LICKIMAT8"X8" Pack of 2 Classic Soother & Buddy Dog Slow Feeders Lick Mat Boredom Anxiety Reduction Perfect for Food Treats Yogurt Peanut Butter Fun Alternative to Slow Feed Dog - (Green & Turquoise)

We bought these in September 2023 and they have lasted until now (September 2024)! Our puppies (now 1 year & 8 months) loved these!Great to keep them engaged if you have to hop on a work call or for some mental stimulation.We’ve used pumpkin, PB, coconut oil, coconut water, Kefir, etc. Pro-tip, spread your mix on the liki mat and then freeze it flat for an hour or so. It makes it last much longer!!Whenever I put coconut oil/water on this and freeze it, my girl is occupied for almost 30 minutes.These clean really well and hold up well too.I’d be careful and supervise if your dog is a big chewer like mine. Over time, she’s pulled some of the silicone apart or even ripped the corners off. Our boy is sooooo gentle and has never had a problem though.Overall, I recommend for the price-point, if I do the math, these were well worth it. They lasted for 1 year! Can’t beat it!!

My dog loves his frozen yogurt or cottage cheese on this mat. Keeps him busy for a while.

I am pretty impressed with these. My cat is wet-food-only and has a super sensitive stomach, and yet has never recovered from being denied a constant stream of dry food so perpetually hoovers up everything edible within five minutes. Not a great combo.I got these on impulse to see if they would help and I've been pretty happy with them. They definitely do extend meal times -- normally he's done in 3-4 minutes and it takes him about 15-20 with these (less time with the orange one than the green). He does get bored eventually and stop trying for the stuff that gets stuck in the corners, which I feel a little bad about, but it HAS helped keep the mess off the floor which is great, since he has less food in his mouth at a time (and thus doesn't need to pause to spit out a giant bite onto the linoleum). They seem to be holding up well, too -- no raggedy textures to the surface, etc.The one thing that hasn't held up is how easy they are to clean. Initially I think the silicone must have had some kind of anti-food coating such that I could just rinse this thing off after a meal or soak it for like a minute and it would be ready to go. Over time that property has faded, so now I do have to soak them some and then take a soft bristled toothbrush to them. Whatever, it's not that much work I guess.They also have gotten a little wavy over time -- I don't own a dishwasher, I think it's just an artifact of storing them and then washing them. Again, not a huge deal. The hardest thing is just figuring out where to store sticky-textured silicone implements amongst my cabinets and shelving, which I'll call a win. I've been thinking about getting some more, but I think first I'll see if they continue to hold up over time to make sure it's a good investment.

My dog loves this mat. It has actually helped me get him to eat all his food.

My dog loves this. It’s a great way to distract him for a little bit or just give him something to do.

Used once - after she licked all the peanut butter she could she then chewed the mat -

So...we have a barking problem. When there's a knock on the door and then for many, many minutes after our guest has arrived, little Charlie barks at them. The initial barking is a good thing...but the continued, not so great. Our training method is working! We hold Charlie back or pick him up at the initial knock on the door, and tell him he's a good boy (for alerting us of "danger"). Once the guest is in, we remove the lick mat from the freezer (where it's stored with a delicious pâté of some sort smeared on). We then deposit the mat and Charlie behind a baby gate a distance away (where he can still observe us), and allow Charlie to lick his yummy mat (positive association) while the "danger" speaks pleasantly and does us no harm. This seems to be quieting Charlie down! He's now starting to run to the lick mat area a few moments after guests arrive. For this purpose, the lick mat is helping tremendously.

Great distraction for my Aussie!