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Scatter treats for sniffing: on a towel or on grass
Scatter treats on a towel or in the grass and let your dog sniff them out.
- Time
- ⏱ 5–10 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Old towel or blanket
- Treats or dry food
- For the grass version: a patch of grass
How to do it
- Lay a towel on the floor.
- Scatter a few treats or some food over it.
- Let your dog sniff them out.
- Gradually scatter more treats.
Variations
- Harder: roll or fold up the towel.
- Grass version: scatter a small handful of treats on a clean patch of ground and let your dog sniff them out. If that goes well, move the search to a patch of grass and increase the difficulty over time.
- With several dogs, play with one dog at a time.
Sources
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- pdsa.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Scatter a few treats or some food over an old towel or blanket.“; https://dogstrust.ie/dog-advice/life-with-your-dog/enrichment/scatter-feeding — „Take a small handful of tasty treats, scatter them across a clean patch of ground and let your dog sniff them out!“; https://dogstrust.ie/dog-advice/life-with-your-dog/enrichment/scatter-feeding — „If they like this, you can increase the difficulty and the fun by scattering the food on a patch of grass!
