So, what is enrichment? Also known as behavioural enrichment, these activities allow your pets to use their natural instincts, such as hunting, sniffing, digging and more.
Mental stimulation is just as important as physical stimulation as it allows your dog to perform natural behaviours. This is key to your dog’s welfare, and it also improves their problem-solving skills.
The bonus of meeting your dog’s mental needs are;
It’s especially important to us at CDCH to provide our dogs with daily enrichment as well as physical exercise to ensure they don’t become bored while living in a kennel environment.
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In the video below, you can see our own Yoko enjoying an enrichment box which is full of different textured toys, cardboard, tissue paper and tasty sausage. This is just one simple activity (out of so many) that you could provide to your dog for mental stimulation.
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