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SNUFFLE MATS ARE SOME DOGS’ FAVORITE TOYS: PERFECT FOR BRAIN GAMES AND GIVING TREATS.

What is a Snuffle Mat?

A snuffle mat is a brain game made from a rubber sink mat with fleece strips knotted through the holes of the mat.

The mat by itself is strange looking (all those loose pieces of fleece) but your dog doesn’t care about those. What gets his interest are all the bits of treats or food that you will hide among the pieces of fleece.

Use some tasty treats with a good smell. The odor is especially important as your dog is learning the game. His sense of smell is great, but an appealing odor will provide motivation for him to search.

It’s All About the Nose

Your dog’s sense of smell is his most important sense. Dogs prefer to investigate their world using their sense of smell, so it’s easy to see why dogs love the snuffle mat so much. As he sniffs for the hidden treats or food and then eats them, well, in your dog’s mind life doesn’t get much better than that.

If your dog likes to use his sense of smell, this game is going to be incredibly satisfying for him. Since we often ask our dogs to cooperate with us, especially in regards to household and social rules, it’s great to have a game that’s about making him happy.

Find it is Great Fun

When you encourage your dog to find the treats in the snuffle mat, use a word or phrase that will come to mean, ‘hunt for something.’ Initially he’ll be hunting for those treats hidden in the snuffle mat.

Later, though, you can use that word or phrase, such as ‘Find it,’ to mean ‘hunt for other things,’ too. Perhaps you can send your dog after your kids or help you find the family cat. You can teach him to find his toys by name. The concept of finding those hidden treats can be the foundation for many other things, from tricks to useful actions.

Colours will change on a regular basis. The images on this site are examples.