BOOP! 😃
And Hello!
I don’t do Sensory Rooms until April, but I did three today anyway! 😅
It was so interesting to see the ‘siblings’ Ollie, Fred and Lucy explore the room. They each had their own way of exploring and processing.
Many observations were made and shared.
Thank you for visiting 🥰
Do you ever do a scatter feed for your dog?
Add branches to the scene!
Those add an extra challenge: the branches need to be navigated.
I like to use branches because they have odd shapes so you easily create a fun pattern and they don't roll away (not perfectly round) which makes it safer.
A good 'puzzle' to keep both body and mind active!
BOOP BOOP BOOP BOOP BOOP BOOP BOOP THIEF!
With 7 boops and a cone thief the Sensory Room has come to an end for 2025!
In total 256 dogs visited the Sensory Room in 2024, that's an absolute record!
Three Canadian Provinces with 11 locations and 2 locations in the Netherlands, I have traveled a lot this year!
Next year's schedule starts in April and it will be less frequent and close to home, so if you want a spot: keep an eye on the website or Facebook or sign up for the Puzzle Dog newsletter.
Thank you everyone who visited the Sensory Room this year!! 🐾❤
Many dogs get so excited when they know they’re about to do puzzles that they need to calm down a little before they’re able to think and solve challenges.
To help them relax I like to do something that takes quite some sniffing and searching and has a high success rate.
A scrunched up towel is perfect for those moments. The sniffing and searching activates the seeking system and lowers the heart rate.
After the towel scrunch snuffle Boukha was ready to solve something more complicated.
Strong emotions (happy and less happy ones) are so overwhelming that the brain is not able to concentrate and do something more challenging - just like it is for us humans! So ‘calming down the systems and brain’ is really helpful!
Last week 21 dogs visited the Sensory Room in Avonport!
With Penny’s ‘BOOP’ the week is officially over and I want to thank each and everyone of you for visiting! ❤️🐾
A part of the process of doing puzzles the ‘Hersenwerk way’ is letting the dog decide and tell you that they’re done.
Every dog does that in their own way and by observing them we learn how they tell us. Of course they also have to learn that we let them decide and communicate with us.
The video shows how Ouzo was doing his checks and double checks and then found a way to tell me he was ready for a refill.
Ouzo and I just got to know each other better when I was taking care of him last week and within a couple of sessions we were able to communicate with eachother. He waited when I was preparing the puzzle for him and I waited until he was done sniffing and searching.
Hardly any words needed.
Being in the moment, patience and giving eachother space resulted in wonderful sessions.
Some really special BOOPS this week 😁
🤣 “When you are too small to BOOP” - Pepper
😂 “When you’re BOOP gets a bit sloppy because you have done it so many times before” - Bruce
I discovered another BOOP from this weekend’s Sensory Room 😃
Nova didn’t realize she caused a ‘total blackout’ by coming so close to the camera 😂
Superman in the Sensory Room
There was a VERY SPECIAL guest in the Sensory Room this weekend!
Meet Superman, the first cat EVER to try a Sensory Room.
It's not something I will be offering, I don't know anything about cats 😅, but my friend Dorothy and I wanted to give it a try.
It took some time for Superman to come 'out of his shell' and then he started exploring a bit. He was most interested in the smells of the facilty, not particularly in the setup or the food.
Thanks for the date Superman!❤
Sensory Room BOOP!
This weekend’s BOOP was brought to you by beautiful Nevis!
To BOOP or not to BOOP, that’s the question.
This is Nala’s answer 😅😁
I know some of you are waiting for this post! The Sensory Room BOOPS!
Bernie did a ‘fly-eye-by’ BOOP and Dash and Finley tried a BOOP too! 😁
Puzzle Dog - Tessa Savelkoel
