The Wanted Company

The Wanted Company Evidence-forward enrichment products for dogs and cats.

To all of our lovely kitty parents 🫶🔬 Learning about whisker fatigue helps us keep our cats happy and comfortable by sup...
02/17/2025

To all of our lovely kitty parents 🫶

🔬 Learning about whisker fatigue helps us keep our cats happy and comfortable by supporting their natural senses 🐱✨swipe through to learn more!

‼️Check out the link to our Furever Mats for our kitty focused slow feeder!

📖 References (because we’re science people):

Ahl, A. S. (1986). The role of vibrissae in tactile discrimination. Journal of Comparative Neurology.

Carvell, G. E., & Simons, D. J. (1990). Biometric analysis of vibrissal tactile discrimination. Behavioral Neuroscience.

Ebara, S., Kumamoto, K., Matsuura, T., Mazurkiewicz, J. E., & Rice, F. L. (2002). Similarities and differences in the innervation of mystacial vibrissal follicles in the rat and cat. Journal of Comparative Neurology.

McGill University (2017). Why Do Cats Get Whisker Fatigue? Office for Science and Society.

McMillan, F. D. (2020). The Impact of Stress on Feline Eating Behaviors. Journal of Veterinary Behavior.

Food coma? Us, too… so… Lounge and shop 20% OFF EVERYTHING! 😬✨Use code: BOXINGDAY✨at checkout AND get a free gift on ord...
12/26/2024

Food coma? Us, too… so…
Lounge and shop 20% OFF EVERYTHING! 😬

✨Use code: BOXINGDAY✨at checkout AND get a free gift on orders over $50. It’s a good one, trust us.

Sooo… what’s the deal with the bowl anyway?? 🥣Swipe through to learn more! 🙌✨Featuring our stellar community:
12/20/2024

Sooo… what’s the deal with the bowl anyway?? 🥣
Swipe through to learn more! 🙌

✨Featuring our stellar community:


🚀 Black Friday Sale Alert! 🚀Our biggest and best sale of the year starts at the stroke of midnight! 🕛🌟 EVERYTHING is 30%...
11/29/2024

🚀 Black Friday Sale Alert! 🚀

Our biggest and best sale of the year starts at the stroke of midnight! 🕛

🌟 EVERYTHING is 30% OFF for an extravaganza sale! ’

🔥 This is not a drill and the sale is only on for 48 hours (we'll probably never do this again...)

🐚 RESTOCKED & IN A NEW COLORWAY 🐚
10/21/2024

🐚 RESTOCKED & IN A NEW COLORWAY 🐚

🍂HAPPY🍁THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE! 🧡🦃What is Olive most thankful for? A forever home… with endless treats, her brother to bo...
10/13/2024

🍂HAPPY🍁THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE! 🧡🦃

What is Olive most thankful for? A forever home… with endless treats, her brother to boost her confidence and snuggle with, and dirty plates and recycling we don’t put away fast enough to scavenge 😅

Rumble is most thankful for all of the car rides (which means more park runs!) to deliver packages with his dad… and all the raw treats 😆

Thank you to our community for all of your kindness, for opening your homes and hearts to us 🙏🧡 WE LOVE YOU!

📷: Moose with his Thanksgiving plate, apples and turkey bites, of course- in the Ollie.

Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends!

🌟OUR FIRST GIVEAWAY!🌟We are so grateful for each and every one of you. When we started Wanted, we hoped to provide pet p...
09/21/2024

🌟OUR FIRST GIVEAWAY!🌟

We are so grateful for each and every one of you. When we started Wanted, we hoped to provide pet parents with the right resources to show how enrichment can help pets feel calm, confident, and safe, especially for our rescue babies. Over the last year, we have met so many of you and y’all have inspired us SO much- today, we’ve reached 1000 followers 😭🥹. THANK YOU 💙

Our local friends have partnered with us for this giveaway to spoil one lucky pup/kitty with our Hadden Beach Mat, Nutty Pod, and a bunch of treats (pictured) from some of our favorite local people.

TO ENTER:
🐈 Follow , , ,
🐈‍⬛ Tag a friend in the comments (Tag multiple for unlimited entries!)
🐩 Bonus entries: save this post, DM it to a friend, or share to your stories and tag us!

