02: Enrichment for dogs

Not sure about what enrichment means? Or want to try offering enrichment opportunities for your dogs but don't know how to go about it? Tune into this episode and find your answers. In this one I talk about the importance and benefit of enrichment (backed by science), share a first hand experience of its impact with Mutton and discuss why food puzzles aren't the only form of enrichment for our dogs. All You Need To Know About Enrichment: https://www.luchiandmuttons.com/post/all-you-need-to-know-about-enrichmentFor more support or to book a private nutrition or behaviour consult, connect with me at: [email protected] me on Instagram: @luchiandmuttonsFind me on Facebook: Luchi & Mutton's Dog Behaviour & NutritionStudies referred to: 1. Effects of Olfactory & Auditoriy Enrichment on the Behaviour of Shelter Dogs (Amaya et al, 2020)2. The Relative Benefits of Environmental Enrichment on Learning & Memory are greater when stressed - a meta analysis of interactions in rodents (Macartney et al, 2022) 3. Alleviating stress in zoo animals with environmental enrichment (Carlstead & Shepherdson, 2020)4. Enrichment centered on human interaction moderates fear-induced aggression and increases positive expectancy in fearful shelter dogs (Willen et al, 2019)5. The influence of olfactory stimulation on the behaviour of dogs housed in a rescue shelter (Graham et al, 2005)6. Behavioral effects of auditory stimulation on kenneled dogs (Kogan et al, 2012)