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geoffsouth · 08-19-2008, 05:52 AM

so my girl tryna has no drive what so ever, i try and get her to play with her flirt pole and she nibbles on the hide for a second then goes under the nearest table/chair/object outback she can get under, she is 4 months old and i had lacked on training her besided obediance and daily walks up until three months and for the last month have been trying to get her to do other types of exercise besides walks and running but she has no drive to do things any help with this problem would be appreciated

ericschevy · 08-19-2008, 10:40 AM

Being that she is 4 months old I would give her some time to come around.
Focus on letting her be a pup and spend lots of time training as this is the best time for it..

BedlamBully · 08-19-2008, 04:09 PM

I agree with EC, she is still young. Give her time.

Patch-O-Pits · 08-19-2008, 05:02 PM

To add to what is already posted. Depending on how she was bred she may or may not develop good drive.
Of course, some do develop it later as they mature and you can also build drive. That however is not the same as if they have it naturally.

Just my two cents. I'd work on her socialization and basic obedience to build confidence.

Good luck with your pup.

reddoggy · 08-20-2008, 09:16 AM

Might be a bit early for the flirt pole, my older dogs were kind of intimidated by it when I first started using it. But in all honesty, I've got pups running around that are younger and have crazy high drive. I agree with Patch, it all depends on the genetics. Ofcourse she could be going through a shy faze...

shadowgames · 08-20-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Patch-O-Pits

To add to what is already posted. Depending on how she was bred she may or may not develop good drive.
Of course, some do develop it later as they mature and you can also build drive. That however is not the same as if they have it naturally.

Just my two cents. I'd work on her socialization and basic obedience to build confidence.

Good luck with your pup.

Good point and advice, my current house dog is only 13 weeks and I use a cat nip pole and I removed the cat nip part and put a small rag, been using it since 6 weeks old. No Tugging (it will damage the normal growth of his teeth) but he has awesome drive. I suggest if she will only play with for 30 seconds only give to her her 15 seconds, making her want it is the key. On the other hand, I have a great little female bred spectacular, very nice pedigree and reflects all sorts of attributes of her ancestors within 10 generations Tudor's Dibo several times, won't touch a flirt pole but will chase a ball all day long. Some dogs just won't do it.

MY MIKADO · 08-20-2008, 03:43 PM

Shadowgame has a good point if your girl doesn't like the flirt pole try tossing a ball or a frisbee. Maybe get her a tug toy and play with that. do she like swimming take her down to a lake or buy her a pool (kiddies). My sister just bought Stevie Rae a football that is made out of rubber but covered in fake fur my son ut in a bag of treats so it smells really good and Stevie doe like it. Stevie is a 4yr lazy dog. But my son is working with her and she is getting some drive. We also bought a cube made out of the same stuff it bouces crazy the dogs love it.

lusopitbull · 08-24-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by geoffsouth

so my girl tryna has no drive what so ever, i try and get her to play with her flirt pole and she nibbles on the hide for a second then goes under the nearest table/chair/object outback she can get under, she is 4 months old and i had lacked on training her besided obediance and daily walks up until three months and for the last month have been trying to get her to do other types of exercise besides walks and running but she has no drive to do things any help with this problem would be appreciated

to me a very good way to water dogs downs is obedience, i changed way, now i only ask a bit of respect from my dog, the result is a calm dog at home (where i ask respect) and actif outside (let her be a dog).
theres the breeding issue also, depending on the family the dog may or not have drive.
like been said here, try other activities, if your dog shows interest in certain activities then reenforce it.
try to use an adult dog to show your puppy "how" to act and see if it changes anything.
i guess obedience and leash walk are not the best for drive but if the dog got it will show up sooner or later

dan'sgrizz · 10-30-2008, 09:54 PM

I searched around for a good local breeder. I found a good "gamebred" pup. At first he wasnt to driven. So i kept throwin toys at him to see if one would entice him. It was his lucky number 13th toy a ring that is made of tennis ball material. He goes nuts. Now after being enticed by that toy all his toys are fearful. He even got a tire on a rope recently and almost knocked me out with it. He is a little under 4 months and his drive is really starting to express itself. Im a happy dog-father about this fact. No matter how tired he is he will keep on comin back for more play time. ( i have only been researching and reading books for 6 months now and this is my first APBT) But IMO if your dog does have drive you will see it in his/her play at a young age. Some dogs need to explore the world around them before they feel they can conquer it. I fear young grizz thinks he can conquer anything at this point.

riotgrrrl · 01-04-2009, 02:51 AM

work on building up her confidence and she is a bit young to "get it" yet...my little girl has a natural drive at 7 weeks she is already hanging from rope toys but i think their personality has a lot to do with. after a while she will get it...just give her lots of praise