Sensory enrichment and evolutionary history

The latest in the 'better world' series about dogs and cats.

Sensory enrichment reduces stress for dogs like this happy mixed breed. Part of the better world series about dogs and cats

For more information, you can read how to make the world better for dogs and how to make the world better for cats.

An appreciation of the evolutionary history of cats, like this one pouncing in a meadow, can help us make the world better for cats

By Zazie Todd, PhD

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Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. She is the creator of the popular blog, Companion Animal Psychology, writes The Pawsitive Post premium newsletter, and also has a column at Psychology Today. Todd lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, one dog, and two cats. 

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