My husband and I recently just welcomed our twin baby girls into the world. With the shift in priorities, my 2 year old high energy medium sized mutt has started jumping our fence from lack of enrichment. I know she is doing it because she is bored and an easy way to help would be to walk her but I physically cant do that right now and I also cant leave her unattended in our back yard anymore due to her jumping our fence. She is now attached to a lead and a harness for backyard time because she still has to go potty and I can't always baby sit her with two newborns. She is really struggling with this and I feel so guilty. I'm looking into non physical ways I can provide enrichment at home for her to help with her boredom. Does anyone have any experience with a situation like this? Any ideas on how I can provide enrichment for her at home? She goes through licker pads in like 5 mins, a Kong with frozen treats in like 10… I've tried snuffle mats, treats in a towel, paper towel tubes, Beef cheek, bully sticks (both last maybe 15 mins and she finishes or gets bored)… I'm out of ideas at this point. I also don't have hours upon hours to devote to training something new at this exact point in time as I can barely move.
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