DIY Snuffle Mat For Dogs Or Cats

DIY Snuffle Mat For Dogs Or Cats

A DIY Snuffle mat is a fun feeding accessory to encourage slow eating for your animals. These mats hide food to create a game out of eating. Snuffle mats also helps your dog not scarf down their food.

This project can also be called a foraging mat because the dog has to forage for his food. It’s also a great sniffing game that will keep your dog occupied for a while – perfect for a rainy day!

What you’ll need:

• Fleece fabric in a few colors, you’ll need about 1/2 yard for each mat
  • This is a great way to recycle an old fleece blanket
  • Use green fleece to look like grass
• 1/2 yard canvas fabric for base
• Use canvas, duck cloth, denim or similar heavyweight fabric
• 1/2 yard fusible interfacing
• Sharp scissors
• Fabric marker
• Rotary cutter, mat and acrylic ruler
• Sewing machine

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