" Environmental enrichment for puppies and dogs is giving them something to do in addition to the time that you're spending them throughout the day. Most owners at this point understand you know walking the dog, exercise, dog parks. That's something that it's time has come. People get that. What they don't understand is what they can be doing to tire their dog in their absence and without having to raise the dog's blood pressure up and make them a triathlete. The whole idea behind these toys is to elongate the feeding and to buy yourself some time and energy burning for the dog, not just to feed them. I can feed the dog by hand and make sure the job was done. But this is to get her busy and tire her out. And the root of many many behavior problems is the dog simply having too much energy and nowhere to put it or not knowing where to put it. So the toy also focuses the dog on the appropriate object. Burn your energy on this toy and you know why this is the toy for you? Because it's got food in it. It does a bunch of things for the dogs brain. It tires them out as we've said, It also teaches them to focus on something and work through their frustration in the sort of puppy ADD. Give them something that has the food in it and they have to puzzle at it, they stay on task longer. So this tricky treat ball and there's a little flange inside the opening so that the kibble doesn't fall out immediately, she has to roll it over and over and over again to get to work. Your meal could now take up to half an hour, 45 minutes. It's also a great idea to have some pacifier chew toys. And those are things that you use in between the other meal times to keep your dog focused and tire them out. They are things that don't deliver a whole meal, they're literally a pacifier. People want to transition their dog from crate training to have them lose in the house? Your betting your house when you let them out on the fact that they are going to do the right stuff. If you make the right stuff undeniably good everytime you leave the house, then you can be assured the dog is going to chose the bone that he's chosen over the last six months instead of sofa when you start to initiate him back into the house. You really want to do this forever want to give your dog quality of life that is. rich and varied and chewing is a big part of that.""