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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
SoftSnout™
Because we love wet nose kisses, we created our pet-safe SoftSnout™ material to be non-abrasive and non-irritating to furbaby noses, gums, or tongues while they search for their next treat.
Nosework Development
Pets use their noses like we use our brains, working through the Forager™ Mat is much like solving an intense math problem, with the reward being a full tummy once solved!
Triple Stitched
Dogs love to play hard, so we don't mess around with single stitching. Triple stitched material adds durability and toughness for all foragers!
Anti-Slide Backing
Our proprietary anti-slide backing was specifically designed to hug the floor and and help to provide a more slide-resistant experience to furbabies while searching for their treats!
Washable
Pet's can't control their slobbery messes. Luckily, Forager™ Mats are made from easily washable materials, so they can be washed and back in your furbaby's paws by dinnertime.
A Safer Way to Play
Designed with a curious pup in mind, we made sure that the strap used to easily roll up and store the Forager™ Mat could be secured safely under the mat while dogs forage. Pets won't get distracted and will instead stay focused on the Forager™ Mat!
Visual Stimulation
Mimicking a clearing in a forest, our meadows add excitement for any furbaby by creating a jackpot of multiple treat and food pieces to prevent frustration and encourage continued foraging!
Food Bowl Replacement
Replace traditional food bowls with our interactive Forager™ Mat for a more permanent solution for feeding problems such as fast eating or feeding motivation.
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 StatesForager mat
The mat is great! Our dog loves to search for food in it. We also like to use it just to set under her dog bowls to get any water that drips out!!! Great product!
Pet Parents®
Hi Jen and Olive, We are so happy to hear Olive loves foraging in her Forager® Mat for dinner time! The best part of the Forager® Mat in anyway that you use it, is as soon as it gets dirty you can easily throw it in the washer to clean it! Lots of licks, Your Pet Parents® Pack
United StatesForager mat yippie
My dogs love this ! One spent 15 mins sniffing and eating all the kibble. My puppy played with the mat then realized there was kibble. She flipped it over and gobbled up the kibble
Pet Parents®
Hi Stacy, We are happy to hear your furbabies are loving their Forager™ Mats and keeping their noses safe with our SoftSnout™ Material! Thanks for your awesome review! Lots of licks, Your Pet Parents® Pack
United StatesWe love it
Lenny and Lexie loves this, it's so fun to watch them sniff around and find the hidden treats!!
Pet Parents®
Hi Lenny & Lexie, We are so happy to hear you are loving your Forager™ Mat! Thank you for your awesome review! Lots of licks, Your Pet Parents® Pack
United StatesA life-saver!
My rescue loves her forager mat - and so do I! We've been together only three weeks and she used to whine for treats the entire time I was getting ready for work. Now I just put the treats in the mat and away we go! She loves hunting for her treats and I love the uninterrupted time. This is a definite must have!!
Pet Parents®
Hi Pamela, We are so happy to hear you and your furbaby are loving the Forager™ Mat for treat time! Thank you for your awesome review! Lots of licks, Your Pet Parents® Pack
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My ShiTzu-Poodle loves his forager mats. Especially he likes the Meadow circular / bowl mat. Because he is partially blind, it's color contrast is better for him. He really is good at finding his kibble with both mats. It's good to slow down his eating time. His brother the Whippet uses the gray and blue mat. My Whippet likes the "snafari" (sniff + safari), just as much as scent hounds. But he is a slower eater so he prefers his dish. Our Whippet likes the toy puzzles that he has to work to get the kibble or treats.
Pet Parents®
Hi Karen, We love hearing both of your furbabies love their Forager™ bowls and mats! Thank you for your awesome review! Lots of licks, Your Pet Parents® Pack
