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How To Make A Snuffle Mat For Your Dog 

Sara Ondrako
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A snuffle mat is an enrichment activity for your dog to help mentally stimulate them during independent play time. Dogs need enrichment in their lives every single day! One of the best ways to engage their seeking behavior is to involve their nose.
If your dog exhibits frustrating behaviors like being hyperactive, chewing on things he/she shouldn't be, or even excessive barking, adding to their daily enrichment can help alleviate some of these behaviors. Good mental and physical stimulation every single day is one of the important tools in a happy healthy life for your dog.
Making a snuffle mat only requires three supplies: scissors, fleece, and rubber sink mats. Sprinkle in a couple of kids that need a fun arts & crafts project or give yourself a break from the screens for a calming, therapeutic activity by yourself and boom - you have a snuffle mat for your dog!
Record your dog the first time you give them their snuffle mat - it's a lot of fun to remember and even share how excited they get in trying to find every single piece in the fluffy puzzle.
Switch up the mat by creating different pockets with different shapes from the fabric to provide additional challenges.
If you have a smarty pants dog that figures out they can flip and shake the mat to hack the system, tie a longer piece of fleece around one or two of the corners and then loop it around a table leg or pillar. Get creative in upping the challenge!
Order supplies here:
Fleece fabric: amzn.to/2Dp0sFj
Rubber mats: amzn.to/3263Uzg
Shears: amzn.to/2ALBm2y
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@SaraOndrako
@SaraOndrako 4 года назад
What is the one toy or enrichment item that your dog just can't live without? I think every dog should have a snuffle mat for sure but my dog's "can't live without" item is the Kong! For another fun homemade DIY idea, try this super tasty recipe for my peanut butter banana pupcakes: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TX03QCactsw.html
@runawayfaeIX
@runawayfaeIX Год назад
Love it! I'm absolutely kicking myself for not keeping fleece scraps I had laying around... that's what I get for trying to tidy up! 😅
@vanessasantangelo1866
@vanessasantangelo1866 4 года назад
Benny loves his snuffle mat!
@debinindiana
@debinindiana 2 года назад
Thanks! I have an old sink mat and left over fleece to do this with…my doodle will love it! And my granddaughter can help me. I bet our dogs are glad they have us as “dog moms”! 😉Thanks so much for sharing!
@SaraOndrako
@SaraOndrako 2 года назад
Yes - that's a perfect way to retire a sink mat! :) I'm sure your pups certainly are!
@barbrakase1423
@barbrakase1423 2 года назад
Been looking for sink mats. Thank you. Loved the video and the mat is one of the cutest.
@runawayfaeIX
@runawayfaeIX Год назад
Dollar Tree has them!
@bethmurrow5626
@bethmurrow5626 2 года назад
Great video. I think a nonslip mat attached underneath would be good
@ypxgame
@ypxgame 10 месяцев назад
I am going to make it! thankyou. soo easy
@SaraOndrako
@SaraOndrako 10 месяцев назад
Most welcome 😊
@trishmoule4233
@trishmoule4233 3 года назад
How do you clean it??
@qwertykotchka394
@qwertykotchka394 3 года назад
Love the pocket idea but what would have made me feel the vid was really helpful if you could include details on how long and wide are the stripes and how many needed per sq metre/inch.
@SaraOndrako
@SaraOndrako 3 года назад
Hi! Thanks for the feedback. I craft like I bake - really just eyeballing the ingredients. That's a great suggestion to measure everything out and provide those measurements for those watching. Next time I attempt a new one for the dogs, I'll be sure to include them!
@qwertykotchka394
@qwertykotchka394 3 года назад
@@SaraOndrako Thanks so much for the reply - some of us aren't so talented to do it off the cuff like you so the extra details help a lot :-)
@JanineGregor-kj8nw
@JanineGregor-kj8nw Год назад
These are also good for cats too made with large yarn.
@SaraOndrako
@SaraOndrako Год назад
Oooh - yes!! Our kitties really need enrichment too!
@marthasanchez4711
@marthasanchez4711 Год назад
Hi Sandra, how much fabric did you use for one mat? Would a yard be sufficient?
@MikaelaAryanna
@MikaelaAryanna 3 года назад
Hi Sara! Do you think a cut up 50”x60” fleece blanket would be enough for one or two snufflemats?
@SaraOndrako
@SaraOndrako 3 года назад
Yes! I love recycling old fleece blankets for projects like this. That should give you enough strips for a snuffle mat.
@Mariemaymoore
@Mariemaymoore 3 года назад
These are for cats aswell!
@SaraOndrako
@SaraOndrako 3 года назад
Yes!!! I love that you added this 🥰
@corieraddis5746
@corieraddis5746 2 года назад
Hi, great video! What type of mat is that? Not sure how to search for it in Amazon. Thank you!
@TheSaturday5
@TheSaturday5 Год назад
It's called a sink mat, sometimes the term "sink grid mat" is used. You can get them at Dollar Tree.
@lindabaker7637
@lindabaker7637 2 года назад
Can you put a link to the mat? I can’t seem to find them. Thanks
@maryannsolano6842
@maryannsolano6842 2 года назад
But how do you take it off the mat
@SaraOndrako
@SaraOndrako 2 года назад
Do you mean for cleaning? The mat stays in tact and you can run it through a cold cycle in the laundry using a dye and scent free detergent.
@patty5645
@patty5645 2 года назад
Size of material
@robynmax8719
@robynmax8719 2 года назад
Sink Matt?
@gailyndraper7613
@gailyndraper7613 3 года назад
Do you ever wash these things??
@SaraOndrako
@SaraOndrako 3 года назад
I do. I use a non-perfumed detergent. You can also simply hose them off and leave them outside in the sun to dry. The UV kills a lot of bacteria on the surface of the mat but can fade colors over time.
@TiaraPoodles
@TiaraPoodles 3 года назад
I think they look really nasty - no way will they get a deep, true cleaning.
@TiaraPoodles
@TiaraPoodles 3 года назад
WHAT? They put food in this? Good Lord. Again, nasty.
@TiaraPoodles
@TiaraPoodles 3 года назад
The fat in the "treats" begins to go rancid as soon as it is exposed to air per Dr. Karen Becker. Just think of the kibble down in this for a few days or longer - PLUS you are teaching a dog to eat off blanket material ..... and also some dogs could eat some of that blanket material. In a day and age when the best holistic care water bowl for our mature, well-behaved dogs is told to be Pyrex-brand glass to avoid impurities - this "enrichment" goes just the opposite direction. So as I am being educated on this fad enrichment toy, I now know what that "bonus" toy was that was sent my way last month from the person making fabulous rope toys and I promptly sent it back, as again, it was not something I saw as beneficial. Doubling down on that opinion. Yes, my opinion, from over half a century as a canine professional.
@ColetteCadeau-pe1sl
@ColetteCadeau-pe1sl 10 месяцев назад
Dont the dogs rip them apart. Ciuld be dangerous if they eat yhe fleece.
@SaraOndrako
@SaraOndrako 10 месяцев назад
Most dogs are looking to get the food out as opposed to engaging with the snuffle mat itself. To be on the safe side, supervise your dog while they are enjoying this enrichment and trade them for the snuffle mat with a treat to take it away once all of the food is gone.
@TiaraPoodles
@TiaraPoodles 3 года назад
Nasty.
@SaraOndrako
@SaraOndrako 3 года назад
Rude.
@5unflowers
@5unflowers 2 года назад
Very rude - it’s not hard to be kind.
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