Lickimat UFO

Lickimat UFO Dog Enrichment & Slow Feeder

The Lickimat UFO Dog Enrichment Toy is a versatile feeding and enrichment solution designed to make mealtimes more engaging while helping support your dog’s mental and emotional wellbeing. More than just a feeding accessory, the UFO encourages natural licking and foraging behaviours, helping to slow down rapid eating, reduce boredom, ease anxiety, and minimise destructive behaviours in dogs. By turning everyday food into an interactive enrichment activity, it provides your dog with a rewarding way to stay occupied, stimulated and relaxed.

Designed with specially shaped rubber nubs, the Lickimat UFO provides maximum tongue stimulation as your dog works to reach food from the textured surface. Licking can be a naturally calming activity for dogs and may encourage endorphin production, making the UFO particularly useful for dogs that become anxious, bored, restless or stressed. Whether you are looking for a slow feeder for dogs, a dog lick mat alternative, an anxiety-reducing enrichment toy, or a way to make mealtimes more stimulating, the UFO is designed to fit easily into your dog’s daily routine.

The UFO is also ideal for dogs who need a little extra encouragement and stimulation during feeding. Instead of simply eating from a bowl, your dog can spend more time interacting with their food, helping to turn feeding time into an enriching experience. This can be especially beneficial for dogs that eat too quickly, need additional mental stimulation, or enjoy licking and working for their food.

Perfect for a Variety of Foods

The Lickimat UFO can be filled with a wide range of dog-friendly foods, allowing you to create different enrichment experiences for your pet. Try it with:

• Canned pet food
• Cooked vegetables
• Natural yoghurt or kefir
• Soaked kibble
• Homemade dog-friendly food mixtures
• Other suitable soft foods and treats

For an extra challenge, you can freeze the UFO with your dog’s favourite food inside. This can extend the feeding experience and provide a longer-lasting enrichment activity, making it particularly useful when your dog needs something engaging to do.

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Special Applications

The versatile design of the Lickimat UFO makes it suitable for much more than everyday feeding. It can be incorporated into a variety of situations where licking, distraction and enrichment may be helpful.

Bathing & Grooming: Use the Lickimat UFO as a distraction during bathing, grooming and nail-care sessions. Applying suitable food to the surface can encourage your dog to focus on licking rather than the grooming process, helping create a more positive experience. Its design can also help minimise food mess.

Car Trips: Keep your dog occupied and engaged during travel by using the UFO as a calming enrichment activity. It can provide a positive distraction during longer journeys or situations where your dog becomes restless in the car.

Outdoor Use: The UFO can be used in vertical applications, including suitable mounting in the car, providing flexible enrichment wherever you and your dog go.

Redirecting Licking Habits: If your dog has developed unwanted licking habits, the UFO can help redirect that natural behaviour towards an appropriate and rewarding activity.

Recuperation from Surgery: During periods of rest and recovery, enrichment activities can provide valuable mental stimulation when physical exercise needs to be restricted. Always follow your veterinarian’s recommendations during post-surgery recovery.

Dogs Without Canine Incisor Teeth: The UFO can provide an accessible feeding and enrichment option for dogs with missing canine incisor teeth, allowing them to enjoy food-based enrichment without relying on traditional feeding methods.

Older Dogs: Senior dogs can benefit from gentle mental stimulation and food-based enrichment, particularly when their ability to participate in strenuous physical activities has decreased.

Stews: The UFO can also be used with suitable stews and softer foods when floor-mounted, creating another practical way to provide enrichment during feeding.

Hydrotherapy: The UFO can be incorporated into suitable hydrotherapy and rehabilitation environments where food-based distraction and positive reinforcement are appropriate.

Key Features & Benefits

The UFO is designed with convenience, durability and versatility in mind. Made from natural rubber, it provides a flexible and engaging surface for licking while being suitable for repeated use.

• Freezer safe – Freeze food inside for longer-lasting enrichment.
• Microwave friendly – Convenient for warming suitable foods before serving.
• Reusable as mulch – Designed with an environmentally conscious end-of-life option.
• Recyclable – Made with recyclability in mind.
• Dishwasher safe – Easy to clean after every use.
• BPA free – Made without BPA.
• No PVC – Contains no PVC.
• No Phthalates – Made without phthalates.
• No Silicone – Made without silicone.
• Made from natural rubber – A durable, flexible material designed for interactive enrichment.

Why Choose the UFO Dog Enrichment Toy?

If your dog eats too quickly, gets bored easily, becomes anxious when left alone, or simply loves licking, the UFO offers a practical way to introduce more mental stimulation and enrichment into everyday life. By encouraging licking and interactive feeding, it can help transform ordinary meals and treats into a more rewarding activity.

Its versatile design means the UFO can be used at home, while travelling, during grooming, outdoors, during recovery and in other situations where distraction and enrichment can be beneficial. From slow feeding and anxiety support to boredom relief and interactive enrichment, the UFO is a multifunctional addition to your dog’s daily routine.

Whether you use it with canned food, soaked kibble, yoghurt, kefir, cooked vegetables or other suitable foods, the UFO provides a simple and engaging way to make feeding time more interesting while encouraging natural licking behaviour.

Specifications

• Product: UFO Dog Enrichment & Slow Feeder
• Material: Natural rubber
• Length: 18.5 cm / 7.3″
• Width: 18.5 cm / 7.3″
• Height: 5 cm / 2″
• Freezer Safe: Yes
• Microwave Friendly: Yes
• Dishwasher Safe: Yes
• BPA Free: Yes
• PVC Free: Yes
• Phthalate Free: Yes
• Silicone Free: Yes
• Recyclable: Yes
• Reusable as Mulch: Yes