Environmental Enrichment

  • Environmental Enrichment (Part 4) Exercise and Play

    Environmental Enrichment (Part 4) Exercise and Play

    This is part 4 in our Environmental Enrichment series.  Part 1 talked about why it is important for aggressive dogs.  Part 2 discussed how to implements it.  Part 3 provided 15 examples to get your creative juices going.  Here in part 4, we talk about the importance of exercise and play, but also about some of…

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  • 15 ways you can help your dog beat boredom (Part 3)

    15 ways you can help your dog beat boredom (Part 3)

    This is Part 3 of our Environmental Enrichment series where we give you 15 tips on how to mentally and sometimes physically stimulate your dog. Many of these suggestions involve food, since dogs would naturally spend a lot of time tracking down food in the wild.  For example, African wild dogs spend an average of 3 and a…

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  • Environmental Enrichment (Part 2) Implementation

    Environmental Enrichment (Part 2) Implementation

      This is part 2 of the environmental enrichment for dogs from our upcoming book on dog aggression.  Part 1 talked about why environmental enrichment is important in trerating aggression in dogs.  In part 2 we will talk about some of the ways you can implement this. To start, think about what dogs typically do.…

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  • Environmental Enrichment (Part 1) Introduction

    Environmental Enrichment (Part 1) Introduction

    This week we are going to focus on environmental enrichment from our upcoming book on dog aggression. Environmental enrichment is discussed when it comes to dogs in shelters, but we don’t often see it in regards to treating aggression. Part 1 will be on why Environmental Enrichment is important. Part 2 and part 3 will…

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