Sniff & Snuffle Bundle: The Avocado Snuffle Mat with the Bumble Bee Snuffle Ball on a pale lavender background
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Sniff & Snuffle Bundle

The two ways to feed a dog through its nose. A Snuffle Mat, whose deep fleece folds turn dinner into fifteen to twenty minutes of searching and whose velcro face pulls off and squeaks, and a Snuffle Ball, the quiet one, for the ten minutes before you leave, after the walk and during the storm. One mat design of four, one ball size and colour, for less than the two bought apart.

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Avocado Sniff & Snuffle Bundle Bumble Bee, Medium
$78.00 $97.00AUD
Snuffle Ball (Size) Medium Size guide
Snuffle Ball (Colour) Bumble Bee
Snuffle Mat (Colour) Avocado

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Designed by emergency vet Dr Duncan Houston. Tested at home on Bridie and Kiko.

How it works

The mat, the ball, and what the kit is not

Illustrated golden retriever nosing kibble out of the folds of an Avocado Snuffle Mat

The mat for meals: twenty minutes of nose work from the food you were giving anyway

Scatter a portion of kibble across the mat and rub it into the folds, and the dog has to find every piece by nose, one fold at a time.

  • All brain and no impactPuppies, seniors and dogs on rest after surgery get the most from it, because it is all brain and no impact.
  • A base that stays putThe rubberised base keeps the mat where you put it on tiles and floorboards, so the dog searches it rather than chases it.
  • Sizes by designFour designs, one size each: Avocado 45 x 35 cm, Strawberry 50 x 38 cm, Corgi Butt 45 x 38 cm, Bumble Bee 45 x 45 cm.
  • How to wash itToys off, crumbs out, cold wash, air dry.
Illustrated golden retriever nosing a Snuffle Ball on the floor while a man and a woman sit and talk, a tote bag by the man's chair

The ball for the moments: quiet, portable, ten minutes on demand

The Snuffle Ball is dozens of overlapping fleece petals, so kibble sits deep in the folds and has to be nosed out one piece at a time.

  • How long a session lastsTen minutes for a beginner with treats on top, fifteen to thirty for a meal packed into the folds.
  • Quiet, nothing but fleece insideThis is the plain, quiet version, with no crackle layer, so it works during a work call, in a flat and at ten at night, and there is nothing inside but fleece.
  • Car, crate and waiting roomIt goes where a mat does not: the car, the crate, the vet's waiting room, the friend's house.
  • Sized too big to carryMedium (15 cm) for dogs to about 15 kg and for cats, Large (20 cm) above that, and too big to carry is the point, because a ball your dog can parade around becomes a chew toy.
Illustrated woman kneeling by a rope basket that holds an Avocado Snuffle Mat and a Snuffle Ball, a golden retriever sitting beside her

The maths, and what the kit is not

The kit costs less than a Snuffle Mat and a Snuffle Ball bought apart, with the Medium ball or the Large. Four things the kit is not.

  • Not a chew toyIt is not a chew toy, either piece: the mat is fleece with squeakers in its toys and the ball is fleece, and both come out of the room when the food is gone.
  • Not a treatmentIt is not a treatment: sniffing settles most dogs, and a dog that panics when left needs a plan from a vet or a behaviourist, with these as one part of it.
  • Only the ball has sizesIt is not two sizes of mat: the mat is one size per design, and only the ball has sizes.
  • Shredders need a rubber toyIt is not for a dog that shreds soft toys or eats squeakers, who needs a rubber treat toy such as the Chewster Blocky Bone.

Size guide

Which ball, which mat, and what you save

  • Selected

    Medium

    Kit price $78.00 AUD

    Dogs to 15 kg, and catsMedium ball, any mat

  • Selected

    Large

    Kit price $80.00 AUD

    Dogs 15 kg and upLarge ball, any mat

Three sizing rules

  • The ball: Medium (15 cm) for dogs up to about 15 kg and for cats, Large (20 cm) for dogs over 15 kg. Too big to carry is the point: a dog that picks the Medium up and parades it gets the Large.

  • The mat: one size per design, for any dog and for cats. Avocado 45 x 35 cm (the squeaky pit face), Strawberry 50 x 38 cm (the face), Corgi Butt 45 x 38 cm (the heart tail and two paws), Bumble Bee 45 x 45 cm (the face). A big dog eating a full meal: Bumble Bee or Strawberry; travel: Avocado; a dog that likes carrying things: the Corgi Butt.

  • What you save: the kit costs less than the mat and the ball bought apart. Not for fabric shredders of any size: a dog that tears soft toys apart needs a rubber treat toy such as the Chewster Blocky Bone.

