✔️ Helps prevent boredom ✔️ Slows down eating ✔️ Burns mental energy This food puzzle makes for an excellent outlet for your dog's mental energy on a daily basis! The Twister Food Puzzle is one of the most challenging puzzles, however, you can make it easier for your dog by not locking the sides at first. Supervised play is recommended. If your dog resorts to chewing, switch to a more physical game/activity before trying again. Strongly recommend it! 10/10

✔️ Helps prevent boredom ✔️ Slows down eating ✔️ Burns mental energy Similar to other food puzzles, but a bit more advanced as it contains an optional added level of difficulty that allows you to lock the little drawers your dog will need to open to get the treats out. This food puzzle will require that your dog uses both his nose and paws to unlock and open each drawer. Supervised play is recommended. If your dog resorts to chewing, switch to a more physical game/activity before trying again. Strongly recommend it! 10/10

✔️ Helps burn physical energy ✔️ Strengthens your bond with your dog ✔️ Provides different textures to chew on Strengthen your bond with your dog by playing tug-and-pull-like games using these rope toys! Physical games don't encourage aggression or any unwanted behaviour. These types of games are normal and common for dogs, as they help strengthen your trust and comfort with each other while ensuring your dog gets to scratch their need to play using their entire body. Games like these only become a problem when puppies or dogs don't know when/how to end and relax. Help them do just that by providing them with a snuffle mat and a frozen Kong once you can tell that they're feeling tired before they start feeling overtired (which is where they can get more nippy and rough). Please do make sure that you keep in mind your dog's play style, especially while they're really young, so as to not scare or overwhelm them. While their adult teeth aren't grown in yet, please make sure you opt for rope toys that aren't too hard, similar to how Kongs come in different levels depending on your puppy's age. Recommended! 9.8/10

✔️ Builds on you & your dog's existing bond ✔️ Useful both indoors & outdoors Got a really smart and energetic dog? Agility equipment is one of the easiest ways to turn your home or backyard into the most fun and engaging environment for you and your dog! You can keep the exercises light and easy, as you and your dog learn to work together to accomplish your goals, while further strengthening your bond and focus together. Definitely recommend! 10/10

✔️ Helps your dog cool off during warm weather or after physical games and exercises ✔️ Feeling cool will allow your dog to more easily be able to rest/sleep Place the cooling mat inside your freezer and bring it out whenever you think your dog might be feeling a bit too warm, especially during summer, and particularly if you have a medium/long-haired breed. Most useful for highly active dogs, and medium and long-haired breeds. 9.5/10

✔️ Serves as an additional treat and reward that you provide for your dog ✔️ Provides you with an extra opportunity to engage with your dog while monitoring their water intake There are never too many instances where you can take a moment to reconnect with your dog and share a treat together. This treat in this instance is water and if you have a puppy, you can use this water bottle to keep track of their daily intake, to better prevent unwanted potty training accidents. Must-have! 10/10

✔️ Darkens crate area & minimizes noise, helping your dog sleep better/for longer ✔️ Similar to a den-like environment Crate covers are amazing for dogs to be able to have their own den-like room that will encourage better and longer sleep! Puppies will have an easier time sleeping in a setup that is darker and cooler, so a crate cover can be a great tool to help encourage your puppy to want to spend time in it! Must-have! 10/10

✔️ Allows you to reward calm behaviour at a distance ✔️ Allows you to supervise your dog as you create distance The Furbo Dog Camera can definitely be an asset when first training and preventing separation anxiety. Mainly because it allows you to see what and how your dog is reacting to their environment while you're away. Being able to respond early and fast enough can help you prevent unwanted behaviours. Useful for households with dogs staying alone for long periods of time! 8.5/10

Try this food puzzle to prevent their brain and mind from looking for something else to do, as well as redirect them to do something more productive instead! Food puzzles are amazing for puppies and dogs of any age, breed, and size. Their main purpose is to provide dogs with a fun meal-time outlet for their mental energy, which then helps them feel more at ease and relaxed, thus reducing the likelihood that your dog will 'get into trouble'. Our belief, and based on our experience, most dogs do things we don't like due to daily boredom, and/or simply not knowing what else to do instead with their time and energy. When to provide a food puzzle? The best time to provide a food puzzle is after you've done some physically stimulating exercises with your dog. Such as going for a walk or run, playing tug & pull, fetch, a fun game of wrestle, or even some agility training. The very first time you're introducing your dog to food puzzles, it's best to make it as easy as possible and let them find high-value (aka tasty!) treats inside it. Pro tip: To avoid having to purchase multiple puzzles of different levels, start with an intermediate or advanced puzzle as it's not generally tough to make them super easy for your dog at first. From then on, a good habit is to not only supervise your dog's usage of their puzzles, mainly so that you can put it away once they've figured it out and/or when they're done eating their meal. You also want to watch for how they're going about figuring out their puzzle. If they start chewing it out of frustration or overexcitement, it would be best to redirect them to an easier activity like a snuffle mat. This is also why it's best to use puzzles and most mental enrichment toys after your dog has had a chance to let go of some pent-up physical energy. For an extremely confident and capable dog, you can combine a calming mask (be sure to socialize them to it first and that they're feeling 110% comfortable wearing it) with the activity of a puzzle or snuffle mat so that your dog relies purely on their nose, and less on his eyes.

When it comes to crate training, and the overall association with dogs, there’s a common misconception that a create is meant to provide your dog with timeouts or help them understand that they’ve done something wrong or that you’re not happy with. And so if you’re hoping to make it so your dog enjoys spending time in his or her crate, you want to make sure you begin with the understanding that your dog or puppy’s crate needs to mean the same thing that your home and bedroom mean to you. Sure, you can go to your home to take a break from the outside world or life in general, and sure you can go to your room when things aren’t going well and take a break there too. But the difference with that and the misconception about dog’s crates is that it’s nearly impossible for your dog to fully understand why they got placed in their crate. Rather, what is most likely to happen is that your dog is associating going inside their crate with a not-so-positive experience. This is ultimately what makes dogs not want to spend time inside of it. Another reason can be their personality, energy level/drive, and other, more individual reasons that are best explored with a private dog trainer. But let’s dive in and take a look at some things you can do today to help your dog enjoy the idea of their crate: 1. This is the most important one! Make your dog's crate available to them when they feel relaxed, mellow, and tired from activities they've done. This way, you can associate how they feel (rest, mellow, relaxed) with being inside the crate. 2. After your dog has burned some physical energy with a game like fetch or tug and pull, help them settle and relax by hiding small pieces of their kibble and/or treats inside their crate with towels, for them to go in and snuffle. This will help slow their brain down and encourage them to spend time there, in a calm mindset. 3. Get a crate cover, and make sure that your dog's bed doesn't cover the entire area. The crate cover will help give your dog's crate more of a den-like feel. And ensuring that your dog's crate has uncovered sections will be helpful so that if he is feeling to warm, he can lay down directly on the crate tray, as opposed to his bed.