How to tune out a A well-behaved cat? Teach you to educate your cat! Many people think that the cat in their home is not well-behaved because there is something wrong with the breed. Indeed, some breeds of cats will show the characteristics of the breed, such as Lively, neurotic, etc., but some cats can live with us very well after artificial training.

First, the principle of cat training

Cat Talented and intelligent, active by nature, like to play, and strong curiosity, he has a strong interest in insects, thread balls, ropes, paper balls, and leaves blown by the wind, and often plays with these things. 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 do some of the more complex movements than dogs. This is because cats are very independent and have an unusually tenacious and unwilling personality. 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.

However, with patience and 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 as their physiological basis. 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 nerves, the brain responds immediately, and sends instructions to the effectors (muscles, glands, etc.) through the efferent nerves, so that the effectors make corresponding actions.

Animal reflexes 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.

Second, cat training method

1. Force

Forcing refers to the use of mechanical stimuli and threatening commands to force a cat to complete actions accurately and smoothly. When training the cat to lie down, the trainer puts down the cat with his hands while issuing the lie down password, forcing the cat to lie down. After repeating this several times, the cat will soon be able to form a conditioned reflex to lie down. .

2. Induction

Induction refers to the use of delicious food and the movements of the trainer A means of coaxing cats to act. For example, while issuing the come password, the trainer shakes a piece of cat's favorite food in front of it, but does not give it to the cat, and keeps issuing the come password while backing away. In this way, the cat will follow the lure of the food, and will soon form a conditioned reflex. The induction method is most suitable for kittens.

3. Reward

Reward means to strengthen the correct action of the cat or consolidate the initial formation conditioned reflex measures. Reward methods include food, caress, and praise. To be effective, reward and forcing must be used in combination, starting by forcing the cat to do the right thing each time, followed by an immediate reward. With the deepening of training, reward after completing some complex actions. In this way, the reward can be fully utilized.

4. Punishment

Punishment is used to stop the cat from acting incorrectly or behaving abnormally means, including reprimand, light kowtow, etc. The degree of punishment should be based on the specific situation and the cat's temperament, and the cat should not be overly frightened by beating the cat's head and pulling its tail excessively. The use of punishment methods should also be minimized during training to prevent cats from feeling fear and boredom of training.

Training cats is not as simple as dogs. The training of cats takes a long time, so it requires the owner to continue uninterrupted. train.