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The best mentally stimulating toys for your dog
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items The toys that help a crazy dog mom feel less guilty for leaving their dog at home ❤️
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Slow feeders
Puzzle toys
Snuffle mats
Lick mats
Slow feeders
Slow feeders promote healthier eating habits, prevent gulping, and aid in digestion. These will help your pup get some enrichment at every meal. ❤️
Our pup LOVES his wobbler! Easy to use and super fun and enriching for the pup❤️
KONG® Wobbler™Treat Dispenser Dog Toy
Love this slow feeder! The silicone is easy to clean, just throw it in the dishwasher! Our favorite way to use this one is dry kibble in the outside spaces, and an egg in the inside space.
Top Paw® Landscape Slow Feeder Mat
This is an insert that you can just put in your normal food bowl. So convenient if you already have a food bowl that you love!
Top Paw® Slow Feeder Insert
A little hardier than the silicone mat feeders. We use ours for outside meals. Definitely a must have!
Outward Hound Ying Yang Slow Feeder
Classic Kong. One of our most used! We fill the inside with peanut butter, mushed banana, apples, chicken, and any other dog-safe foods we have on hand. We freeze ours overnight to make an extra challenge for our pup.
KONG® Treat Dispensing Classic Dog Toy
This one is fast, great for when we’re running out the door!
Planet Dog Orbee-Tuff Lil' Snoop Treat Dispensing Tough Dog Chew Toy
Puzzle toys
Puzzle toys are for entertaining challenges. You can utilize them with treats or as part of your dog’s mealtime with kibble. These puzzle toys will help reduce boredom and encourage problem-solving behaviors in your pup.
This puzzle toy is more complex than others. It requires the pup to complete a series to steps to get to their food. You can see their brain working to figure it out! So enriching for them, and rewarding for us!
Outward Hound Nina Ottosson Dog Worker Dog Puzzle Interactive Treat Puzzle Dog Enrichment Dog Toy
This is a fun one. What I love most about it is that it is easy to clean!
Outward Hound® Treat Maze Interactive Puzzle Dog Toy
We use this one every day! A little on the simpler side, it is perfectly for a first time user. Pups use their noses or paws to unlock each level. Super fun!
Outward Hound® Dog Tornado™ Puzzle Treat Dispensing Dog Toy
Our dog loves trying to get the squirrels out!
Outward Hound Hide A Squirrel Plush Dog Toy Puzzle
Snuffle mats
Snuffle mats engage your dog’s natural foraging instincts! These are especially great at helping with anxiety!
This snuffle mat is a MUST! Let your pup use their instincts to sniff out their food. They will thank you for it ❤️
TRIXIE Dog Activity Snuffle Mat
This snuffle mat is great because it functions more like a bowl. Great for traveling!
Pet Parents® Forager® SoftSnout® Snuffle Mat Slow Feeder Dog Bowl 9"
Cute and fun! I love the varying types of “sniffing” required.
Joyhound® Classroom Snuffle Puzzle Pizza Burrow & Play Mat Dog Toy
Lick mats
Lick mats help with calming and stress-relief. We love using lick mats during bath time, while clipping nails, and during storms.
We love anything from the Kong brand! This lick mat is more durable than most, great for the heavy lickers!
KONG® Licks Mat Treat with Ridges and Grooves
We love this lick mat! We spread applesauce or peanut butter, and our pup get to lick to his heart’s content!
Spunky Pup Round Lick Pad
This one comes with a mini bowl in the middle, a great choice to add in another level of enrichment!
WOOF Green Lick Mat