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Long Distance Dog Transport, Stress, and Security
I confess I’ve been a dog mule. No, that’s not a typo. My first transport happened in 2012 and maybe somewhere behind the scenes the TSA beagle sniffed the crate to see if there was something else...
View ArticleOrganizing Your Move and Pets
The last time I moved I said I would never do that again, ever. So I have BIG sympathy for all the pet parents I seem to know who are needing to pack up right now and you have my empathy too. Even if...
View ArticleOctober 2023 Enrichment Challenge: Practice Your Treat Delivery
Happy October, y’all! Since October is Trick or Treat month for many people, I thought that we’d do a treat-centric enrichment challenge this month! For training, food and treats can be an incredibly...
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How a Dog’s History of Having Control (or Not) Impacts Today
A picture can speak a thousand words and I regret that I didn’t video playing this game with our dogs. You’ll need to imagine what happened here as I describe things. One afternoon I put a small...
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Indoor Fun When the Outdoors is No Fun
I loved the recent podcast episode with Damian Fambro which highlights different ways to set up an environment that supports greater welfare for different animals, like a desert biome for a leopard...
View ArticleNovember 2023 Enrichment Challenge: Observe Outcomes
As we move into the holiday season, I thought it would be a perfect time to circle back to a recent episode of the Enrichment for the Real World podcast. In Episode 57 – Providing Environmental...
View ArticleDecember 2023 Enrichment Challenge: Spot the Difference
I consider myself to have strong observation skills. I consider my partner to have strong observation skills. And yet, with each of us having over a decade of experience in animal training and care,...
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January 2024 Enrichment Challenge: Creating Your Enrichment Plan
I know that the new year is often a time that people take a beat to focus on what matters to them, and for many of our readers, clients, and fellow professionals, that’s their pet! So, this year, if...
View ArticleMarch Enrichment Challenge: Increase Predictability in your Pet’s Life
It’s not uncommon to see smaller sized dogs get picked up left and right for a variety of reasons. Your dog tends to sniff everything, which means it sometimes takes forever to get across an...
View Article5 DIY Dog Puzzle Ideas for Cheap Canine Enrichment
If you’re anything like me, you want to provide your dog with an enriching life, but your budget keeps telling you “no” to buying more things for your dogs. That would be a huge bummer…if there weren’t...
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