How to Know If Enrichment Is Actually Enriching

So, you want to provide enrichment for your pet or your clients’ pets. Awesome! Welcome. 

One of the questions we at Pet Harmony get asked frequently is, “How do I do it?” It seems easy at first: let your dogs sniff, give your birds something to shred, give your cats something to pounce on, and provide them with all food puzzles. Easy peasy lemon squeezy, right? But then you get in and start doing All The Things, and… nothing about the pet’s behavior changes. 

Or the behavior does change, ...