The Jindo Dog > Temperament > Drive Examination
 
 
 
 

TERM	DEFINITION	Level in the Average Jindo  ( = highest)
		Opinion #1	Opinion #2	Opinion #3
drives	Subconscious impulses to react to stimuli.	-
temperament	Attitude towards life.	-
courage	Absence of fear towards objects or situations.	variable
hardness	Resiliency toward unpleasant experiences.
softness	Remembering unpleasant experiences.
sharpness	Tendency to react aggressively to stimuli.
sensory threshold	High / Low Amount of stimulus to obtain a reaction.	(low stimuli obtains a reaction)
hunt drive	To pursue objects.  (out of sight, etc.)
tracking drive	To follow ground disturbance odors, (animal or human tracks)
air scent drive	To follow wind born scents.
retrieve drive	Drive to bring back prey (objects) to handler. (pack leader)  The Jindo does not need to be trained to bring back prey animals to his/her owner.  However, they can be easily trained out of this inadvertantly.
prey drive	Drive to bite and kill prey.  In the Jindo, this should be limited to only prey animals.
fight drive	Drive to measure physical prowess with rivals.
guard drive	Drive to warn intruders by barking, growling, or biting to stay out of territory.
protection drive	Drive to defend the pack. (family or handler)
rank drive	To achieve higher rank in the pack.
trainability	Drive to please the desires of the pack leader.
survival/flight drive	Drive to flee from real or imagined danger.
homing drive	Drive to return to territory, or pack. (handler) The Jindo breed is reknown for their homing instinct, however, in this day and age where cars reign supreme, this will often lead to dogs being hit or killed.
play drive	Drive for physical contact with pack members.
activity drive	Drive to move and act. (digging, chewing, running fence, etc.) The Jindo does not dig or chew indiscriminately, however, they still require plenty of exercise.
pack drive	Drive for emotional contact with pack members.  Limited to chosen owner.