Illustrated man and woman kneeling either side of a golden retriever, an Avocado Snuffle Mat in front of the dog and a Snuffle Ball in the woman's hands

Specifications

In the kit
1 x Snuffle Mat in the design chosen, with its removable squeaky toy or toys; 1 x Snuffle Ball in the size and colour chosen, with its storage bag. Plastic-free packaging
The mat
Soft polar fleece folds on a rubberised non-slip base, odourless. Avocado 45 x 35 x 8 cm (about 320 g), Strawberry 50 x 38 x 7 cm (about 360 g), Corgi Butt 45 x 38 x 8 cm (about 360 g), Bumble Bee 45 x 45 x 7 cm (about 550 g). Velcro toys with a squeaker inside: the pit face, the strawberry and bee faces, the Corgi's heart tail and two paws
The ball
Recycled polyester polar fleece, odourless, no crackle layer and nothing plastic inside. Medium 15 cm (5.9 in) across, Large 20 cm (7.9 in)
Designs and colours
Mat: Avocado, Strawberry, Corgi Butt, Bumble Bee. Ball: Green, Pink, Red, Purple, Blue, Black, Bumble Bee, Rainbow. Every combination is live: 64
Fill them with
Kibble, dry training treats, freeze-dried meat, broken biscuits, taken out of the day's food allowance. Nothing wet or greasy
Care
Both machine wash cold on a gentle cycle and air dry; toys off the mat first and washed by hand or in a laundry bag. Shake the crumbs out of both between washes
Also suits
Cats, rabbits and guinea pigs on the mat and with the Medium ball, supervised, with the mat's toy taken off for small pets. For a cat-specific enrichment range, see PURRZ™
Not a chew toy
Either piece. Supervise, remove when the food is gone, retire anything that tears or shows a squeaker; fabric shredders get the Chewster Blocky Bone
Designed by
Dr Duncan Houston, emergency veterinarian, WOOPF™

How to

How to use the two together

  • Illustrated woman dropping a few treats on top of an Avocado Snuffle Mat and a Snuffle Ball while a golden retriever watches

    Start on top, both of them

    First session, a few smelly treats sitting on top of the mat's folds, then on top of the ball's, and let your dog watch you put them there. A quick win, not a puzzle.

  • Illustrated woman sprinkling kibble from a bowl into the folds of an Avocado Snuffle Mat, a golden retriever waiting beside her

    Bury dinner in the mat

    Scatter the kibble and rub it down into the folds. Most dogs are busy for 15 to 20 minutes; rub it in deeper as they get better. When the folds are empty, pull the face off for a game and pick the mat up.

  • Illustrated woman pushing kibble into the petals of a Snuffle Ball, a bowl of kibble and a golden retriever beside her

    Pack the ball for the moments

    Push kibble into the petals and roll the ball between your hands. Ten minutes before you leave the house, after a walk when the zoomies start, during storms, visitors and the calls you cannot be interrupted on.

  • Illustrated woman sitting on the floor beside a golden retriever working an Avocado Snuffle Mat, the Snuffle Ball in a basket behind her

    Stay in the room, one dog at a time

    Fleece, not chew toys, and the mat's toys have squeakers inside. Watch every session, pick both up when the food is gone, and in a multi-dog home give each dog its own puzzle in a separate room.

  • Illustrated woman loading an Avocado Snuffle Mat into a washing machine with a Snuffle Ball, the mat's pit toy off in a laundry basket and a drying rack beside her

    Wash them weekly

    Toys off, crumbs out, cold gentle cycle, air dry, both of them. A mat or a ball that smells of old kibble is one that gets chewed.

Vet noteDr Duncan Houston, BVSc

These are foraging toys, not chew toys. The mat is fleece and its removable toys are soft toys with a squeaker inside, and a swallowed squeaker is a foreign body I take out surgically; the ball has nothing inside but fleece, and swallowed fleece is a foreign body too. Supervise every session, take both away once the food is gone, keep the mat's toys from a dog that de-stuffs soft toys, and retire any piece once the fabric tears or a squeaker shows through. Whatever goes in the mat or the ball comes out of the day's food allowance. In a multi-dog home, one dog at a time in a separate room: a food puzzle is exactly the kind of thing dogs guard from each other. Sniffing settles most dogs; it does not treat separation anxiety, and a dog that panics when left needs a plan from a vet or a behaviourist, with the mat and the ball as one part of it.

Dr Duncan Houston with Bridie and Kiko
Dr Duncan Houston, BVSc Veterinarian and founder of WOOPF™

Why these two

One for dinner, one for the ten minutes that matter.

Nose work is the cheapest calm you can buy, and these are the two ways I give it.

