Enrichment for the Real World
You've dedicated your life to helping animals- just like us.
Emily Strong was training praying mantids at 7.
Allie Bender was telling her neighbor to refill their bird feeder because the birds were hungry at 2.
You're an animal person; you get it.
We've always been animal people. We've been wanting to better animals' lives since forever, so we made a podcast for people like us.
Join Emily and Allie, the authors of Canine Enrichment for the Real World, for everything animal care- from meeting animals' needs to assessing goals to filling our own cups as caregivers and guardians.
Podcasting since 2022 • 158 episodes
Enrichment for the Real World
Latest Episodes
#157 - Haylee Heisel: Why Giving More Doesn’t Fix Resource Guarding
Resource guarding is one of those behaviors that gets treated like it’s one simple problem with one simple fix.Just add abundance.Just countercondition it.Just follow this protocol.Except… it’s not that simple.
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Season 13
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Episode 157
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59:07
#156 - Q&A: All About Resource Guarding
In this Q&A episode, we’re answering your questions about resource guarding. If you’ve ever lied awake at 2am thinking: “Is this normal?” “Am I overreacting?”“Did I cause this?” “Should...
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Season 13
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Episode 156
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43:08
#155 - Try It: Engaging Indoor Games for Pets
Do you ever feel like enrichment has turned into a second full-time job?Hours of prep. Fancy toys. Amazon carts. Storage bins. Guilt.In this episode, Emily walks you through three simple, adaptable foraging game categories that ta...
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Season 13
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Episode 155
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14:45
#154 - Dog Training Advice: Find What Works
You scroll.One trainer says never let your dog look at the trigger.Another says your dog has to look at the trigger.Both sound confident. Both sound science-y. Now you’re more confused than when you started.In this e...
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Season 13
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Episode 154
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54:34
#153 - Why Dogs React Suddenly: Trigger Stacking
Ever have one of those days where your dog absolutely loses their mind over something they handled fine yesterday, and you're left standing there like, “Cool, cool, cool, love this for us, what just happened?”That wasn’t ...
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Season 13
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Episode 153
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56:15