How to Train your Dog to Use LickiMat® Correctly

 LickiMat® is not just any ordinary licking mat, lick pad or boredom buster. When you invest in an authentic LickiMat, you'll find that it is an invaluable tool for you and for the life of your pet. It is vet developed and reccomended by pet professionals worldwide.

LickiMat® is ideal as a treat maker and to serve complete meals for cats and dogs. Make great snacks and treats with pet safe human foods like coconut yogurt, natural yoghurt, peanut butter, smashed pumpkin, fruit and a pet food. It is ideal for crate training, pets in cars, RVs, caravaning and camping, vet visits, grooming dog trainers and dog that love to hike.

In the home LickiMat is the perfect distractor, especially during Covid when we are all working from home. We all know what it's like having a Zoom meeting and the dog starts barking during an important part of the conversation!

Used correctly, the LickiMat® can become a perfect training aid, a stress and anxiety reliever, a slow feeder, a healthy distractor, a breath freshener and provide your dog with fun and enrichment.

Note: Check with your vet that your food choices are suitable for your pet.


1. Prepare LickiMat with a food your dog loves. Some examples are canned fish, yoghurt, cooked pumpkin, smashed bananas and LickiMat Peanut Butter and LickiMat Sprinkles.
 

2. Spread a small circle of treat in the center of the LickiMat. 


3. Sit on the ground with your dog and place the loaded LickiMat on the floor in front of them.  Body language matters! A lot of times dogs don’t interact with enrichment due to our body language, like looming.

4. If your dog attempts to chew, redirect with a toy or treat. Remove LickiMat. 
Try again in 5-10 mins or at a later date. Repeat Trade every time you want to remove LickiMat.


5. As your dog learns to lick (instead of chew) you can widen the circle but steer away from the edges of the LickiMat for the first week or two to train your dog not to chew edges over repeated use.


6. Pick up the mat once they have finished with it. Wash Classic Soother, Buddy and Playdate by hand after each use.  Most LickiMats (Tuff Series, Slomo, Wobble and Splash) are dishwasher safe.

7. Have fun! Become your own doggie Master Chef and discover what your dog truly loves.

8. Used correctly, the LickiMat can become a perfect training aid, a stress and anxiety reliever, a slow feeder, a healthy distractor, a breath freshener and provide your dog with fun and enrichment.


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LickiMat is available at most good pet stores worldwide, amazon.com/lickimat, amazon.co.uk/lickimat, lickimat.com for Australian shoppers and lickimat.co.nz for New Zealand.

These instructions also come as a flyer. For retailers and distributors, please enquire about the printed version for your store.

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