The Special Stimulus Training Method is an assisted training method that utilizes certain instincts of the dog to induce the dog to perform certain actions.
The four main instincts of the dog are imitation, sexual desire, predation and hunting.
1. Imitation refers to the use of other dogs to stimulate the action of the dog to induce the excitability of the imitation dog, so that it makes the corresponding action.
For example, in the training of biting, you can use some of the positive defense reflexes of the dog to take turns to bite, so as to drive the negative defense reflexes of the dog.
Barking, swimming, through obstacles and other subjects, the use of imitation training can receive good results.
2. Sexual desire refers to the use of odor stimulation of the opposite sex of the dog, inducing the dog to make certain actions.
For example, at the beginning of the tracking training, some male dogs tracking excitement is very low, in the use of other methods can not be effective, you can borrow the female dogs in heat to set up the track line, thereby increasing the excitement of the dog on the tracking, in order to facilitate the formation of conditioned reflexes.
Through the obstacles, the initial “sniffing source” and other subjects in the training, the use of the dog’s libido instinct can also receive good results. However, this method can only be used for initial training, and the number of training should not be too many.
3. Predation refers to the use of certain items of dynamic stimulation, causing the dog’s excitement and make the action we need.
Such as title, swimming, barking and other subjects can use this method of training.
4. Predation refers to the use of corresponding items or odor stimulation, causing the dog to track items and people excited to develop the ability we need.
Such as tracking, searching and other subjects is the use of the dog’s hunting instinct for training. The method of training using the dog’s special instincts, although it is an auxiliary method, but it is indispensable in training. If properly utilized, it can often receive good results.
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