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Engage their mind & no more worrying about your furbaby eating too quickly, causing choking, vomiting, or bloating. Furbaby's must use their sense of smell and natural foraging instincts to hunt for their food in the Forager® Mat! Designed with comfort in mind, Forager® Mat uses our proprietary SoftSnout® material, the softest material available in snuffle mats for dogs, making it perfect for every snack or mealtime and will not irritate furbaby noses, tongues or gums. Our proprietary anti-slide backing was designed to hug the floor to provide a slide-resistant experience to withstand the strongest of noses while foraging! Use Forager® Mat as a dog food bowl replacement in your home to help encourage slower eating habits, increase food motivation, and give your furbaby a fun, interactive eating experience!
Perfect for:
- Mental Stimulation
- Feeding Motivation
- Travel
- Anti Boredom
- Calming & Anti-Anxiety
- Brain Engagement
- Slow-Feeding
- Encouraging Natural Foraging Instincts
- Supplementing Exercise
- All Life Stages
And More!
Special Features
They were meant to forage.™
From wolves in the wild to dogs at home, sniffing & foraging is innate. 15 minutes of foraging can burn as much energy as a 1hr walk. They need mental stimulation, they were meant to forage.
Forager® Mat - The Slow Feeding Snuffle Mat
The mental stimulation of a snuffle mat, with the additional health benefits of slow feeding, Forager® does them both in one compact food bowl replacer.
SoftSnout®
Proprietary non-abrasive, non-irritating, softest but functional material to keep furbaby noses, gums, & tongues safe while foraging.
A Better Way To Feed
A simple way to slow feed, prevent bloat, & stimulate their brain. Lay flat, feed, roll up, carry, store.
Scent, Sight, & Touch Stimulation
The changing landscape of Forager® Mats & Bowls stimulates most of their senses & rewards them with a tummy full of food or treats.
SQUIRREL!!!
Seriously, we know how easy it is for pups to get distracted, so when Forager® is in use, the storage strap secures underneath the mat to prevent distractions, chewing, or dragging, creating a safer foraging environment.
Sit, stay, forage.
Our specially designed anti-slide backing hugs the floor to provide a slide-resistant foraging experience, and triple-stitched durability for even the most enthusiastic of eaters.
Pick your difficulty.
Forager® Mats are designed with different features & sizes for different difficulties.
Meadow ponds being easier, engaging scent & sight, Forest, requiring pets to go in blind, only engaging scent.
For Every Need
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my furbaby need a snuffle mat?
Excited pets, especially dogs, may scarf down food. This can cause several negative effects, like bloating and gastrointestinal issues. A snuffle mat and slow feeder dog bowl can slow down their eating to enable their body to digest their food more properly while helping them to prevent swallowing air, often associated with bloating. Other benefits include less likely to choke, nose-work burns energy helping calm, portion control, entertainment to help combat separation anxiety & mind stimulation to name a few.
What types of food & treats can you use on Forager® Mat?
We recommend only using dry food, treats, or dryer veggies like carrots in the snuffle mat. Wet food, raw food, & treats could seep into the fabric. While the liquid & raw food would wash out in the washing machine, it would be stuck in the fabric until you washed it.
What is the difference between the Meadow Mat and the Forest Mat?
The Forest mat is targeted more towards nose work. It is meant to be more challenging than the Meadow mat by making your pet forage for the food, rather than finding it by sight. The Meadow mat includes blue patches, which gives visual stimulation on top of nose work, as blue is one of the only colors dogs can see. Due to the shorter length of the patches, food naturally falls into them, creating a visual cue and sparking excitement.
Should I get the Forager® Bowl or Forager® Mat?
It depends on your situation! We recommend choosing either Forager® Mat or Forager® Bowl based on your furbaby's needs. For an everyday slow feeder, we recommend the Forager® Mat. For a travel bowl or a once-in-a-while interactive & engaging eating experience, we recommend the Forager® Bowl that you can pack and store easily in your home!
How am I supposed to clean the Forager® Mat?
Knowing that our furbabies aren't always the cleanest eaters, we do recommend washing your Forager® Mat after using the product a few times! You can find the washing instructions for the Forager® Mat here; https://petparentsbrand.com/pages/washing-instructions/snuffle-mat.
Is the Forager® Mat only for fast eaters?
Forager® Mat is great for fast eaters, but it's also great for other furbabies too. Forager® Mat helps furbabies that are visually impaired, mobility impaired, furbabies on bed rest post surgery, and just elderly dogs who aren't able to get the exercise they used to!
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United StatesStops the little inhaler!
This thing is far superior to any mats I’ve tried before - has a really nice weight to it so it dienst slide around. It’s super soft, and slows down my pup who was wolfing down his food. Awesome product!
Pet Parents®
Hi Deb! Thank you so much for taking the time to review our Forager® Mat! Our anti-slide backing really is a gamechanger and you our SoftSnout® material allows your furbaby to forage worry-free! Thank you so much for being part of our Pack! Lots of licks, Your Pet Parents® Pack
United StatesPerfect distraction.
My doggy loves this forager mat. As a senior dog this keeps her entertained, busy and active. I place some treats on the mat and she enjoys looking for them. She also likes napping on the mat once she’s done playing with it. This forager mat really does stay in place while in use, thanks to the small rubber dots on the reverse side. Another plus is how easy it is to clean it. The only regret is not getting it sooner.
Pet Parents®
Hi there! Thank you so much for taking the time to review our Forager® Mat! What a testament to so many things we love about this product - any any age this is such a game changer! Lots of licks, Your Pet Parents® Pack
United StatesMore than a slow feeder
Our 11 year old Sandy loves this mat. After play time, which is also mealtime, she then takes a nap on it. She is the picture of contentment. We are delighted with this product. Thank you!
Pet Parents®
Hi Aunty Doc! We are absolutely obsessed with this photo of Sandy and love that she has made her Forager® Mat multipurpose - from forage to nap! Lots of licks, Your Pet Parents® Pack
United StatesSlowed down speed of food intake
My pup got food bloat every time he ate. Now he has to sniff out the food which has slowed him down so no more bloat. At first he didn't know what to do with the mat and had started to rip out the grey tassels. I decided to leave some kibble on top and then he figured out how to get the rest. No more ripping and tearing, just foraging.
Pet Parents®
Hi Michelle! Thank you so much for this incredible video of the Forager® at work (and an absolute cutie using it)! Helping our furbabies slow down while getting their nutrients has so many benefits, and they were meant to forage™! Lots of licks, Your Pet Parents® Pack
United StatesGreat fun for our old dog
Our foster dog (14 years old) is blind and loves eating from this mat (prefers foraging to eating from a bowl). It helps to keep him from eating too fast. It’s great for travel too.