Here's an easy DIY enrichment idea for your dog!
You'll need some clean recycling and some kibble/treats. Great recycling ideas include boxes, paper towels and toilet paper rolls, egg cartons, cardboard drink trays, Kleenex boxes and shipping paper.
Take your recycling items and fold or crease the ends then drop a couple treats in before folding it up the rest of the way.
Toss everything into the big box, including some recycling without any food in it. Then sprinkle a small handful of food into the box amongst everything else.
Give this to your dog and watch them enjoy!
** Be sure to monitor your dog to ensure they are not consuming any pieces they shouldn't be.
Here are some of the benefits of this enrichment activity:
✨Mentally stimulating - Your dog must use their nose to Snuffle around, investigate each item and find the goodies. This takes brain power 🧠
✨ Needs fulfilling - Your dog is getting to scent and locate the goodies. They are then getting to 'dissect and consume' their find. This is a safe and appropriate outlet for these behaviours that your dog may otherwise try to fulfill on their own in ways we may deem inappropriate, unsafe or undesirable
✨ Building confidence - The items in the box move and make noise around your dog's head as they are snuffling around. Your dog gets to move freely with this activity and they can progress at a pace that is comfortable to them. Over time you may notice that your dog rummages around harder and or faster (more confidently) in the box. They might even step into the box to get at an item or follow a scent they are smelling.
Basic Manners Class is open for registration!
Class starts Wednesday September 18th, 7 - 8 PM
www.canineconnectiondt.ca/basic
This is our foundational group class to set your dog up on their training journey or to ensure they have the basics down before taking a advanced level class (Leash Skills, Recall, Trick or Optimistic Einstein)
The next Rock-solid Recall Class starts next Wednesday August 28th, 7-8 PM
www.canineconnectiondt.ca/recall
Come have some FUN while teaching your dog some life saving skills and behaviours!
📢Calling all new puppy owners or soon to be puppy owners!📢
Did you know that our Young Puppy Socialization Class registration is always open!! 🥳
You can register for as many or as few socialization classes as you want before your puppy is 14 weeks old on the class date (16 weeks for small breeds).
This is by far the most important class to take with your new puppy.
You CAN teach an old dog new tricks (behaviours like sit, down, come) but it is a lot harder to teach an adolescent dog or adult dog how to be confident, calm and thrive in our human world.
Classes run every Wednesday 4:30-5:30PM
at 101-780 Windsor Ave
There are 4 'Themes' for classes which will rotate each week.
Friday was a WALKING day!
With this nice mild weather, now is the time to get out and work on your dogs On and Off Leash Walking Skills!
No matter where your dog's skills are at, we have a service to help!
1️⃣ Group or Private Leash Skills Class or Rock-Solid Recall Class - Start here to learn and teach your dogs the skills to walking on Leash or to have a Rock-solid Recall.
✨ The next Group Leash Skills Class starts Wednesday May 29th, 7-8 PM✨
2️⃣ Private Walks - The next stepping stone to taking the skills you have learned and taught into the real world under the guidance of a multi-credentialed dog trainer and her calm, well mannered dog. Can also be a great first step into a group walk for those dogs with a little less confidence around multiple dogs.
* 30 & 60 minute options
* On and Off Leash options
* Puppy specific option to help build confidence and learn how to appropriately communicate/interact with other dogs.
3️⃣ Group Walks - Come out and get some fresh air with your dog, practice the skills you and your dog have been working on and socialize with some like minded dog owners under the guidance of a multi-credentialed dog trainer! Your dogs will also get to socialize with one another on the Off-Leash walks!
* On and Off Leash options
* Puppy specific option to give your puppy for puppy interactions while still learning how to communicate appropriately and disengage from play to re-engage with YOU! Meet some other puppy parents as well!
Do you supplement your dog's daily life with different forms of enrichment?
Many dogs today lead fairly boring and unenriched lives. This boredom and lack of enrichment and stimulation can be a contributing factor for those dogs that 'get into everything', 'just can't relax', or even 'are super quick to react or overreact'.
Enrichment doesn't just provide the mental stimulation our dogs need but they are generally forms of daily activity and outlets that our dogs would choose to do.
Sniffing, licking, chewing, chasing, digging etc - all those 'doggy' behaviours.
Maybe your dog is choosing to do these things on their own but chances are...not in the way that you would like.
Osa is a chewer... She wasn't called 'The Shredder' for no reason when she was a puppy. It became very evident to me that this was one of her chosen forms of decompression and it helped to make her feel calmer. I now make sure that Osa has 'appropriate' chewing enrichment activities to help fill her needs.
What forms of enrichment do you give your dog?
Have you seen the interactive toys on our retail site?
These are the interactive toys I use with Osa to help enrich her life!
Is your dog an OPTIMIST or a pessimist? 🧐
Are you looking for something to help boost your dogs confidence and help turn them into more of an optimistic dog? A dog that can encounter new or strange things with excitement and enthusiasm instead of uncertainty or fear?
This class is for you! 🔥
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Does your dog lack confidence and optimism?
Are they easily stressed or frustrated?
Or maybe you're looking for some easy, FUN brain games to do with your dog at home.
Optimistic Einstein Class is for you! 🤓
If you're interested in this class and want some more information send us a message or head over to our website!
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