enrichment

Lick Mats, Priced by the Lick. The 5 Dollar Silicone One Sticks Where the 15 Dollar One Slides.

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My groomer charges a ten-dollar “difficult dog” fee, and last spring my hound mix Nelly earned it three visits running. She’s sixty pounds of rescue nerves who shakes so hard at the drying station that the table walks. The pet store’s fix was a $41 basket: calming chews, a pheromone spray, and a bandana that … Read more

Snuffle Mats, Priced Three Ways. The 15 Dollar Fleece Strip Mat Won.

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Last February my terrier mix, Junie, gutted a $45 memory-foam dog bed while I was on a forty-minute video call. She wasn’t hungry. It had rained for three days and the bed was the most complicated object in the room. The replacement cost another $45, and the trainer I texted afterward sent back the sentence … Read more