Cog-Dog Radio REPLAY: Manage, Enrich, or Train?
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Sep 30, 2025 Explore the crucial balance between environmental management, enrichment, and training for dogs. Discover how to use management to minimize problem behaviors and the importance of enrichment in fostering natural instincts. Learn practical solutions for litter box raids, barking, and dog-cat conflicts, and recognize when training skills are necessary. Sarah offers insights into collaboration among professionals and the complexities of handling canine reactivity, while also providing tips for managing exuberant greetings and fostering trust in humans.
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Three Complementary Pillars
- Management, enrichment, and skills training are distinct but complementary pillars of behavior work.
- None should be used alone when the case requires the others to address function or environment.
Use Management To Reduce Risk
- Use management to manipulate the environment so a target behavior is impossible or less likely.
- Keep management ethical and avoid solutions too intrusive or burdensome for people or dogs.
Match Enrichment To Dogness
- Provide enrichment that lets dogs express species-typical behaviors like sniffing and foraging.
- Match the enrichment to the behavior's function for it to meaningfully replace the problem behavior.
