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Environmental Modification
Physical adaptations made to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the animals and people
Techniques in Environmental Modification
-Environmental Management
-Environmental Enrichment
Environmental management
Used to control situations
Environmental Enrichment
Used to improve quality of life
Environmental management involves...
Making changes in the environment so that neither temptation nor behavior occurs ever
Results of Environmental Management
Behavior doesn't occur
Successful prevention and rehabilitation depend on...
Environmental Management
Environmental Management is often...
Overlooked
Environmental Management is a major contributor in...
Helping most behavioral problems
Suggestions for Environmental Management are usually...
Not difficult
The number one goal in Environmental Management is to...
Prevent access to the trigger of a behavior and the behavior's reward
When putting a dog in a crate, make sure that:
-the dog is crate-trained
-the crate is a special place, not a punishment
Best ways to manage pets from getting on furniture:
-Make furniture uncomfortable
-Prevent access to furniture
-confine pet away from furniture
What might make a person feel safer around an animal?
-Leash
-muzzle
-Crate training
When making the environment safer, you should consider the safety of...
People and other animals as well as the pet
Techniques that improve quality of life:
-Encourage physical and mental activity
-Social Interactions
-Human Interactions
-Audio-Visual Enrichment
Basic sources of enrichment:
-Chasing/catching prey
-Raising young
-hiding treats in toys
-Chew/play toys
Some pets are instinctive to have...
Enrichment
Basic Enrichment Activities
-Basic sources
-Physical Activities
-Mental Activities
Structures that promote natural behavior
-Climbing areas
-Resting Areas
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