Giveaway ends on 09/27/2024 at 11:59pm PST. The winner will be chosen at random and will be announced on 09/28/2024 (and contacted via DM)! Open to Canada/US only.

On this , we are celebrating all the pups who bring joy to our lives — especially the black dogs who often get overlook...
08/26/2024

On this , we are celebrating all the pups who bring joy to our lives — especially the black dogs who often get overlooked 🖤. Did you know that black dogs are far less likely to get adopted because of behavioral misconceptions, the ‘lack’ of distinctive features, perceptions and stereotypes of being aggressive or unlucky, and poor visibility in shelters?

Let’s break the stigma and show that every dog, no matter the color, deserves a loving home.

🐕‍🦺 Rumble & Olive, the muses of The Wanted Co.

FOOD AS LOVE💞Part 3 of our series highlights the two littlest and sweetest boys ever, enter Ricky 🎸and his brother, Jaxo...
08/23/2024

FOOD AS LOVE💞
Part 3 of our series highlights the two littlest and sweetest boys ever, enter Ricky 🎸and his brother, Jaxon Brown 🦊. We first met these two boys and their wonderful mama at In the Raw- one of our favorite dog communities in Vancouver.

Today we are featuring Danielle’s creations, the amazing person behind the boys’ page . Not only are these meals made with so much love but the enrichment is part of the boys’ daily lives- from being home alone, to traveling near and far (this summer, camping!), to settling in new places.

Whether it’s the beginning of fall, Canada Day (did you see the white and red Ollie?! 😍), or even a chilly day, we love how Danielle and these boys celebrate food, from homemade broth and superfoods, dehydrated veg, and locally sourced and made treats— and allll of the holidays.

Follow the boys ✨✨

📷 credits:
Feat. The Ollie in Blue Tide
The Wobbowl in Latte
The Nutty Pod (have you used the textured ‘lid’ as a mini snack bowl, yet?!)
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For our friends who wonder about when to use a slow feeder vs. a lick mat… well, here is a quick breakdown of the differ...
08/17/2024

For our friends who wonder about when to use a slow feeder vs. a lick mat… well, here is a quick breakdown of the differences between the two… andddd a little bit of research on delayed feeding (aka using a slow feeder and lickmat alike) You know I’m an evidence-based nerd at heart 😆

In a 2015 study, researchers Ohtani et. al. investigated how the speed of feeding impacted the sympathetic nervous system of 56 healthy dogs across 21 breeds. The sympathetic system is the system that regulates flight and fight and the stress response (typically elevated in rescue dogs). What they found was that dogs who are encouraged to eat slower (rather than gorge on their food) not only ate less but they had increased activation of their parasympathetic nervous system after feeding. This system enhances the activity of the digestive system and promotes feelings of relaxation (Ohtani et. al., 2015) within all animals!

It’s Furever with us ❤️Cody and his Furever Bowl — FINALLY coming soon.
07/25/2024

It’s Furever with us ❤️
Cody and his Furever Bowl — FINALLY coming soon.

COME SAY HI! 🐾 We're going to be at VCA in North Vancouver with tomorrow for the A Voice 4 Paws fundraiser event! Plent...
07/12/2024

COME SAY HI! 🐾

We're going to be at VCA in North Vancouver with tomorrow for the A Voice 4 Paws fundraiser event!

Plenty of treats for you and your pup(s), prizes and fun to be had!

12-3pm @ VCA on 3044 Highland Blvd!

Ooooh! You look so good! 💅🏼We’ve been hearing that y’all love the pastels so this summer, we are introducing The Duo in ...
05/26/2024

Ooooh! You look so good! 💅🏼
We’ve been hearing that y’all love the pastels so this summer, we are introducing The Duo in Cloud Blue.

She’s the same cool enrichment puzzle but she’s got a new look. Some say she seems more chill these days and feels more confident. Perhaps she had a few training sessions, slowed down, and enriched? Who knows but she looks so good and she knows it.

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FOOD AS LOVE🫶A couple of months ago we made a post highlighting the many ways we show our dogs love; specifically when w...
05/02/2024

FOOD AS LOVE🫶
A couple of months ago we made a post highlighting the many ways we show our dogs love; specifically when we prepare their meals daily. Yes, food is definitely nutritious (we all want our dogs to live their best, fullest, and longest life) but food is also much more than just vitamins and minerals. It’s about emotional connections, building and strengthening bonds, and feeding our pups can even be a vehicle for creativity.

