Anxious Dog? 5 Easy Enrichment Activities To Calm Your Dog

Enrichment, or the act of providing your pet with mental and physical stimulation, can be a great way to calm an anxious dog. Dogs become anxious for many reasons such as lack of exercise, boredom in the home environment, jealousy over attention given to other pets in the household, separation anxiety (from their owners), and more. When dogs are bored they may exhibit destructive behaviours like chewing furniture or barking excessively. Enrichment can help curb these behaviors by keeping your pup stimulated throughout his day. We ask our dogs to live in a strange world with lots of different sights, sounds, and smells. It’s a lot for any dog to deal with. The small apartments, the rushing traffic, and owners that leave every day for hours on end are realities that dogs don’t understand and have no ability to make sense of. Is it really surprising that our canine companion’s stress bucket overflows? Read the full article here: https://www.rufflesnuffle.co.uk/anxious-dog-5-easy-enrichment-activities-to-calm-your-dog/