Dogs' Non-Reflex Behaviors and Training

　　Dogs have various forms of unconditioned reflex activities, which are both necessary for their normal survival and a fundamental basis for training. The following is a brief description of several unconditioned reflexes related to training.

　　1. Food Reflex.

　　Dogs use this to obtain food to sustain survival. Owners can ensure the dog's normal survival and development through feeding management, establishing and strengthening the dog's attachment to the owner. At the same time, the dog's appetite can be used to attract it to perform certain actions, and food rewards can strengthen and consolidate the correct behaviors.

　　2. Freedom Reflex.

　　Dogs use this to break free from restrictions on their own activities to gain freedom. It is used in dog training as an important reinforcement method and an effective measure to regulate the nervous system activity state.

　　3. Defense Reflex.

　　Dogs use this to protect their own safety, adopting active attack or passive escape against threats. It forms the foundation for developing courage and alertness in dogs.

　　4. Exploration Reflex.

　　Dogs use this to promptly perceive changes in the external environment and things, investigate their relationship to themselves, and take corresponding actions. It is the basis for cultivating a dog's alertness and guiding scent recognition.

　　5. Hunting Reflex.

　　This is the primary means of survival feeding for wild dogs, although this characteristic has gradually degenerated to some extent after domestication. In training, patient, detailed, and skillful inducement can fully harmonize and cultivate a dog's strong excitement and strong possessiveness for obtaining desired objects, which is an important foundation for developing tracking, identification, and searching abilities.

　　6. Posture Reflex.

　　Dogs use this to coordinate body posture balance. In training, a dog's innate natural movements and postural balance responses can be used, and through correct inducement and appropriate enforcement, the dog can complete certain basic actions.