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Why should I provide enrichment?

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Due to this coronavirus covid-19, many of us are experiencing what it's like to be confined to our homes with limited access to the outdoors. Most of us still have the luxury of entertaining ourselves through use of the internet, tv, and computer games. Others may prefer reading books, knitting, playing board games, baking, or some other hobby. Our pets on the other hand, don't have those forms of entertainment, and often can't understand our own fascination with them. They rely on us to play, walk, and socialise with them. When left to their own devices, they can become bored, frustrated, and destructive. So what can we do to improve things? Enrichment is not a new concept. In some ways we already provide things like shop-bought toys and chews without really understanding the benefit of them.  ( Incidentally, you should always supervise the use of such items, to prevent the risk of ingestion or choking, should parts be chewed off that shouldn't be eaten)
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Let me begin by introducing myself....... This is me with my inspiration for setting up my business. Shadow was my beautiful black Labrador, who sadly passed in June 2018 at the age of 14 years. She became diabetic at the age of 12, and lost the majority of her vision 6 months after diagnosis. She also suffered with arthritis and showed signs of dementia. Needless to say she required a great deal of support just to get around. Shadow showed me the true meaning of resilience. I learnt so much while caring for her; diabetes in pets, how to administer insulin, adaptations for blind pets, managing dementia and ways to ease arthritis pain. Caring is a full-time job, but unfortunately not recognised as such where pets are concerned. It is so hard to juggle that care with any other work, and that is one of my incentives for setting up a pet care business. For those people who need help supporting their pets (for whatever reason, medical or physical), I aim to be able to provide he