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1/28/2013 Enrichment for Enrichment for Shelter Dogs Shelter Dogs Kelley Bollen Kelley Kelley Bollen Kelley Bollen, ollen MS CABC , MS MS, , CABC CABC ABC Owner and Director Animal Alliances, LLC What do What do I I mean by mean by Enric Enrichment? ment? P Prov P rovid i idi iding an ng an interest i nteresting, comp i ng, complex, l ex, challenging, stimulat challenging, stimulating, and ing, and variable variable environment that encourages the environment that encourages the animals animals to to explore, think, learn, engage, and explore, think, learn, engage, and be be well well well well – – mentally mentally and mentally mentally and and physically and physically physically. hysically 1

1/28/2013 � Shelters should place a Shelters should place a priority on priority on programs programs that reduce stress and promote the physical that reduce stress and promote the physical and and psyc and and psychological psychological well sychological ological well well be well-being bein being of ing of their of their their animals heir animal animals animals. � Keeping the animals Keeping the animals beh behaviorally behaviorally beh viorally, as well viorally, as as well well as ell as as medically, healthy is medically, healthy is the the humane humane thing to do thing to do Why is Enrichm Why is Enrichment Important in Important in the Shelter Environment? the Shelter Environment? Shel Shelter animal ter animals: s: - live in a stress ive in a stressfu ful enviro environmen ent - are m mentally a lly and d physically unde ysically under-stimula stimulated ed - are re confined confined to a smal to a small area area (ca ( ( cage or g g e or run run) where the ) where they have y have littl ttle to e to no no contro control This can lead to boredom, an This can lead to boredom, anxiety xiety and the devel and the developmen pment of t of behavior problems incl behavior problems including abnormal behavior uding abnormal behavior. 2

1/28/2013 Enrichment Programs Enrichment Programs Pr Provide ovide fo for the the ps psyc ychological w hological well-being o ll-being of the the animals animals in our animals animals in in our our care ur care care by: care by: by: by: - reducing s - r stress - providing phys iding physical an ical and d me mental s al stimulation imulation - allowi llowing ng the the animal animals more cont more control rol over over their environment their environment - preventing the reventing the development and development and displa display y of abnormal behavior of abnormal behavior 3

1/28/2013 Environm Environmen ental tal Enrich Enrichme ment nt Modifying Modifying Modifying the Modifying the the enviro he enviro environment environment nment so nment so so that so that that it: that it: it: it: • is mor more comfo comforta table e • provide provides more space (l more space (larger arger encl enclos osure, etc. etc.) • prov provides more choi more choices ces (dif ifferent le rent levels ls, e etc) • is is m more re stim imulati l l ating g (views, ( ( views, stimu stimulating t l ating the sen h e senses es, etc.) c.) • is less sti ss stimulati ating (qui (quieter eter, not abl not able to to see see other other anima animals, etc.) s, etc.) Behavioral Behavioral Enrich Enrichment nt Stimulating the brain by: Stimulating the brain by: - giv ivin ing t g the anim imal opportun unit itie ies s to p perfor orm m speci species-typi s-typical behavi cal behaviors. ors. - giv ivin ing t g the anim imal opp pportuni pp pp ortuniti ties to es to thin h k h k ink an and learn. d l earn. 4

1/28/2013 ‘Research in ‘Research in the neurosciences has indicated the neurosciences has indicated that the brains of higher animals are that the brains of higher animals are constructed to function optimally when constructed to function optimally when receiving receiving receiving a specific receiving a specific specific amount pecific amount amount of mount of stimul of sti stimulati timulatio ulation. tion ’ ‘When too much or too little stimulation is ‘When too much or too little stimulation is presented to the brain, disorganization, presented to the brain, disorganization, instability, instability instability disease instability , diseas disease, disease and , and and suffe nd suffering suffering may suffering ring may may result may result result ’ result. McMillan, 2002 McMillan, 2002 Studies consistently indica Studies consis tently indicate that te that mental mental stimulation stimulation is emoti is emotiona nally rewa reward rding ing to to animals, and animals, and there is there is a a strong motiva strong motivation to tion to seek novel stimuli. seek novel stimuli. Studies also show that many Studies also show that many animals prefer to animals prefer to work work for their food rather for their food rather than have it than have it freely freely availa available. ble. ‘Inadequate mental stimul ‘Inadequate mental stimulation gives rise to ion gives rise to the the unplea unpleasa sant emoti nt emotiona nal state of state of bored boredom, which serves which serves to motiva to motivate the te the individua individual to to seek stimula seek stimulation. ion.’ McMillan, 2002 McMilla n, 2002 5

