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232 | Are You Doing Too Much for Your Dog? When Enrichment Becomes Another Job

Hey Dog Lover 🐾

Does your dog need more enrichment?

More mental stimulation? More exercise? More games? More training?

If you've ever worried that you're not doing enough to meet your dog's needs, this episode is for you.

Somewhere along the way, I think we've started confusing enrichment with fulfillment. And they're not necessarily the same thing.

We've been told our dogs need puzzle toys, scent games, training games, lick mats, snuffle mats and endless mental stimulation. But those are simply tools we've created to give dogs opportunities to engage in behaviours that may matter to them.

So instead of asking:

"What else should I be doing for my dog?"

Maybe we need to ask:

"What actually fulfills the dog standing in front of me?"

In this episode, we're talking about what fulfillment really means and why meeting your dog's needs may be much simpler than we've made it.

We'll talk about:

🐾 The difference between enrichment and fulfillment
🐾 Why keeping your dog busy doesn't necessarily mean they're fulfilled
🐾 How dog enrichment became another giant list of things we're supposed to do
🐾 Why breed and natural behaviour can give us clues about what our dogs actually need
🐾 Why nature may provide more mental stimulation than any puzzle toy ever could
🐾 How to notice what your dog already finds meaningful
🐾 Why fulfillment doesn't mean making your entire life about your dog
🐾 How to become part of the things your dog naturally loves to do

Because fulfillment isn't about how much you do.

It's about understanding the dog in front of you.

Hope you enjoy this one!

Tracy xoxox

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Music Credit 🎶: Shawn Trotter
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