Enrichment at Golden Paws Resort
Why Enrichment?
Enichment positively encourages behaviors dogs would do in the wild to satisfy their physical and mental needs. The purpose of enrichment is to avoid stress by giving dogs control over their environment.
The Five Enrichment Types:
Nutritional
What
Encourages dogs to use natural foraging behaviors to earn food
Why
Helps improve dogs mental and physical condition. Decreases negative behaviors like excessive barking while increasing positive reinforcement and physical activity.
Occupational
What
Gives dogs jobs that encourage physical and mental stimulation
Why
Combat boredom-based destructive behaviors by allowing dogs to release physical energy with mental engagement.
Physical
What
Alter the complexity and quality of a dog’s space
Why
Provides outlet for positive expression of natural behaviors by providing dog’s control over their environment .
Sensory
What
What Stimulate the sight, sound, & smell senses of dogs
Why
Promotes calming environment and discourages negative behaviors like destruction or excessive barking.
Social
What
Positive contact between dogs and other species
Why
Positive contact between dogs and humans, other animals or new situations.
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