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Pickpocket Foragers PickPocket Foragers are fully washable fleece feeders in which dogs hunt for treats inside pockets. Fabric food foragers for dogs

***COMPETITION WINNER** Thanks to everyone who entered the competition and for posting the wonderful pictures of your do...
31/07/2024

***COMPETITION WINNER**

Thanks to everyone who entered the competition and for posting the wonderful pictures of your doggies, and for tagging and sharing friends.

Well done to Hannah! Please message with your address and I’ll pop two sets of foraging pouches in the post for your doggy. :-)

31/07/2024

Puppy Maisie. 😁

Honey having fun with her foragers. :-)
31/07/2024

Honey having fun with her foragers. :-)

31/07/2024

ITS FINALLY HERE!!!!!

Our new podcast - CANINE ARTHRITIS MATTERS - has finally dropped!!!

The goal of the podcast is to reach as many people as possible so that we can help as many DOGS as possible, live their best lives with OA.

Todays episode is an intro to Hannah and Kristin, as they share with us their personal journeys that have led them to this point. Part 1 this week, part 2 next week.

Head to one of the links below to have a listen, and don't forget to subscribe, and share to all of your pet parent friends!!!

https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/canine-arthritis-matters/id1760134169

https://open.spotify.com/episode/03vgu7y5uxFW7MBtfZHCTn?si=lyYhQmiORqaS1qbnXPehgw

Be in it it win it! A reminder that our competition closes at 8.00pm this evening and the winner will be picked. Please ...
31/07/2024

Be in it it win it! A reminder that our competition closes at 8.00pm this evening and the winner will be picked. Please post your entries here!

***COMPETITION TIME***

Me thinks it has too long since we’ve had a give away so here goes… Let’s have some pictures of your doggies enjoying “summer” (pictures in the pouring rain are perfectly acceptable!!!) to win two sets of three foraging pouches. Flat-nosed breeds are welcome to enter as pouches can be made to suit. UK entries only, winner will be picked at random to keep the competition open for all. To enter, please like & share the page and tag in three of your wonderful friends. 😃Closes 31 July at 8.00pm.

Not to be outdone by Phoebe’s PickPocket modelling career, Maisie wanted to model the new CAM buckwheat bean bag forager...
31/07/2024

Not to be outdone by Phoebe’s PickPocket modelling career, Maisie wanted to model the new CAM buckwheat bean bag forager. :-)

Scorching hot day in Sidmouth today so time to get out the foragers! Phoebe impressed our lovely McTimony chiropractor w...
31/07/2024

Scorching hot day in Sidmouth today so time to get out the foragers! Phoebe impressed our lovely McTimony chiropractor with her good health yesterday. After her diagnosis of stage 1 renal failure earlier in the year and treatment from our holistic vet, she is doing remarkably well for an old lady of 13.5. :-)

Just a gentle reminder that we are at Edition Dog on 25 August. :-) We will have lots of stock including our lovely Pick...
29/07/2024

Just a gentle reminder that we are at Edition Dog on 25 August. :-) We will have lots of stock including our lovely PickPocket paws & bones fleece, Canine Arthritis Management custom space-themed fleece and some new camouflage coloured fleece products sold in support of Hero paws - Life AFTER service to raise funds for retired military dogs. Please come and visit us. We look forward to seeing you.

Love this! There is definitely a beginning and an end to a sniff.
29/07/2024

Love this! There is definitely a beginning and an end to a sniff.

Hey, don’t disturb me! 😊🐾

Space-themed foraging blanket for Canine Arthritis Management - small size for up to JRT. One in stock. 🥰 Will be on the...
25/07/2024

Space-themed foraging blanket for Canine Arthritis Management - small size for up to JRT. One in stock. 🥰 Will be on the website shortly, or message me.

A day in the life of a PickPocket Forager Quality Control Officer. 🤣
25/07/2024

A day in the life of a PickPocket Forager Quality Control Officer. 🤣

Been busy using colourful offcuts of CAM fabric to make buckwheat-filled bean bags. Will be in the CAM shop soon so plea...
25/07/2024

Been busy using colourful offcuts of CAM fabric to make buckwheat-filled bean bags. Will be in the CAM shop soon so please keep an eye out it. 😁

***COMPETITION TIME***Me thinks it has too long since we’ve had a give away so here goes… Let’s have some pictures of yo...
22/07/2024

***COMPETITION TIME***

Me thinks it has too long since we’ve had a give away so here goes… Let’s have some pictures of your doggies enjoying “summer” (pictures in the pouring rain are perfectly acceptable!!!) to win two sets of three foraging pouches. Flat-nosed breeds are welcome to enter as pouches can be made to suit. UK entries only, winner will be picked at random to keep the competition open for all. To enter, please like & share the page and tag in three of your wonderful friends. 😃Closes 31 July at 8.00pm.

