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Drawstring Snuffle Bowl for Dogs: Mat, Bowl and Travel Bag in One
Hide their dinner in the grass. Let their nose find it.
Scatter your dog's kibble, or a few dog-safe treats, into the green felt strips and watch them nose through it piece by piece. A bowl of food that's usually gone in seconds becomes a proper search. Lay it flat as a mat, pull the drawstring to gather it into a deeper bowl, or pull it tight to pack it away for trips. It's the present that keeps a dog happily busy on Christmas Day, and a better dinner every day after.
Scatter, sniff, find
Sprinkle a meal's worth of dry kibble over the strips, or tuck a few dog-safe treats down between them, and put it on the floor. Your dog does the rest: nose down, pushing the felt aside, hunting out every piece. The first time, keep it easy and leave some food on top so they get the idea. Once they've got it, hide it deeper.
A snuffle mat that doesn't stay flat
Most snuffle mats are flat, and that's all they'll ever be. This one has a drawstring around the rim. Leave it loose and it lies flat at about 43 cm. Pull it a little and the sides come up into a bowl of about 33 cm, with the strips gathered into a deeper nest. Pull it all the way and it closes into a small round bag, about 24 cm, ready to go in a cupboard or a car.
Christmas lunch, with the dog nowhere near the table
Christmas Day is when a dog is most likely to end up with something it shouldn't: the plate on the coffee table, the turkey carcass in the bin, the guest who slips them a bit of pudding. Dogs Trust's advice is to give your dog a long-lasting food activity when guests arrive, so it has something absorbing of its own while everyone else is busy. That's exactly what this is. Fill it with your dog's own dinner as your lunch goes on the table, and their nose is in the bowl rather than on the floor under your chair. Use their usual food or dog-safe treats, never the leftovers: the stuffing, the gravy and anything with raisins all belong well out of reach.
The present that keeps them away from the table
Wrap it, let them sniff it out of the paper, then fill it straight away. New toys often lose their shine by Boxing Day. This one comes back out every mealtime, because it's where dinner lives now.
Light enough to take anywhere
It weighs 213 g and pulls shut into a round bag about 24 cm across, so it packs as easily as a lead. Take it to Christmas at your parents', a weekend away or the dog sitter's, and dinner happens the way it does at home.
Getting the most out of it
Use dry food only: kibble or small, dry, dog-safe treats. Wet food just clogs the strips.
Stay in the room while your dog forages, and put the bowl away when the food's gone, so it stays a mealtime thing and never turns into a chew toy.
Shake out the crumbs after each meal.
Make it easy at first, then harder: scatter on top, then push the food deeper between the strips.
£15.99. Order early if it's a Christmas present.
| Product | Snuffle mat for dogs with a drawstring rim (mat, bowl or bag) |
| Material | Felt |
| Colour | Green strips, brown rim |
| Size, flat mat | About 43 cm across |
| Size, bowl | About 33 cm across |
| Size, pulled shut | About 24 cm across |
| Weight | 213 g |
| Use | Dry food or dry treats, supervised |
| In the order | 1 drawstring snuffle bowl |
| Delivery | Free, tracked |
| Returns | 30 days, free, if unused and in its original packaging |
- Is it big enough for my dog?
- The maker says it suits dogs of all sizes and shows it with everything from a Pomeranian to a golden retriever. Laid flat it's about 43 cm across, so there's room for a big nose, and the bowl shape is about 33 cm.
- Why pay more than a flat snuffle mat?
- Because it does three jobs. A flat mat stays flat. This one lies flat, draws up into a deeper bowl and pulls shut into a bag for trips, all with one cord, so it goes wherever your dog's dinner goes.
- What food can I put in it?
- Dry kibble or small, dry, dog-safe treats. Wet food will clog the strips. At Christmas, stick to their usual food and keep every bit of the Christmas dinner out of it.
- Can I leave my dog alone with it?
- No. Stay with them while they forage and put it away once the food's gone, like any food toy. That way it stays the place dinner lives, not something to chew.
- How do I keep it clean?
- Shake it out after each meal. Because it only ever holds dry food, a shake is usually all it needs.
- Will it arrive in time for Christmas?
- Delivery is free and tracked, but we can't promise a date in the Christmas rush. If it's a present, order early.
- What if it isn't right?
- You have 30 days to send it back free, as long as it's unused and in its original packaging.
Their present, and your quiet lunch
A snuffle mat, a bowl and a travel bag in one, for £15.99. Free, tracked delivery. 30-day free returns on unused orders.
£15.99. Order early if it's going under the tree.
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