How does Mao perform related actions through your instructions? Do you have this question when training golden retrievers? To solve this question, you need to understand the theoretical basis of training golden retrievers.
Golden Retriever (details)
The theoretical basis of golden retriever training is conditioned reflex. There are two kinds of animal reflexes, namely, unconditioned reflex and conditioned reflex. Unconditional reflex is a congenital reflex activity acquired through heredity. For example, when young golden hair is born, it will eat milk, breathe and defecate. When food enters the dog's mouth, the dog will secrete saliva, etc. This kind of reflection is quite stable and is the basis of reflection.
Conditioned reflex is an acquired reflex activity gradually formed in dogs' life. This reflex activity is formed by dogs constantly adapting to the changes of living environment in order to ensure normal life activities. If a dog sees food, smells food or even sees people who are fed, it will produce a series of digestive activities such as salivation and peristalsis. Conditioned reflex can be established or changed or disappeared under certain conditions, which has great plasticity and flexibility.
Dog training is to purposefully make dogs form conditioned responses. In the process of dog training, it is often necessary to issue a clear password or instruction to make the dog make corresponding actions, that is, to give the dog a kind of stimulation, supplemented by a reward, so that the dog can link the command with the action and form a fixed conditioned reflex. Because of the instability of conditioned reflex, training must be repeated and strengthened to consolidate it. Otherwise, the conditioned reflex that has been formed will fade and disappear gradually, and the dog will forget the learned actions.