It has been a little while since we have talked about enrichment for Rayne’s group. If you happen to have been wondering, yes. They are still destructive in comparison to Jamie’s group. We have been taking it slow to see what works and what doesn’t. The problem with that is that it is what it is; slow. Though more and more things are added to their growing repertoire of enrichment, some in that group have a burning desire to eat plastic, stuffing from stuffed animals, and some other things. Just because they are destructive, does that mean we should stop trying? If you’re hardheaded and stubborn like myself, then you know the answer is “no.”
It has been a slow process of introducing them to new things, but things are still moving along. We recently attempted to introduce them to firehose cubes. Before Mave, Honey B, and Willy B integrated into the Lucky Six, firehose cubes were on the list of food puzzles they received. Since the cubes are pretty durable, we decided that was going to be the next step. The first trial run was overall a success! There was some minimal damage when caregivers were able to retrieve the next morning, but nothing that would stop the second trial run.
Though six of the group of nine have not experienced firehose cubes before, they had some to show them the ropes.
Mave working her way through a firehose cube as Dora looks on
Willy B reunited with one of his favorite food puzzles
For others, it came naturally. For instance:
Rayne, the queen of all natural intuition, didn’t even hesitate to grab one and rummage through it
Hopefully (fingers crossed) you all will be seeing some more photos of firehose cubes with Rayne’s group.
Here are some bonus photos from today:
Mave being silly with a sock
A photo montage of Missy before and during a lunch forage today
Jamie during today’s lunch forage
Negra looking like the queen that she is
Burrito returning from a “walk” (read run) around Young’s Hill
