PickPocket Foragers are durable and fully washable fleece foragers in which dogs hunt for treats inside pockets. They are simple to use, easy to launder and enhance the wellbeing of your best friend through no-stress foraging enrichment.

• Ideal for dogs on restricted exercise or with reduced mobility
• Provide gentle weight-bearing exercise
• Excellent for crate training
• Calming for anxious dogs
• Offer distraction from unwanted behaviour
• Enriching for dogs with sensory impairment such as deafness or blindness
• Gentle stimulation for golden oldies
• Perfect for teaching nose work
• Occupy dogs while grooming & nail clipping
• Stimulate appetite of poor eaters
• Slow eating time and prevent gulping of food

Olfaction is a dog’s strongest sense and dogs ‘see’ the world through their nose. To them scent is purposeful and meaningful, it evokes strong emotions and relays information vital for survival as well as influencing mood and wellbeing. Quite simply, dogs have evolved to use their nose first and foremost and PickPocket Foragers harness the dog’s powerful sense of smell into a satisfying and rewarding game of search.

PickPocket Foragers are suitable for most dogs regardless of size, breed and age. Building foraging activities into any dog’s daily routine improves health and wellbeing.

As our dogs age, their eyesight and hearing deteriorate and this may be combined with some loss of cognitive dysfunction. This means our ‘golden oldies’ come to rely on their sense of smell more and PickPocket Foragers are the perfect enrichment gift to encourage gentle foraging and offer mind-body stimulation supporting cognitive decline. PickPocket Foragers are fabulous for dogs recovering from surgery too, providing gentle weight-bearing exercise and mental stimulation for those dogs going crate-crazy with boredom.

No dog should be left alone with a PickPocket Forager as ingesting any fabric could lead to serious medical issues. If you have any concerns or suspect your dog has swallowed some fabric, please consult your veterinary surgeon immediately.

Most dogs find foraging so immensely rewarding that this instinct usually overrides their desire to chew the fabric but always supervise your dog. Following the instructions on the product packaging will help minimise the likelihood of chewing. If your dog has ingested any fabric, contact your veterinary surgeon immediately.

Small high quality dried tried and meat pates are suitable for the foragers. Avoid treats where the moisture may seep into the fleece and encourage the dog to chew the fleece. When introducing the dog to the forager, always use large high value treats so the dog can find them easily before reducing the size and difficulty.

Yes! PickPockete Foragers were designed with easy of laundry in mind. They can be washed at 30° and tumble dried on cool (good for remove dog hair!) or hung out on the washing line to dry. Frequent washing is recommended to keep the forager clean, free from hair and hygeinic.

Here at PickPocket Foragers we are fans of all types of enrichment providing it is beneficial to your dog and does not elicit frustration. A measure of how enriching a product is, is assessing your dog’s emotional state post enrichment - are they relaxed? PickPocket Foragers provide a different type of enrichment to snuffle mats. The foragers encourage puzzle-solving through opening pockets and multiple foragers can be nested together while snuffle mats provide searching between pieces of fleece tied or sewn onto a base, often a rubber mat.

The advantage of PickPocket Foragers over rubber-backed snuffle mats is that the foragers are designed to be easily laundered and therefore hygenic however we are big fans of both products providing your snuffle mat is laundered frequently.