Boredom Buster: Snuffle mats are a highly enriching activity. They require brain and scent skills. This mental stimulation can help busy your dog during snow storms or extreme weather conditions when getting adequate physical exercise is difficult.
Feeding: A snuffle mat can help slow meal time so that your hungry pup does not gulp down their entire meal, preventing bloat and gas. They can also entice a dog that is uneasy about eating out of a plastic or metal bowl.
Senior Dogs: Snuffle mats can provide mental stimulation to dogs suffering from hearing and/or vision loss. They can also entice a dog without a good appetite by making meal-time into a game!
Dogs in Recovery: Treat-dispensing toys that roll away can be frustrating for dogs recovering from surgery, dogs with stiff joints, or those on physical activity restrictions. Snuffle mats require mental energy and the durable rubber base help them to stay in place on a flat surface.
Behavioural Training: Snuffle mats can be used to help your dog build positive associations in previously challenging environments. Place the snuffle mat inside their crate to make crate time fun. If your dog is anxious in certain settings or when introduced to new places, sights, or smells, use the snuffle mat to shift their focus to a rewarding activity. If your dog gets nervous about new people in your home, place the snuffle mat in a separate safe place before your guests arrive and allow your dog to settle down with an enriching and rewarding activity. Have a long road trip and a pup scared of the car? Bring the snuffle mat with you for a positive distraction during your drive.
Scent work: Snuffle mats encourage a dog to use their natural instinct to hunt, sniff, and forage for their food through grass and fields.