By now, we all know the importance enrichment activities for dogs have on our pup’s life. They are not only an excellent way of keeping our dogs entertained on a rainy day or when we have things to do, but they also provide an extensive list of health benefits, such as stimulating cognition, improving stress management and helping them manage frustration.
But we also know that constantly buying new enrichment toys and tools can be quite expensive. So, today we bring you 12 DIY easy enrichment activities you can do with stuff you most definitely will have at home, such as empty toilet paper rolls, old rags and plastic bottles.
Hey, you will also be recycling! So these easy ideas are a total win-win.
In all of these enrichment activities for dogs, you can use one of Mokai’s delicious supplements. This way, apart from enriching your dog mentally and physically, you’ll be caring for his overall health.
1. The Newspaper SuperBowl
What you’ll need:
- A big bowl
- Newspaper
- Small pieces of food your dog’s love (kibble, cheese, apple, or Mokai’s tasty multivitamin chews)
How to make it:
- Make crunched buns with the newspaper
- Place all of them on the bowl
- Throw the small pieces of food all over the newspaper bowl
- Give it a good mix
- Let your pup find the food
2. Cups Challenge
What you’ll need:
- 8 harsh plastic cups
- Small pieces of food your dog’s love (kibble, cheese, apple, or Mokai’s tasty allergy relief and omega-3 treats)
How to make it:
- Put a few pieces of your pup’s favorite treats on all of the cups
- Place them one on top of the other
- Now you have a tower of cups with treats hidden inside of them that will keep your dog entertained for a while
3. Box It Up
What you’ll need:
- A few carton boxes
- Small pieces of food your dog’s love (kibble, cheese, apple, or Mokai’s delicious joint and mobility treats)
How to make it:
- Open the boxes and throw the small pieces of food on all of them
- Close the lids and let your pup do the work
4. Let’s Recycle!
What you’ll need:
- Empty toilet paper rolls
- Small pieces of food your dog’s love (kibble, cheese, apple, or Mokai’s tasty calming treats)
How to make it:
- Place some pieces of food inside of the roll
- Fold the tips of the rolls inwards
- Make some of them so your dog’s entertained for a while and has their brain and snout working for some food
5. The Rolling Bottle
What you’ll need:
- Bathroom curtain rod
- An empty plastic bottles
- Small pieces of food your dog’s love (kibble, cheese, apple, or Mokai’s plant-based chicken and peanut butter flavored multivitamins)
How to make it:
- Make some holes the size of the food alongside the bottle
- Place some food inside the bottle
- Put the curtain rod through the bottle, entering through its spout
- Stick the rod between two walls at the height of your dog
- Your pup will have to roll the bottle so the pieces of food fall to the floor and they can start enjoying them
The mechanism should look something like this
6. Uncover The Price
What you’ll need:
- Recipients such as plastic cups, tuppers and plastic cones
- Small pieces of food your dog’s love (kibble, cheese, apple, or Mokai’s plant-based chicken and peanut butter flavored omega-3 treats)
How to make it:
- Distribute the recipients all over the floor
- Put some of the food inside each one of them
- Now your pup can go on a treasure hunt that will enrich his mind
7. The House Of Rags
What you’ll need:
- Old rags, t-shirts and towels
- A big plastic box
- Small pieces of food your dog’s love (kibble, cheese, apple, or Mokai’s plant- basedchicken and peanut butter hemp mobility treats)
How to make it:
- Place the pieces of food on the rags and roll them up
- Put them all together inside the box
- Let that snout start working and find the treats
8. Under The Sea
What you’ll need
- A big bowl of water
- Small pieces of food your dog’s love (kibble, cheese, apple, or Mokai’s plant-based chicken and peanut butter hemp calming treats)
How to make it:
- Distribue the pieces of food inside the bowl of water
- See your pup submerge their snout to find the food
9. Frozen Treat
What you’ll need:
- A tupper
- Water
- Their kibbles
- Fruit such as apple and banana
- Pet-friendly chicken or veggies broth
How to make it:
- Place the water into the tupper
- Pour some broth into it
- Put the kibble and sliced fruits into the tupper
- Let it freeze
- When it’s frozen, take it out and give it to your pup so they can lick their way to the treats
10. The Treat Maze
What you’ll need:
- Big objects you have at home such as chairs, tables, big bottles and boxes
- Small pieces of food your dog’s love (kibble, cheese, apple, or Mokai’s chicken and peanut butter flavored multivitamins)
How to make it:
- Place the objects together around the house, making something that looks like kind of a maze
- Distribute the food through, above and into the objects
- Let your dog find their way through this delicious maze
11. DIY Snuffle Mat
What you’ll need:
- A towel
- Small pieces of food your dog’s love (kibble, cheese, apple, or Mokai’s chicken and peanut butter flavored omega-3 treats)
How to make it:
- Roll the towel while putting the treats between each fold
- Let your pup enjoy it
12. The Treat Maple
What you’ll need:
- An empty egg maple
- Mokai’s chicken and peanut butter hemp mobility treats)
How to make it:
- Distribute the pieces of food inside the maple
- Close it and give it to your dog so they can go on their first easter treat hunt
