Snuffle Mat

The snuffle mat hides the meal in its fringes, and the dog has to find it by nose.

Ten minutes of sniffing tires a dog as much as a half-hour walk: rainy days get shorter, teething puppies chew less, and a dog left home alone has something to do. Round here the mat comes out before the afternoon rest: the ration stretches out instead of vanishing while you are still closing the cupboard, and a meal that lasts means less bloat and one less reason to ring the vet. Thick fleece fringes on a non-slip base, folds flat for a drawer, machine washable at 30 °C.

• Thick fleece fringes on a non-slip base
• Slows meals down and helps prevent bloat
• Folds flat to store in a drawer
• Machine washable at 30 °C

Suits dogs of all sizes and curious cats. Four models: snuffle carrot, compact mat, medium mat, large mat. Machine washable at 30 °C on a delicate cycle, then air dried.

Start easy: place a few kibbles in plain sight on the fringes, let your dog succeed, then hide them deeper session after session. Two or three ten-minute sessions a day are plenty, ideally before a rest period. The mat rolls up for a weekend away and washes at 30 °C on a delicate cycle, then air dries. Put it away after each session: a game the dog does not see all day keeps its value.

30 °C on a delicate cycle, air dried: the fringes come back soft and the kibble crumbs stay in the drum.