Fun for fearful dogs

Sep 06, 2025

Have you tried to get your very fearful, shut-down, or semi-feral dog interested in toys or puzzles, without success?  

It's common for extremely scared dogs to show no interest in enrichment activities. But if you can get your pup started with simple games, enrichment is a great way to build confidence and teach your dog that they can use their behavior to get good things. 

In this video, I walk you through the first two steps of one of the very simple enrichment games I teach students in my online course, "Fearful & Anxious Dogs: Building Trust & Confidence." 

 

If you want more on this enrichment game, I've created a pdf guide and video lesson covering these and the following steps in "Your fearful dog's 1st enrichment game".   I hope you enjoy! 

What questions do you have about your fearful, timid, or shut-down dog? Shoot me an email at [email protected] and tell me about your pup.