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#130 - Mike Agruss: A Nuanced Approach to Dog Bite Advocacy
Season 11 Episode 130
Content Warning: This episode does include discussion of dog bites.
When a dog bite happens, emotions run high—fear, guilt, anger, confusion. In toda…
9 months, 1 week ago
#129 - Q&A: All About Anxiety in Dogs
Season 11 Episode 129
Wondering if your dog will “grow out of” anxiety? Or if a sit-stay will solve their fear of strangers? This Q&A episode clears up the most common mis…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
#128 - Try it: How to Find Indoor Activities for Dogs on Hot Days
Season 11 Episode 128
When the temperatures soar, it can feel like your only option is to survive summer with the AC cranked up and a bored dog staring at you, but we’ve g…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
#127 - Summer Enrichment Activities
Season 11 Episode 127
Summer heat getting in the way of your enrichment goals? You’re not alone. In this episode of Enrichment for the Real World, Allie and Emily break do…
10 months ago
#126 - Sarah van Herpt: Healing Bears, Changing Minds
Season 11 Episode 126
What does it take to rehabilitate hundreds of bears and build an enrichment-forward sanctuary from scratch? In this episode, we dive into the world o…
10 months, 1 week ago
#125 - Does Comforting My Pet Reinforce the Fear?
Season 11 Episode 125
You’ve heard it before: “Don’t comfort a scared dog, you’ll just reinforce the fear.” But… is that true? In this episode of Enrichment for the Real W…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
#124 - Try It: How to Use Sound Enrichment Without Regretting It Immediately
Season 11 Episode 124
Sound enrichment is often touted as a magic solution for everything from masking triggers to helping pets chill out—but what happens when the “soothi…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
#123 - Pet Firework Safety & Security Tips
Season 11 Episode 123
The Fourth of July might be a favorite for humans, but for many pets, it’s more like a horror movie. From hiding in bathtubs to bolting through doors…
11 months ago
#122 - Lili Chin: About Dog Breeds
Season 10 Episode 122
How much can a dog’s breed really tell you? In this episode of Enrichment for the Real World, illustrator and author Lili Chin (she/her) returns to t…
11 months, 1 week ago
#121 - Try it: Learn Your Pet's Ladder of De-Escalation
Season 10 Episode 121
We talk a lot about recognizing when our pets are becoming more stressed. But what about when they’re calming down? In this episode of Enrichment for…
11 months, 2 weeks ago