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Brain games

Puzzles, scent work and thinking games that give a busy brain an actual job. Built from what is already in your kitchen.

Every game carries a difficulty from 1 to 5, on the same scale, and the page says why.

4 notes published so far.

2 of 5Difficulty 2 out of 5

The Muffin Tin Puzzle

A ten minute nose and paw problem built from a baking tin and whatever balls are in the hallway. It is the game we point new readers at first, because nothing has to be bought and nothing can go badly wrong.

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Sep 2026

Brain Games for Dogs: 12 Games, Sorted by Difficulty

Twelve brain games for dogs, from a sixty second towel roll to scent discrimination. What each one works, what to watch for, and how to make it harder.

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Sep 2026

Dog Enrichment Activities: 22 Ideas for a Normal Week

Twenty-two dog enrichment activities across scent, food, problem solving, social and environment. What each does, and which kind of dog it actually suits.

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Sep 2026

Mental Stimulation for Dogs: What Works and How Much

Why mental stimulation for dogs tires them out, what the research does and does not support, how much a dog needs, and how to spot a bored dog.

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Dog Brain Lab

A single subject notebook on canine mental stimulation. We research, we cite, and we tell you when we have not tested a thing ourselves.

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