
You've dedicated your life to helping animals- just like us.
Emily Strong was training praying mantids at 7.
Allie Bender was telling her neighbor to refill their bird feeder because the birds were hungry at 2.
You're an animal person; you get it.
We've always been animal people. We've been wanting to better animals' lives since forever, so we made a podcast for people like us.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 160 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Pets & AnimalsKids & Family | |||

You nail a training session. Your dog is locked in, responding beautifully, and you feel that rare rush of “we’ve got this.” Then real life shows up and your dog looks at you like you’ve never met. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing: that moment is not... more
There’s a quiet assumption that runs through a lot of behavior work: if we can just change how an animal feels about something, the problem will resolve. Counterconditioning is a powerful tool, and Emily and Allie aren’t here to take it away from you... more
Resource guarding is one of those behaviors that gets treated like it’s one simple problem with one simple fix.
Just add abundance.
Just countercondition it.
Just follow this protocol.
Except… it’s not that simple.
In this episode of Enrichment ... more
In this Q&A episode, we’re answering your questions about resource guarding.
If you’ve ever lied awake at 2am thinking:
“Is this normal?”
“Am I overreacting?”
“Did I cause this?”
“Should I try that 30-second training hack I just saw on the i... more
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Is there a safe way to play hide and seek when the older dog has a history of food/funnstuff aggression towards the teenager? It’s well managed now, but as a precaution?
I absolutely love listening to this podcast and eagerly await each new episode. The house gives amazing advice, information that you can easily implement. They also have great guests that I learned a ton from.
I’ve learned so much from these folks, and it makes my day when there’s a new episode to listen to
When all the enrichment ideas you see on the internet aren’t working for your dog, you turn to Emily and Allie. They break things down so it makes sense. Why things work-or don’t work and they interview people who may have totally different animal backgrounds but tie it back in to how we can do things well for our pets!
If you want to listen to a podcast that’s accepting of all walks of life-humans and animals this one is it!
It’s the one podcast that I go back and listen to episodes more tha... more
Solid information from practiced experts. Thank you .
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Enrichment for the Real World focuses on practical, evidence-informed pet enrichment, training, and caregiver well-being. Episodes cover foraging games, safe management of behavioral issues, and how to design low-stress, high-engagement routines for dogs and other companions. The show emphasizes real-world applicability, avoids quick-fix DIY traps, and often pairs actionable tips with nuanced discussions about context, animal agency, and owner mindset. A standout throughline is sustainable enrichment that enhances behavior without overwhelm, plus thoughtful guidance for communicating with clients, peers, and pet guardians.
Listeners are likely practitioners and enthusiasts in the pet-care space who value science-based methods, humane train... more
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Recent guests on Enrichment for the Real World include:
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