What reflexes are relevant to dog training?
Pet.net learned that dogs have various forms of unconditioned reflex activities. These activities are not only necessary for dogs to maintain normal survival, but also the necessary basis for training dogs. Several unconditioned reflexes related to training are briefly described below.
1. food reflex
Dogs use it to obtain food to maintain their survival needs. Dog owners can ensure the normal survival and development of dogs through feeding and management, and establish and strengthen the dog's attachment to its owner. At the same time, the dog's appetite can also be used to induce the dog to perform certain actions, and food rewards can be used to strengthen and consolidate the dog's correct actions.
2. free reflection
Dogs use it to get rid of the restrictions on their own activities and gain freedom. It is used in dog training as an important strengthening method and an effective measure to regulate the activity state of the nervous system.
3. Prevent reflection
Dogs use this to protect their own safety by actively attacking or passively evading targets of harm. The basis for cultivating the qualities of bravery and alertness in dogs.
4. Exploring Reflection
Dogs can detect changes in the external environment and things in a timely manner, ascertain their own interests, and take appropriate actions. The basis for cultivating dogs' alertness and inducing dogs to smell and recognize odors.
5. Hunting reflection
This is the main means for wild dogs to survive and feed. This characteristic has gradually degraded to some extent after dogs became domesticated. During training, the dog's high excitement and strong possessive desire to obtain what it wants can be fully coordinated and cultivated through patient, meticulous and clever induction. This is an important basis for cultivating tracking, identification, and search abilities.
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