We keep waste to an absolute minimum and I had some offcuts of fleece so guess what I’m making for CAM? 😁
22/07/2024

We keep waste to an absolute minimum and I had some offcuts of fleece so guess what I’m making for CAM? 😁

Happy weekend from Maisie! Our PickPocket Foragers’ Quality Control Officer has down tooled for the weekend. 🥰
20/07/2024

Happy weekend from Maisie! Our PickPocket Foragers’ Quality Control Officer has down tooled for the weekend. 🥰

Off to its new home shortly: foraging blanket, caterpillar and pouches. 💕
19/07/2024

Off to its new home shortly: foraging blanket, caterpillar and pouches. 💕

I received a lovely update today about Maisie who has had several hip operations and we rushed to get some foragers out ...
19/07/2024

I received a lovely update today about Maisie who has had several hip operations and we rushed to get some foragers out to her for her rehab. I’m delighted to say that Maisie has made a fabulous recovery and has been joined by puppy Billie, who is eight weeks old and starting to forage. Fabulous to see so very many dogs benefitting from olfactory enrichment. Love it! 🥰

If you are looking for a foraging blanket and would like to support CAM, please visit their shop. :-) We have small and ...
19/07/2024

If you are looking for a foraging blanket and would like to support CAM, please visit their shop. :-) We have small and medium/large in stock in bones & paws. If you would like one in the wonderful CAM space-themed colours, please message me directly as I have yet to make these. Each blanket takes at least five hours to make and there is a lot of work and fabric involved. They are a labour of love! If you don’t see what you would like in the shop, please don’t hesitate to message me at [email protected] or Kathryn at [email protected]

NEW PickPocket foraging blanket

Our PickPocket foraging blankets lie flat on the floor and have a number of pockets perpendicular to each other for your dog to search in for treats. The floor forager offers a rich foraging game, is excellent for distraction from unwanted behaviour and can be used to calm an anxious dog. It can also double up as a bed!

PickPocket Foragers are fully washable/tumble dryable fleece feeders in which dogs hunt for treats inside pockets. They are simple to use, easy to launder and bring all the benefits of foraging into your dog’s home.

Our foraging blankets come in two sizes:

Small for dogs up to Jack Russell Terrier size
60 pockets, 6cm deep x 15cm wide
Total size approx. 90cm square
Medium/Large for dogs English Springer spaniel size and above (excluding giant breeds)
60 pockets each 20cm wide x 8cm deep
Total size approx. 110cm square

£75.00 – £85.00

Check it out here:
https://www.camonlineshop.com/pickpocket-foraging-blanket/

18/07/2024
17/07/2024

Worth another share!

Lovely to see our Caterpillar in. Big Dog Little Dog: Puppy and Dog training’s puppy class. 💕
17/07/2024

Lovely to see our Caterpillar in. Big Dog Little Dog: Puppy and Dog training’s puppy class. 💕

Thank you to Pickpocket Foragers for your kind donation of the caterpillar forager - safe to say it was a hit!

13/07/2024
13/07/2024
It is always a joy to receive pictures of your doggies enjoying the foragers and so I was delighted this morning to see ...
13/07/2024

It is always a joy to receive pictures of your doggies enjoying the foragers and so I was delighted this morning to see Honey from Ireland enjoying her caterpillar & pouches. What could be a nicer start to the weekend than to hear how Honey is benefitting from her PickPockets? Her lovely mum said,

“She's particularly fond of them in the trug tub and spends a lot of time whiffling and winkling out her kibble. She's got IBD so is on a hydrolysed kibble, the foragers are great for giving her a more engaging food experience seeing as her diet is so restricted.”

Very proud to have our products endorsed by the amazing vet Hannah Capon at Canine Arthritis Management. 🥳🎉👏
13/07/2024

Very proud to have our products endorsed by the amazing vet Hannah Capon at Canine Arthritis Management. 🥳🎉👏

Small custom Canine Arthritis Management foraging bundle going to its new home for one very special doggy. 💕
12/07/2024

Small custom Canine Arthritis Management foraging bundle going to its new home for one very special doggy. 💕

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PickPockets Fabric Food Foragers offer fully washable/tumble dryable fleece feeders in which dogs hunt for treats inside pockets. They are simple to use, easy to launder and bring all the benefits of foraging into your dog’s home.

PickPockets were the brainchild of dog owner and sewing hobbyist Sue Hanslow and canine behaviourist Kate Mallatratt. Kate approached Sue when she wanted to combine scent work with a fully washable feeding mat to help her clients manage their dogs. As a behaviourist, Kate saw first-hand the benefits of canine enrichment and in particular how foraging could lessen behaviour problems and boost the wellbeing of her four-legged clients. Kate saw a gap in the market for a durable and easily laundered product that provided gentle enrichment and puzzle solving through foraging. Sue came up with the pocket idea, making the first prototype, and PickPocket Fabric Food Foragers was born in 2016.

The business has continued to enjoy great success and has expanded to include crate hanging foragers, floor mat foragers and small foraging pouches. PickPockets come in a range of sizes and are suitable for all breeds including those with brachycephalic (flat) faces, and PickPockets are especially valuable to dogs with ‘special’ needs. Kate is passionate about the welfare benefits of foraging for less-able dogs who often become more reliant on their sense of smell. PickPockets can bring enrichment pleasure and gentle mind-body exercise to dogs with sensory impairment like blindness and to senior dogs with mobility issues/cognitive impairment/visual and auditory decline as well as offering much-needed mental stimulation to those on restricted exercise or recovering from surgery.

Kate manages the day-to-day PickPocket business alongside her force-free training and behaviour business, Contemplating Canines, in East Devon, UK. She holds an advanced diploma in Canine Behaviour Management (with distinction) from Compass Education Ltd, she is the author of the book Home Alone & Happy and writes regular columns on canine behaviour for Animal Therapy Magazine.