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A fleece and felt handmade Dachshund shaped dog snuffle toy.

DIY Slinky Dog Snuffle Toy

We’re super excited to bring you this adorable Slinky Dog Snuffle Toy! It’s the newest, funkiest, most wag worthy dog toy around! Of course, snuffle toys are one of the best interactive dog toys to keep your dog busy. 

This homemade brain game for dogs is easy-to-make and is the perfect puzzle for your pup to use every day. You can also use it as a slow feeder, if your dog tends to gobble their food too quickly. And this little darling doxie-shaped toy helps excitable puppies learn to focus their attention as they figure out how to get all the rewards (treats). 

Best part is that this interactive hide-and-seek dog toy is made with love and comes from you!

You’ll need…

  • Needle and thread
  • A sharp pair of scissors

Just look how cute it turns out! This will be by far your pup’s new favorite snuffle toy! It’s super easy to play and will keep your dog busy and mentally stimulated for a nice long time. 

Check out our other DIYs to spoil your pup with more homemade snuffle mat brain games:
15-Minute DIY Dog Snuffle Basket
DIY Snuffle Ball Dog Toy
DIY Sniff & Snuffle Pup Star
DIY Dog Treat Snuffle Mat

16 Comments
  • Lori Coy
    Posted at 14:05h, 24 July Reply

    I am already stuck and my ADD is kickin’ in big time. Am I overthinking this?

    Question,

    Is it a half yard of each color fleece? Your fleece stack and Hillary’s fleece stack looks like a lot more than 1/2 yard.

    If you only buy 1/2 yard of fleece for your circles you would only have one color.

    Thank you Love the videos.

    Lori

  • Patti
    Posted at 15:03h, 24 July Reply

    Hi, Lori! Great question…

    Basically the amount of fleece altogether totals about a 1/2 a yard. So if you’re purchasing fleece, you’ll want to purchase a 1/4 yard for each of the 5 colors. You’ll have leftover fleece, but an 1/8th yard of fleece might not be enough to work with – just depends on the width of the fleece you’re using.

    Just know that the number of colors (5), circles (60), and their size (3.5 inches) is totally customizable.

    Hope this helps! Holler if you have any other questions. 🙂
    Patti

  • Sheryl Benefield
    Posted at 13:26h, 05 September Reply

    Thanks for sharing this cute snuffle toy. Made two for my grand pups. Wish I could share the photo.

  • Patti
    Posted at 13:51h, 06 September Reply

    Oh that’s so great to hear, Sheryl! Your grand doggies are such lucky pups to have a thoughtful (and talented) grandma like you.

  • Rosemary Evans
    Posted at 16:58h, 29 March Reply

    hound pattern – please!

  • Patti
    Posted at 17:34h, 29 March Reply

    Hi, Rosemary! Thanks for askin’! To get the pattern, simply enter your email address in the Get Your Free Printable area on this page above and then hit the Submit button. Your email address allows us to send the slinky dog template and instructions PDF directly to you. 🙂

  • Annette Coetzee
    Posted at 03:36h, 04 August Reply

    Hound pls. all the way from South Africa

  • Kristen Alas
    Posted at 11:24h, 27 March Reply

    Have you used Pre-cut felt circles instead of fleece? I can’t find Pre-cut fleece and am terrible at cutting circles. I’m just wondering if felt would work as well as fleece for the circles.

  • