TAKING CARE OF YOUR DOG'S MENTAL HEALTH | DOG TRAINING CONCEPTS
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In this video, Dr Lisa talks about the concept of ENRICHMENT, which is manipulating the environment in a way so that we enhance the quality of the experience for our dogs. WHY should we be doing this for our dogs on a daily basis? Because, just like humans, dogs need a variety of activities EVERY DAY to keep them mentally stimulated which ultimately helps their overall mental health and well being.
BUT... there is a misnomer associated with the term 'enrichment' because it can have the connotation that we are providing a type of luxury for our dogs by giving them lots of toys or interesting things to do. In fact, what we are doing is not really 'enriching'... in reality what we are doing is actually meeting and providing for our dog's BASIC MENTAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY HAVE, AS A SPECIES... our dogs are born with instinctive behaviours that they need to perform on a daily basis like foraging, exploring, sniffing, and investigating and they also have their own preferred behaviours that they like and need to do... on a daily basis.
Your dog's preferred behaviours will depend on their individual personality, their confidence level, and the different types of substrates, surfaces, and textures associated with different types of toys or food puzzles that your dog might prefer to interact with.
Dr Lisa and Marco also share some great tips on how to provide your dog with activities that are not just 'HOME-GROWN'... they're also economical and EASY.
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