Enrichment is activities, experiences and environments designed to engage a dog’s mind, body and natural instincts. It goes beyond basic exercise and play by stimulating a dog’s senses, encouraging problem-solving, and offering opportunities to explore and interact with their world in meaningful ways.
key enrichment categories
Sensory Enrichment
Exposing dogs to new smells, sights, sounds, and textures.
Intellectual Enrichment
Providing puzzles, training, or tasks that challenge their thinking.
Social
Enrichment
Offering safe interaction with people or other animals.
Physical Enrichment
Encouraging movement through activities like agility, fetch, or nose work.
Nutritional Enrichment
Turning mealtimes into engaging experiences with puzzle feeders or scatter feeding.
Why Is Enrichment Valuable for Your Dog?
Supports Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being
Just like people, dogs can experience stress, anxiety and frustration. Enrichment gives your dog an outlet for energy and emotion, helping them to regulate mood and reduce anxiety, especially in high-energy or anxious dogs.
Strengthens the Human-Animal Bond
Interactive enrichment—like training games or hide-and-seek—deepens the relationship between you and your dog. Positive shared experiences enhance trust and communication.
Improves Learning and Trainability
Mental stimulation keeps your dog’s brain sharp. Enrichment activities often involve learning new commands or solving puzzles, which improves their cognitive function and responsiveness to training.
Reduces Boredom and Destructive Behavior
A bored dog is more likely to engage in unwanted behaviors like chewing, digging or barking. Enrichment provides mental stimulation for your dog, which helps prevent these behaviors by keeping them purposefully occupied.
Improves Learning and Trainability
Mental stimulation keeps your dog’s brain sharp. Enrichment activities often involve learning new commands or solving puzzles, which improves their cognitive function and responsiveness to training.
Promotes Physical Health
Many of our enrichment activities encourage movement and exercise, which supports your pet's weight management, joint health and overall physical fitness.
Enrichment for your dog isn’t just a luxury – it’s an essential part of responsible pet care. By incorporating regular enrichment into your dog’s daily routine, you help make sure your dog lives a more fulfilling, healthy and joyful life. Whether through interactive toys, nature walks, scent games or social time, every effort you make contributes to your dog’s overall health and well-being.
Membership Enrollment
- Annual Enrollment as of January 1, 2025
- One year: $225
- Two dogs, one year: $430
- Enrollment includes:
- 1 year membership from the date you join
- 2 field trips a year
- 1 bath & nail trim every 6 months
- A birthday party for your dog captured on video
Please note: Price increases may happen during the one-year period.
PRICING
- $47/Day (Members)
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- $55/Day (Non-members)
- If Boarding, $80/Boarding + $15 for Enrichment (Members)
- $80/Boarding + $20 for Enrichment (Non-member)
Enrichment is provided Monday – Saturday.
APPLY TODAY
Fill out the Application form below. Then Click Register Now to set up you and your pet’s TLC Dog Enrichment Academy Profile!