[quote1255281590=Xamen13] [quote1255106982=PUGNACES-BRITANNIAE-AK] it doesn´t look like a high prey drive to me. the situation is not a situation of defence and what i see here is NO DRIVE, beside being bored and protecting itself with a lack of skills and being bored is definitely not prey drive. [/quote1255106982] With the CO, prey drive in regards to prey/hunting and prey drive in regards to protection might as well be considered different drives. [/quote1255281590] "Drives" are not this simple, as Kris states. This is a perfect example of why the drive theory is outdated and too general. I still use the term drive, but if you don't fully understand the concept of the behavior, you can confuse the use of drive or "low prey drive" to describe an action, when in fact, a CO has a healthy "prey drive," just in a certain manifestation. Here's an article about the subject... http://www.animalbehaviorassociates.com/pdf/RMN_drive_troubles.pdf