Even if they all stem from prey drive, there seems to be a genetic component for these thresholds and preferred stimuli (though obviously there is a socialization and training component too - nature vs nurture). I think the language of drives people use (like toy vs prey drive) is an attempt to describe that specific dog's behavior in order to relate it to the "work" the dog needs to do (whether the work is sports, hunting, bitework, etc). I can see the usefulness in having a vocabulary like this, even if it's impossible to completely standardize the meanings from person to person.
All dogs have some sort of prey drive, because they are predators (or at least evolved from predators, even if they are often scavengers now). But just saying "prey drive" doesn't help someone understand what motivates their dog or how to train with it. It also doesn't help describe a dog's behavior to others.
All dogs have some sort of prey drive, because they are predators (or at least evolved from predators, even if they are often scavengers now). But just saying "prey drive" doesn't help someone understand what motivates their dog or how to train with it. It also doesn't help describe a dog's behavior to others.
I see what you're saying, but it still doesn't change that these behaviors stem from prey drive, or is there another drive, which was the question was it not?
and if a dog truly has a lot of prey drive, I'm betting I could find a way to access it thru toys and I wouldn't create any new drives in the dog, just access it's prey drive.