When training dogs, correct training methods must be adopted and certain training principles must be adhered to to ensure that dogs quickly develop good and stable living habits and master various training skills in a short period of time. Training methods: including inducement, coercion, prohibition and reward. Induction means that the owner uses the dog's favorite food and items to induce the dog to make a certain action, or uses the dog's spontaneous action, and uses it in combination with the password and gesture to make it A means of building conditioned reflexes or enhancing the effects of training.
Forcing refers to a method used by the owner to force the dog to make the corresponding action accurately by using the password of mechanical stimulation and threatening tones. Forcing is mainly used in the initial training, in order to strengthen the formation of its conditioned reflex. Under the influence of external incentives, the dog can also use coercion when the dog cannot follow the password and gestures smoothly. This method must be combined with reward, that is, every time the dog is forced to make the correct action, it must be given sufficient reward.
Prohibition refers to a means used by owners to stop their bad behavior. Prohibition is essentially a punishment for dogs, which can only be used when the dog has bad behavior, and when the dog delays the execution of the password, only coercive means can be used instead of prohibition. When using prohibited means, be serious and firm, but do not physically punish the dog. The restraint should be timely, and the restraint is effective only when the dog has the desire to violate the prohibition or in the early stage of the prohibition. Prohibition after the event is not only useless, but will make the dog's nerves confused and overwhelmed. After the dog stops violating the prohibition, it should be rewarded immediately to relieve the dog's nervous state.
Reward is a means to strengthen the dog's correct actions, consolidate the dog's developed behavior, and adjust the dog's neurological state. Reward methods include feeding, petting, swimming, and verbal praise for good. Rewards are extremely important in dog training, but they must be used properly, otherwise, good results will not be received.
In the training of dogs, the principle of step by step, from simple to complex, according to the dog's conditions, and treated separately must be followed. Training a dog to do every complete action cannot be done at once. It must be trained step by step, from simple to complex, and combined into a dynamic stereotype by various single conditioned reflexes. For example, in the action of taking the title, it includes a series of conditioned reflexes such as sit on the left side, go, title, come, forming a fixed dynamic stereotype. In the future, as long as the dog hears the password of title, it will be completed. this series of actions.
Due to the different nerve types, personality characteristics and training purposes of various dogs, in training, they should be treated according to the dog's conditions, otherwise, the best training method will be ineffective. For example: dogs with strong reaction to food can be stimulated with food more; for fierce and aggressive dogs, strict requirements should be used to strengthen the cultivation of their obedience and attachment; The action is close and patiently induced. In short, it is necessary to train according to the characteristics of the dog.