Episode 112. Canine Enrichment: Fun for Dogs of All Ages with Taylor Finton of Bindi's Bucket List

Want to give your dog the best year ever?  Let your dog be a dog with more canine enrichment activities in their lives!

When Taylor Finton & her husband adopted their American Village dogs – rescued from the island of St. Lucia - Taylor thought it would be fun to document her dogs’ new lives in Canada.  So Taylor started Bindi’s Bucket List as a blog and on Instagram.  When she started sharing her Kong recipes, pet parents around the world took notice!

But as Taylor shares with us, canine enrichment isn’t just Kong recipes – it’s so much more! Taylor’s new book, The Happiest Dog on the Block: Canine Enrichment Activities to Keep Your Dog Young & Healthy, is packed with fun and easy activities that are also backed by scientific research.

Did you know there are 6 different categories of canine enrichment? Taylor shares examples of each type and how to determine which are your dog’s favorites.  We’ll also learn how to create a canine enrichment plan for our dogs and the #1 thing to avoid when trying new enrichment activities.

Taylor even tells us how to choose or modify enrichment activities for puppies and senior dogs, as well as fearful or reactive dogs. 

Interested in more about canine enrichment?  Join Erin the Dog  Mom’s email list for a resource roundup coming soon.

Taylor & I discuss:

  • Her introduction to dogs at a young age;

  • How Bindi & Rosie joined their family, the origin of American Village Dogs and what she knows about their rescue story;

  • What inspired Taylor to start a social media presence for her dogs;

  • How she stumbled into sharing about Canine Enrichment;

  • What is Canine Enrichment and what are the benefits for our dogs?;

  • ABCDs of Canine Enrichment;

  • The different categories of enrichment and examples of these;

  • What to know about enrichment for puppies;

  • #1 most important thing to avoid with enrichment activities;

  • Importance of knowing your dog’s body language during enrichment activities;

  • How to create an enrichment plan for your dog;

  • Modifying enrichment activities for shy & fearful and reactive dogs

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