How do cats train? Training cats requires the right stimulation method! We know Compared to dogs, cat training is much more difficult. But this is not to say that cats are stupid, on the contrary cats are smart, but their personality makes them less easy to domesticate. Most cats are naturally aloof and unapproachable, even if they are arrogant towards their owners. Therefore, if you want to train cats, you must use appropriate stimulation methods, which may achieve more significant results.

Cats are talented and intelligent, but most of them like to be alone, and they are also very curious. Usually, under the teasing of the owner, cats can also instinctively make various interesting movements such as rolling, turning their limbs upside down, and standing upright.

However, it is much more difficult to train cats to perform some of the more complex movements than dogs. This is because cats are very independent and have an unusually tenacious and unwilling to be manipulated character. What the cat likes, the owner does not let it do, and what it does not like, it is often not satisfied by forcing it to do it. In addition, cats are naturally alert and are prone to fear of strong light and crowds, so it is difficult to perform in public.

But as long as you have patience and combine scientific methods, cats can still be trained and trained in a relatively short period of time. The completion of all behaviors of cats is based on neural reflexes. The so-called reflex activity is the process in which the body reacts through the activity of the nervous system after the receptors of the body are stimulated. The occurrence of reflex activities must be stimulated. Stimuli are those that can be sensed by the body's tissue cells and can cause a certain response. Changing internal and external environmental factors. Such as tapping, pressing, light, sound, temperature, etc. There are various sensitive receptors in cats, such as vision, hearing, smell, and various temperature, pain, and touch receptors in the skin. They can sense different stimuli separately and convert these stimuli into neural excitation processes. When the excitation reaches the brain along the afferent nerve, the brain responds immediately, and transmits instructions to the effector through the efferent nerve, so that the effector makes the corresponding action.

The reflexes of animals can be divided into two categories: unconditioned and conditioned. Unconditioned reflex is an innate reflex that is born, and it is the most basic and important reflex activity for animals to maintain life. If a kitten is born, it will feed on milk and breathe. Stimuli that can induce unconditioned reflexes are called unconditioned stimuli, such as food, touch, tapping, etc. Conditioned reflex is a neural reflex activity that is gradually formed after animals are born and adapts to the living environment in the process of life, and is acquired the day after tomorrow. This kind of reflex is a high-level neural activity that ensures a high degree of balance between the animal body and the surrounding environment. It is a habit formed in the process of feeding and management and various abilities cultivated through training. This is an individual-specific reflex activity.

The unconditioned reflex of cats is the basis of conditioning. Any kind of conditioned reflex is on the basis of unconditioned reflex, applying effective means of stimulation to make cats form the ability that people need. Therefore, training a cat uses the cat's conditioned reflex. When training cats, the commands and gestures issued by the owner, the cat does not understand its real meaning, but makes it a habit through training. That is, when the cat hears a certain password and sees a certain gesture, it will act accordingly.

Stimulus methods for cat training: unconditioned and conditioned stimuli.

Unconditioned stimuli:Unconditioned stimuli include mechanical stimuli and food stimuli. Mechanical stimulation refers to the mechanical action exerted by the trainer on the cat body, including slapping, stroking, pressing, etc. Mechanical stimulation belongs to the compulsory subsection, which can help the cat to make corresponding actions, and can fix the posture and correct mistakes.

Food stimulation is a reward and works well. However, the food used must be something the cat likes. Only when cats become interested in food will they receive good results. At the beginning of the training, every time an action is completed, the cat should be rewarded to eat food, and then gradually reduce until finally no food is given. In actual training, it is better to combine the two stimulation methods.

Conditioned stimuli: Include passwords, gestures, whistles, and bells. Commonly used conditioned stimuli are passwords and gestures, especially passwords are the most commonly used stimuli. In training, the command must be combined with the corresponding unconditioned stimulus, so that the cat can form a conditioned reflex to the command. The tones of various passwords should be different, and the tones of each password should be consistent. Gestures are a kind of stimulation to command cats by making certain postures and shapes with their hands. Gestures play an important role in cat training. In the compilation and operation of gestures, attention should be paid to the independence and legibility of various gestures. Each gesture should be stereotyped, used accurately, and should be clearly different from the daily angry movements.

Whether it is for cats or dogs, training is done through stimulation, and with constant stimulation it becomes a habit, so even cats can achieve better results as long as they have patience. The training effect is good, but the owner must master the correct stimulation method, so as not to backfire.