14/02/2024
Is Your Dog or Cat Bored?
Dogs and cats are intelligent animals and require mental stimulation.
Bored pets are problem pets. When people are bored there are many activities we can do to fill our day; when pets are bored, they often fill their time with mischief and destructive behavior. Other than sleeping and eating, what does your pet do?
Without proper stimulation, pets may likely end up performing a variety of unwanted behavior such as chewing, barking, digging, clawing, inter-pet aggression, knocking items off of tables, seeking excessive attention, playing keep away with an owner’s items, chasing their own tails, and lounging and napping excessively. Providing activities for your pet to do during the day while you are busy will help to reduce these behavioral problems.
Boredom is not an emotionally healthy state for pets. “Boredom is not the trivial annoyance it is sometimes dismissed as,” writes Charlotte C. Burns of the Royal Veterinary College in an essay published in the journal Animal Behavior. “Animal boredom is biologically plausible: animals avoid monotony and seek stimulation.” Since we all strive to give our pets the best life possible, it is important not to ignore their need for physical and mental stimulation.
Use Zippin Zoomies To Provide Your Pet Behavior Enrichment
Providing behavioral enrichment for your pet is essential; this simply means making their living space interesting and stimulating to prevent boredom and stress.
Commit to furnishing your pet with regular mental and physical activity the easy way……………just program the Zippin Zoomies to engage your pet’s hunting instincts at different times of each day. You can further diversify your pet’s activity level by varying the length of each session and by swapping out the preys they chase.
Many of the pets with behavior problems veterinarians see in their practices show dramatic improvement when their treatment protocol consists of regular, daily sessions of aerobic exercise. Many pet parents who try this “therapy” are amazed at the difference just a little daily physical activity makes in their dog's or cat's behavior.
Let Zippin Zoomies ‘play’ with your dog or cat each day so they will obtain the vital stimulation needed to maintain quality mental health.