Dogs see the world through their nose, it's their facebook!

What an invention, who knew that a few bits of material and mat could be so helpful and fun when it comes to feeding dogs. I find these mats indispensable, I use one with my dogs all the time, they love sniffing out the buried treats, a great form of enrichment. 

Annabelle enjoying her foraging for treats in the Mooch Mat / snuffle mat

When Annabelle (my poodle) was attending training classes, she would often get distracted, so I would get the Mooch Mat out of my bag and spill a few treats on it and it helped her to relax. My lovely daughter, Laura who runs Kind Paws Dog Training is a proud ambassador of the Mooch Mats and sells them to her training clients.

So in the end, I decided I just had to make them myself to sell to my lovely customers to help their dogs too. I find it very therapeutic sitting with a cup of Green Tea, listening to music and making the Mooch Mats. I love making them colourful and appealing for both dogs and their owner’s colour preference. My personal favourite colour combination is the rainbow.

The Mooch Mats have many benefits, including:

• Enrichment and mental stimulation 

• Good for relieving boredom

• Interactive and improve owner-dog relationship

• Great for foraging food and using their natural instinct to sniff out food

• Encourage slow / fussy eaters to eat their dinner

• Helping to distract from everyday challenges

If you would like to purchase one of my handmade Mooch Mats, please visit my toy shop page to choose the right one for you and your dog. What about some training treats to sprinkle onto it or a tug toy too? I look forward to helping to enrich your dog’s life too.