i looked for 2 years for a breeding that not only should have very high fight and courage and good prey drive but also have good directability and i bekieve i found the pup that fills these credentials he has tons of prey drive but yet is totally focused on the man, he has been unflappable in every situation ive had him in and has quite the attitude about anything he does but yet he is not the dominate type dog that has high drive and goes by there own means of satisfying his drives alone. he follows my leads and directions but yet satisfies his own drive he is very happy in his spot and not a high rank dog wanting to climb to the top. at 5 months old whenever you take him to training you dont have to build drive like many rotts ive known it's there just like he turns on a switch, he is not easily distracted even as a pup whatever we are doing at the club its like he shuts everything else thats going on around him, its just me him and a helper you can tell thats where his mind is at. i dont know really how to explain what specifics to look for in a pup to see this i just believe that for us that work dogs its just something you just feel i think you summed it up pretty well
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"Willingness is the quality of the dog that makes it a pleasure to own".
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