LICKIMAT Buddy Treat Mat , Assorted colors

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Just be sure it’s yogurt without artificial preservatives or any sweeteners and avoid certain fruits or flavours that are not good for does such as cherries or berries. Licking a mat can also help alleviate boredom, reduce anxiety, and provide mental stimulation for your dog. If your dog is a naughty chewer, or a teething puppy, then you should definitely select from the Licki Mat Tuff range or Slomo models. But if you want to slow your dogs eating down or they’re on a dry food-only diet, a slow feeder bowl or snuffle mat could work.

As they learn to associate the mat with yummy treats, it can become a significant motivator to learn something new or correct bad behavior. You can try out each section, one at a time, or cover the whole mat in food and let your dog enjoy the challenge that each quadrant brings to their mealtime. It can be used to calm your dog—offering a stimulating surface to interact with—or as a way to serve them treats with a side of enrichment.The mat has a fluid tray around the edge that prevents soft food fluids from spilling onto your floor. So adding a teaspoon of liver to your dog’s lick mat is a great way to get them excited, just don’t overdo it. Deeper, closer together patterns will provide trickier but if it is a distracting tool rather than enrichment, a flatter mat with small grooves may be best.

Lick mats provide mental stimulation for dogs as they engage their sense of taste and smell while working to lick off the treats or food from the textured surface.

Organ meats, like liver, are highly nutritious and contain vitamins (such as vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin B12), minerals (like iron and copper), and other beneficial compounds that support various bodily functions in dogs, including energy metabolism and immune health. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page. This mats pattern has a combination of larger compartments which are perfect for trapping chunkier foods alongside some nodules which encourage a repetitive licking motion to soothe your dog in stressful situations. It has an advantageous rectangular shape and numerous suction cups on the back to help it stay in place while your dog works that treat out of every little corner.

We have also seen many cats using Licki Mat Splash on Instagram, including horizontally stuck to the floor! One final note: please supervise your dog closely if you put a Classic LickiMat on a soft surface like a couch or soft bed as they may try and bite the LickiMat when it is not on a flat surface. A lick mat serves a dual purpose: to soothe and calm your dog by providing a stimulating surface to engage with and a fun way to do treats while enriching their mental and physical well-being. The Spruce Pets uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Lightly mix or pour raw egg onto the lick mat, allowing your dog to enjoy the novelty of licking up the egg.

Adding your dog’s regular food to their lick mat slows down eating, encourages foraging behavior, and provides mental stimulation. This mat is dishwasher safe (top rack) although we'd recommend a quick brush immediately after use so the food doesn't get stuck in hard to reach places. Read our editorial process to learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy. So while treats like cottage cheese are generally good for dogs, we don’t want to give so much that excess calcium in their diet becomes a problem. The surface patterns of the three models differ a little to better suit different types of foods, treats and liquids.

The little divots and curved bowl are great for wet ingredients, and the shape is a great option for raw feeders since the contents of the bowl is more contained.Other designs have deeper holes and ridges to hold chunkier food such as fruit pieces, kibble and raw dog food.