Canine Enrichment Center

08/29/2024

How many puppies can fit on the trampoline?!😆

08/27/2024

We loved seeing little Emma girl today🩷She came in for an Assisted Private Gym session and oh boy did we have a blast! This little purple ball has to be her absolute favorite🐾

08/26/2024

Do you have a shy pup? New rescue ? Nervous Nelly ? Or looking to build some courage in your four legged friend?🐾

⭐️Try our Confidence Class!⭐️

This game based class moves at a slow and steady pace – always considering the dog in front of you. Dogs in this class will get an opportunity to explore and try out a few basic agility obstacles as well!

Visit our website to register today!
https://www.canineenrichment.center/services-dogs

08/21/2024

💙Next session starting Sunday, September 8th at 1:30pm!

• Puppies aged 8 weeks-19 weeks of age upon entering class

• During the four week class your puppy will be exposed to a variety of textures, toys, obstacles, people and other puppies to play with

Visit our website to register today!
https://www.canineenrichment.center/services-puppy

08/18/2024

⭐️Puppy Class starting Sunday, September 8th at 1:30pm!

•Puppies must be 8 weeks-19 weeks of age upon entering class

Visit our website to register your pup today!
https://www.canineenrichment.center/services-puppy

08/17/2024

Such an incredible place❤️🐾

Jedi is feeling much better!! Tail is up and he’s taking his meds really well - even doing some spins!

We are lower on our funds than ever before. Our currernt balance for the entire account is less than $4000. Given that we need almost $15,000 per month just to get by, we are very worried. We cannot take any more dogs in need at this time because of it and truthfully if an emergency came up we would be in trouble.

Please if you can, donate towards the oldies. Our residents

Jedi
Scruffy
Bella
Bella,
Bella,
P*e Wee
Brutus
Jake
Thelma
Winston
Dory
Brynn
Jolie
Phantom
Groot
Francis
Honey Bee
Cider
Veronica
Nutmeg
Nora

They all thank you. And so do we!

If you can’t donate, can you share our mission? All old and hospice animals deserve a sunset that is filled with love and a peaceful pain free goodbye. That is our purpose and work here.

Www.olddogsgotohelen.com/donate

08/16/2024

So you’re at an outing, standing next to your spouse or friend. Someone approaches you with a tray filled with hors d’oeuvres, and offers one to you. You look at the tray, but then say “no, thank you.” The waiter moves away.

Now, imagine if after saying “no, thank you” the waiter didn’t go away. Imagine if the waiter continued to push you to take one, and even your spouse started saying “come on, take one!” So you uncomfortably took and ate one, even though it wasn’t what you wanted. You’d probably be pretty aggravated with your spouse too. But you think it’s a one off and you carry on with the evening.

A few minutes later another waiter approaches with another tray, and the same thing happens. This time you feel yourself get more upset, especially after saying “no” multiple times. But your spouse insists also, even going so far as to take the snack off the tray and try to put it in your mouth. By the end of the interaction, you’re really on edge.

The third or fourth time you see a waiter approach you, you’re feeling either stressed, angry, or both. The waiter hasn’t even gotten all the way over to you yet and you’re ready to yell “no!” You look around for a place to escape to but your spouse/friend has their arm around you and you can’t back away. You end up physically snatching the tray from the waiter and throwing it on the ground, yelling obscenities and getting as quickly out of the room as possible. The guests look at you while your spouse simply says “I don’t know why she’s being so aggressive! They were just wanted to give her a snack!” I’m guessing you would be pretty angry at your spouse/friend by this point too. They aren’t helping support you at all. You can’t trust them OR the waiter.

You see where I’m going with this don’t you?
Try to imagine if your “no thank yous” were ignored. How many times would it take being ignored for you to get angry, get physical, or try to escape, or worse, just shut down completely. Everyone would handle it differently, but we’d all hate it.

Dogs deal with this EVERY DAY. They say “no, thank you” all the time. And we often times are guilty of ignoring that request and trying to convince them otherwise, sometimes even going so far as to force them through something because WE don’t understand. And then we wonder why dogs reach a point of aggressing or avoiding. Whether we are the waiter; trying to push something onto the dog like an interaction, or the spouse/friend not supporting the dog and backing up their request of “no, thank you” we are doing serious harm to the dogs confidence and even more harm to our relationship with them.

