SUPPLIES NEEDED: -BOX (CARDBOARD OR PLASTIC) - P A P E R - T OY S -SMALLER BOXES -ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND AROUND YOUR HOUSE! *NOTHING SO SMALL YOUR DOG COULD INGEST IT
FORAGING BOXES - MAGGIE LEE
ASSEMBLY: SIMPLY PUT ALL THE ITEMS IN THE BOX, AND HIDE FOOD THROUGHOUT IT! LET YOUR DOG RUMMAGE THROUGH THE STUFF TO SMELL AND FIND THE FOOD.
FORAGING BOXES HELP DOGS WHO NATURALLY LOVE SNIFFING AND FINDING THINGS. LOOKING THROUGH
THE BOX TO FIND THE FOOD COULD HELP DECREASE BEHAVIORS SUCH AS DIGGING, CHEWING ON THINGS IN THE HOUSE, DIGGING THROUGH THE TRASH, ROOTING THROUGH AND RIPPING BUSHES IN YARD, OR ANY DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS.
LEVEL THIS UP BY PUTTING MORE IN THE BOX, PUTTING FILLED ENRICHMENT TOYS (SUCH AS A KONG) IN THE BOX, ADDING AN EASILY REMOVED LID, USING MULTIPLE BOXES INSIDE EACH OTHER, OR HIDING THE BOX!
YOU CAN USE THIS WITH ANY ANIMAL IN YOUR HOUSE! JUST MAKE SURE TO USE THEIR FOOD, AND NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PETS IN THE ROOM WHILE THEY’RE WORKING ON IT.
SAFTEY CONCERNS: -MAKE SURE NOT TO USE ANY SMALL ITEMS THAT YOUR DOG COULD INGEST
-IF YOU USE PAPER, USE THICK PACKING PAPER INSTEAD OF FLIMSY TISSUE OR PRINTER PAPER -RIP ANY SMALL THINGS OFF OF THE BOX SUCH AS ENDS OF TAPE OR FLIMSY CORNERS SO YOUR DOG DOESNT ACCIDENTALY EAT THEM
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