Today, we are featuring the creativity of Bruce and Diesel’s mama, Kelly. We’ve been absolutely loving how she integrates fresh fruit and veg, kibble, and topping it off with fun treats into her boys’ meals— we just had to share it with you all!

We often get questions on how to spruce up kibble bases and if kibble works just as well in slow feeders. The answer is yes, absolutely; and the inspiration is from lots of everyday stuff, green beans, carrot ribbons, or kefir. Nothing has to be perfect or crazy expensive, ever. Remember to have fun in the kitchen and keep exploring your creativity.✨✨

📷 credits: and .dogge🐶
Feat. The Ollie (restock soon- stay tuned 👀)
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We literally do these things all of the time and wanted to share how we use enrichment to help build our rescue dog’s co...
04/29/2024

We literally do these things all of the time and wanted to share how we use enrichment to help build our rescue dog’s confidence!

These tips are for all of our anxious dogs, fosters, and newly adopted dogs out there! (And for the parents, of course).

Swipe through our three tips:

1️⃣ Lickmats aren’t just for meals or snacks- we always use them to calm our dog down from those kinds of walks (iykyk). You know, those hot summer-like days when everyone and their dogs are out, all of the skateboards, bikes, squirrels, everything. Those days are glorious but if you have a reactive or fearful dog, this usually is a challenge to navigate. Providing that licking comfort of a little treat at home will help release dopamine and endorphins— all that natural good calming stuff 😉.

2️⃣ Nervous dogs might be on the lookout when they are on walks or in unfamiliar environments. We want to get them to sniff more because sniffing is kind of like a yoga or meditation session for your dog. It releases dopamine as well and is an enriching activity on its own. They gather information, feel calm and secure, and get to know the world around them. To encourage sniffing outdoors, we hide different treats in toilet paper rolls, cotton balls with dog-friendly essential oil, and dog-friendly herbs in our Duos and Nutty Pods! More on this later ☺️

3️⃣ We learned this boss move from who has shown us that when guests come over, using a spoon with PB or any doggie spread can build positive associations and bonds with new people. Sure, treats are good but the spreads are a level up with the lick. If your pup is really nervous, they may not take it but slowly work up to it and let us know how it goes.

Anyway, that’s it! Let us know how it goes if you try any of these ✨

Follow for more tips and chats! Share with us your tips- we can’t wait to hear from you☺️

👩🏻👨🏽‍🦰This one goes out to all the doggie parents out there…🍿You worked hard to exercise and play with your pup and want...
03/19/2024

👩🏻👨🏽‍🦰This one goes out to all the doggie parents out there…

🍿You worked hard to exercise and play with your pup and want to watch some Netflix at the end of the day... only you notice your dog won’t settle and seems to have even *more* energy.

Well, it's not necessarily because they are still wanting more exercise but it may be because of overstimulation... OR maybe they actually are needing more. 😵‍💫 Wish they could just tell you exactly what they need, right? Well we're here to help!

We collaborated with our very own dog behavior consultant, on what the boredom and over-stimulation spectrum can look like and what enrichment to use and when!

✨🐕Let us know in the comment if you've experienced this and what you usually do!

🌾🌿 SPRING SNUFFLE + PUZZLE SALE 🌿🌾If our dogs had a choice, every waking moment would be spent in the forest, sniffing e...
03/17/2024

🌾🌿 SPRING SNUFFLE + PUZZLE SALE 🌿🌾

If our dogs had a choice, every waking moment would be spent in the forest, sniffing everything in sight. 🐕

With a sense of smell 100,000 times more sensitive than ours, scent work and foraging are deeply satisfying instincts.

🌳Unless you live in the forest, adding a little extra sniffing and searching in the home is deeply enriching.

✨ Did you know that you don't need to use treats in a Snuffle? Yes, you heard that right! In a recent study by Binks et. al., they found that scents including coconut, ginger, and vanilla resulted in reduced vocalization and stress in dogs in rescue shelters. (Dog-friendly scents only! More on this in a future post 😊)

⌛For the next 72 hours, we are offering 30% off our Snuffle Buddy and Pawzzle Hunts and we'll include bonus treat for all of the snufflin' fun!

🛒 Use code SPRINGFLING at checkout.



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