Practical Canine Enrichment
With Allie Bender
Follow Los Angeles-based Certified Dog Trainer Susan Light as she seeks to learn from the industry’s best and become worthy of the title: Sensei of the Doggy Dojo!!
Susan interviews experts from all over the world about their specialties in the Dog world and shares the conversations with you, the dog lover!
Lisa Radosta DVM, DACVB
Dr. Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She completed a residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row.
Dr. Radosta is the owner of Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, a specialty behavior practice in southeast Florida and co-owns Dog Nerds, an online educational resource for owners whose pets have behavior disorders.
She is a sought after speaker nationally and internationally. She is a coauthor of several books including: Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th edition and From Fearful to Fear Free. She is a contributing author for Blackwell’s Five Minute Veterinary Consult, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Decoding your Cat, Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics.
She has published research articles in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, Journal of Veterinary Behavior and The Veterinary Journal and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC, Veterinary Team Brief, Clinician’s Brief and AAHA Newstat. She has served on the Fear Free Executive Council and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force.
She has been interviewed for many publications including Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician’s Brief, Sun Sentinel, WebMD, AAHA trends, Real Simple, Good News for Pets, Catster, DVM 360 and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, local news in southeast Florida, Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Steve Dale's Pet Talk and Dogs, CNBC and Cats and Scapegoats.
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Website: https://drlisaradosta.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlisaradosta/
Recommends: Dr. Evan Maclean, Director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center https://dogs.arizona.edu/people/dr-evan-maclean
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This week, to tackle Practical Canine Enrichment I’m joined by Allie Bender CDBC, CPDT-KA, SBA.
Along with Emily Strong, Allie wrote the book “Canine Enrichment in the Real World” – available on Amazon and founded Pet Harmony Training. You can find out more about them at https://petharmonytraining.com/, or find them on Facebook (Pet Harmony Training) or Instagram @petharmonytraining
Allie is in the Chicago area, Emily is in Salt Lake City, Utah; and Ellen is in California.
Free Gift
She’s also offering Pet Parents a free Enrichment Chart (https://www.petharmonytraining.com/enrichmentchart) to help you get started with your own Enrichment plan!
Allie helps us break through the confusion about Enrichment. We talk about where it came from (zoos!) and what its true purpose is in your dog’s life! Listen to all her wisdom about how to see what your individual dog needs and make sure the enrichment is actually enriching to your dog!
Recommendations for Practical Canine Enrichment
Here are some links to some of Allie’s favorite’s Feeding Puzzles
It should be noted that these come in different sizes based on how much food you want it to hold. You can always buy a bigger one for a smaller dog, just don’t fill it up all the way
Recommendations for Calming Enrichment
Remember to thoroughly clean these food toys between dogs – some can be boiled in hot water or run through the dishwasher
Make sure to watch your dog when you introduce them to a new enrichment, and to watch how they behave afterward to see if it’s meeting the need you intend it to
Recommendations for Physical Enrichment
Allie and Emily’s Webinar with Mike Shikashio
Using Enrichment to Treat Aggression Webinar ($30)
You can find me, Susan Light, at doggydojopodcast.com/work-with-susan-light
The Music was written by Mac Light, find him at maclightsongwriter.com
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See you next Tuesday for a new episode of the Doggy Dojo!
