dog
Why do we manage dogs who have a grab&shake history
Social playmate is being seen as food. It’s like JD biting me at the cinema!
Very real risk of fatality