  • The mat is the everyday oneThe mat is the everyday one: dinner rubbed into the folds instead of tipped into a bowl, so a thirty-second meal becomes fifteen to twenty minutes of a dog doing the thing it was built to do, and a dog that finishes calmer than it started.
  • The ball is the portable oneThe ball is the portable one, for the moments a mat does not fit: packed with kibble ten minutes before you leave the house, after a walk when the zoomies start, during a storm, through a call you cannot be interrupted on.
  • Two textures keep the game freshTwo textures also keep the game fresh, and a two-dog house gets one puzzle each in separate rooms, because a food puzzle is exactly the kind of thing dogs guard from each other.
  • The honest linesThe kit costs less than the mat and the ball bought apart. Both are foraging toys, not chew toys: stay in the room, pick them up when the food is gone, and a dog that shreds fabric or eats squeakers gets a rubber toy instead.
  • Not a treatmentSniffing settles most dogs; it does not treat separation anxiety, and a dog that panics when left needs a plan with these as one part of it. Bridie and Kiko tested every version.

Compare the range

The kit, its two parts, and the other ball kit

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The kit, its two parts, and the other ball kit
This product Sniff & Snuffle Bundle Snuffle Mat Snuffle Ball Tag & Sniff Bundle
What it isOne Snuffle Mat and one Snuffle BallThe mat aloneThe ball aloneOne Snuffle Ball and one Medium Smart ID Tag
ForMeals on the mat, the moments with the ballWhole meals as nose workQuiet nose work on demandA new dog's first week: ID and nose work
OptionsMat in 4 designs; ball Medium or Large in 8 colours4 designs, one size eachMedium or Large, 8 coloursBall Medium or Large in 8 colours; tag Medium in 14 designs
After the food is goneThe mat's toy comes off and squeaks; the ball is game overThe velcro toy comes off and squeaksGame overGame over; the tag stays on the collar
Stays putThe mat: rubberised base. The ball rollsRubberised non-slip baseRollsRolls
PriceFrom $78.00 AUD $72.00 AUD From $39.00 AUD From $59.00 AUD
Reviews Rated 5.0 out of 5.0 from 4 reviews Rated 5.0 out of 5.0 from 20 reviews Rated 4.95 out of 5.0 from 20 reviews
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    Returns
    Faulty, damaged, incorrect or missing: tell us as soon as you notice and we replace, repair or refund, and cover the return postage. Change of mind or sizing: considered within 14 days on unused items in their original packaging. Email hello@woopf.com to begin.
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    What is in the kit, and what do I save?

    One Snuffle Mat in the design you pick, with its removable squeaky toy or toys, and one Snuffle Ball in the size and colour you pick, with its storage bag. The kit costs less than the two bought apart, with the Medium ball or the Large; I checked both pages before writing this.

    Mat or ball: which do I use when?

    The mat for meals: rub dinner into the folds instead of using a bowl, and a thirty-second gulp becomes fifteen to twenty minutes of searching, with less air swallowed. The ball for the moments a mat does not fit: ten minutes before you leave, after an over-excited walk, during storms and visitors, in the car or the crate. Two textures keep the game fresh, and a second dog gets one puzzle each, in separate rooms.

    Which ball size, and which mat design?

    Medium ball (15 cm) for dogs up to about 15 kg and for cats, Large (20 cm) for dogs over 15 kg; if your dog can pick the Medium up and carry it, take the Large. The mats work the same way and differ in size and in the toy: Avocado (45 x 35 cm) and Strawberry (50 x 38 cm) have one squeaky face, Bumble Bee (45 x 45 cm) is the biggest surface with one face, and Corgi Butt (45 x 38 cm) has three removable pieces, the heart tail and two paws. A big dog eating a full meal: Bumble Bee or Strawberry; travel: Avocado.

    Is it good for an anxious or bored dog?

    Sniffing and foraging are the fastest ways I know to bring a dog's arousal down, which is why the mat works before you leave the house and the ball works during storms and after an over-excited walk. They are tools, not a treatment: a dog with true separation anxiety needs a plan from a vet or a behaviourist, and the mat and the ball become one part of it.

    Can I leave my dog alone with them?

    No. Both are fleece, and the mat's toys have squeakers inside. Watch the session, take both away when the food is gone, and give a fabric shredder or a squeaker eater a rubber toy such as the Chewster Blocky Bone instead. Most torn snuffle toys are torn after the food ran out and nobody picked them up.

    How do I wash them?

    Both machine wash cold on a gentle cycle and air dry, once a week or whenever they smell of old kibble. Take the mat's toys off first and wash them by hand or in a laundry bag, and shake the crumbs out of the ball before it goes in.

    Can cats, rabbits and small pets use them?

    Yes. Cats usually prefer a few pieces sitting on top of either rather than buried; rabbits and guinea pigs forage well on the flat folds of the mat. Supervise, take the mat's toy off for cats and small pets, and use the Medium ball. For a cat-specific enrichment range, see PURRZ™.

    What if something arrives damaged, or my dog destroys it?

    Email hello@woopf.com as soon as you notice, with a photo, your order number and which part it is, and it is covered. Wrong design or colour, unused and in its packaging: email within 14 days and we will look at a swap. A mat or ball shredded by an enthusiastic dog is the wrong toy for that dog, and the Chewster Blocky Bone is the right one.

    Sniff & Snuffle Bundle Bumble Bee / Medium / Avocado
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