Can you be more specific? Are you talking about ball drive as in using a ball as a reward during training, or just to enjoy retrieving a ball in play?
Get the pup that HAS to drives you want! If you get a pup that has NO desire to play with toys, you will probably end up with a dog that has no desire to play with toys no matter WHAT you do. In which case, obviously, you can't use toys for a reward.Originally Posted By: Gunnarsmum I wanted to know how to go about it in case he lacks the drive I would like.
I agree.Originally Posted By: BlackGSDGet the pup that HAS to drives you want! If you get a pup that has NO desire to play with toys, you will probably end up with a dog that has no desire to play with toys no matter WHAT you do. In which case, obviously, you can't use toys for a reward.Originally Posted By: Gunnarsmum I wanted to know how to go about it in case he lacks the drive I would like.
Yep, Keefer was definitely a late bloomer as far as retrieving goes. Dena was chasing balls and bringing them back at 9 weeks old, but not my boy. NOW he goes crazy for balls, and not just tennis balls like Dena. He likes soccer balls and footballs and basketballs, and Jolly Balls, which she has no interest in.Originally Posted By: jesusicaAlso, I've had two GSDs in a row now that really couldn't have cared less about balls as wee babies. They were both male. One day it just clicked and then you couldn't separate them from balls. I remember Cassidy'sMom saying the same about her male Keefer.