Unleashed Curiosity: Dog & Cat Health, Nutrition & Vet Advice by Vital Pet Life
Sep 1, 2026 · 13 min · 7 segments
Most pet parents know the signs when something's physically wrong - limping, vomiting, a dull coat. Far fewer recognize the signs of a bored pet, even though boredom is one of the most common (and…
Amber DaSilvaHost
Donie YamamotoHost
And so instead of just eating, like putting down their bowl and letting them eat from there, you want them to work for their food.
So there's, you know, a lot of things on the market now like snuffle mats or frozen food puzzles or even like scattering the kibble around and they search for it.
They have to run around and get it, maybe dropping some into the grass and they kind of have to move around and use their sense of smell to find, you know, so it's like this hide and seek game.
And just doing those things can take like a 15 second mill and turn it into a 15 minute problem solving session, which is really cool, you know, because sometimes like if you just put the bowl down and they snarf it right down, then, you know, it's all over so fast.
They're really underrated, but hiding a few treats around the room and letting them sniff out taps into exactly that part of the brain that was chewing the couch, trying to satisfy itself.
You know, there's a lot of synthetic scents out there, perfumes and all this stuff.
So I'm thinking more of like natural treats with different, you know, there's a lot of like, like my dog loves these freeze dried liver treats and I think they smell absolutely horrible, but they're her favorite thing ever, you know? So like engaging, so finding different treats with different smells and kind of hiding them around.
And yeah, like you don't even have to have something super fancy like a cardboard box with some treats in it.
And so instead of just eating, like putting down their bowl and letting them eat from there, you want them to work for their food.
So there's, you know, a lot of things on the market now like snuffle mats or frozen food puzzles or even like scattering the kibble around and they search for it.
They have to run around and get it, maybe dropping some into the grass and they kind of have to move around and use their sense of smell to find, you know, so it's like this hide and seek game.
And just doing those things can take like a 15 second mill and turn it into a 15 minute problem solving session, which is really cool, you know, because sometimes like if you just put the bowl down and they snarf it right down, then, you know, it's all over so fast.
They're really underrated, but hiding a few treats around the room and letting them sniff out taps into exactly that part of the brain that was chewing the couch, trying to satisfy itself.
You know, there's a lot of synthetic scents out there, perfumes and all this stuff.
So I'm thinking more of like natural treats with different, you know, there's a lot of like, like my dog loves these freeze dried liver treats and I think they smell absolutely horrible, but they're her favorite thing ever, you know? So like engaging, so finding different treats with different smells and kind of hiding them around.
And yeah, like you don't even have to have something super fancy like a cardboard box with some treats in it.
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