1/28/2013 Enrichment Enrichment Is re Is required b q q uired by law for ca y y law for captive p tive primates! p rimates! 1991 Amendment to the 1985 1991 Amendment to the 1985 Animal Welfare Act Animal Welfare Act Requ R R equires a i i res all ll f ll fac acil iliti iliti ities es hous h ousing i ng th th them: em: “… to promote the psychol “… to promote the psychological gical well-being of well-being of nonhuman primates.” nonhuman primates.” 6

1/28/2013 Primate Primate Enrichm Enrichment in the Zoo in the Zoo Bore Bored Stimulated Stimulated Fee Feeder b boxes xes Soda Soda b bottles ttles PVC PVC feede feeders 7

1/28/2013 PVC PVC pipe pipe feede feeder Spinni Spinning log log feeder feeder Milk crate Milk crate feede feeder Nut b Nut board ard Ice Tre Ice Treats Fru Fruit roll roll-u -ups Cocon Coconut feede t feeder 8

1/28/2013 The The rest of the zoo ani rest of the zoo animals als also also recei receive enri e enrichment. chment. 9

1/28/2013 Don’t they deserve it too?? Don’t they deserve it too?? Environmental Environmental Enrichment Enrichment .wouldn’t t that b be nice h here? 10

1/28/2013 A Comfortable A Comfortable Environment Environment • Soft bedding Soft bedding • Platforms Platforms A comfy adoption floor omfy adoption floor 11

1/28/2013 Less stimulating environment Less stimulating environment You may You may think that enrichment is think that enrichment is all about all about INCREASING INCREASING stimulation INCREASING INCREASING stimul stimulation stimulation And that is a big part of it And that is a big part of it But in the shelt But in the shelter r enviro environment nment – DECREASING stimula DECREASING stimulation is ion is just as just as important. important. Visual barriers Visual barriers 12

1/28/2013 Quiet Kennels Quiet Kennels Reducin Reducing noise level noise levels reduces reduces stres stress Noise Levels in Noise Levels in Shelter Shelter Can exceed 100 dB (118.9 dB Can excee 100 dB (118.9 dB ) > 70 dB = > 70 dB = co consi nsidered loud ud 96 dB 96 dB = = sub subway ay tr trai ain 110 dB 110 dB = = jackha jackhammer 120 = 0 = prop opeller eller aircra rcraft ft Any sound in Any sound in the 90-120 the 90-120 dB dB range is range is considered to considered to be in in th the c critic itical zo zone ne and can be d can be felt felt as well as as well as heard. heard. 13

1/28/2013 Click for Quiet Click for Quiet Time outside of Time outside of the kennel in the kennel in an office an office or real life or real life room room 14

1/28/2013 The Senses The Senses We We should consider all should consider all the senses when the senses when we we deve develop enrichment strategies for p enrichment strategies for shelter shelter animals. animals. 15

1/28/2013 Auditory Stimulation Auditory Stimulation Research has Research has found that found that class l l assica i i cal mus l music ca i c calms s l ms shelt h lt lter er dogs ( dogs ( Wells et. al. 2002 ) Wells et. al. 2002 ) New Age New Age Musi Music Soothing Music Soothing Music Heartbeat music therapy Heartbeat music therapy 16

1/28/2013 Canin Canine Lullabies CD Lullabies CD Psychoacoustically Psychoacoustically Designed Designed Music Music 17

1/28/2013 Through A Through A Dog’s Ear CD Dog’s Ear CD Househ Household sounds ld sounds Dinner time sounds 18

1/28/2013 Wind Wind chimes chimes A Dog’s A Dog’s #1 Sense #1 Sense 19

1/28/2013 Olfactory Stimulation Olfactory Stimulation Introducin Introducing scents into the environme g scents into the environment t that are sti h h at are stimulating an l l ating and/or ca d /or calming l ming Olfactory stimulation in Olfactory stimulation in the zoo the zoo 20