Your dog can only use his body language to tell you what he wants, so pay attention. If your dog says no thank you, listen. If they don’t want a stranger to touch them, support them. If they don’t want to meet a strange dog, let it go. If they want to take their time trying something different, let them take their time. I can tell you the more choice they feel they have the more likely they are to actually decide to try when they are ready. Just like you may finally get hungry enough to want a snack from the tray, but on your terms, and one that you get to pick.

Choice and consent matters in ALL species. Respect your dogs “no, thank you” and you’ll get a lot of respect back.

- Helen St. Pierre, No Monkey Business Dog Training. Please if you share give credit.

08/15/2024

🌎World Watching with Phoenix👀

• It’s never too early or late to start world watching with your pup!

• Give your pup the space to absorb the outside world at their own pace

• This activity is great for building more confidence in your pup

• Grow your bond and help support your pup in navigating the world confidently

❤️🐾❤️🐾

08/14/2024

Snuffling Pups!

• Snuffling is a great enrichment activity for your dog! An intense sniffing session is heart rate lowering, cortisol reducing and a well being enhancer.

• Processing a diversity of scents is a great mental workout for your pup⭐️

08/13/2024

🌟Puppy Enrichment Class starting soon!!
Our next session will start Sunday September
8th at 1:30pm.

• Visit our website to register today! https://www.canineenrichment.center/services-puppy

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08/08/2024

Just a few of our happy pups enjoying their Private Gym time!🐾

07/29/2024

Session 3 of Puppy Enrichment & Exploration class.
Fostering curiosity and exploration in our puppies is key for them to navigate their environment with confidence. It’s important they feel safe and secure with us to do this successfully.

07/25/2024

Having fun at her Private Gym today!🌟

📱Call or text to book (262)685-2559

07/20/2024

Mr. Quentin😍

07/19/2024

Miss Emma this Friday morning at her Private Gym snuffling away!🐾🥑

07/18/2024

End of the day and you know what that means…. Cleanup time!!!🫧

• It is very important to us that our space is clean and safe for your pups to come play in!

• Vacuumed and mopped!

• The gym is set up differently every single day to keep things fun and exciting 🐾

is for every kind of dog, every day ❤️

07/18/2024

🐾Check out our products for you and your pup!

• Snuffle balls
• Doggie blanket pad
• Walking bag
• Tote bag

& so much more!

🌟 In-store or online 🌟
https://canine-enrichment-center.myshopify.com/

07/15/2024

One week before our fun workshop!! Sign up today :)

07/11/2024

Congratulations to our amazing Skills for Life class!🎓🐾

07/11/2024

07/10/2024

Happy Birthday Abby!🎂💗🥳🐾

• Thank you for celebrating your birthday with us! We love you!🐾💗

07/06/2024

🥑Avocado Snuffle Mat🥑

🌟BEST seller here at the !!!

• We LOVE these mats! The durable material holds up with all the doggies that use them here. And when they’re dirty we just toss them in the washer, how easy!

• Make your dogs day more enriching one snuffle at a time 🐾

🌟 Sold at the Center or online! https://canine-enrichment-center.myshopify.com/

07/05/2024

Say hello to Mr. Bailey👋🏻

🐾At 13 yrs. old and fully blind he is still living his best life! Every Tuesday morning we get the gym ready with soooo many snuffle activities for him to explore. He wonders around with little guidance from us and uses that amazing nose to find all the goodies!

💛 We love you Bailey!

07/04/2024

Happy Birthday Delta & Simon!🐾🎂

• We had so much fun celebrating these two pups🥳

• Birthday treats & toys

• Snuffling games & agility obstacles

Thank you for celebrating your pups with us!

07/03/2024

• Sniffing engages a dog’s natural instinct to forage by using their nose and sense of smell!

• Snuffling is an easy enriching activity for your pup that can benefit their day to day life 🐾

• Check out our snuffle mats https://canine-enrichment-center.myshopify.com/

07/02/2024

Check out this Beautiful Butterfly Snuffle Mat!

• Durable and adorable !
• Machine washable
• Make meal time enriching

🌸 Buy in store or online at https://canine-enrichment-center.myshopify.com/ 🌸

07/01/2024

🌞Jumping into July!

• Enrichment is all about the mind AND body together💛

These pups especially love our agility equipment here at the center 🐾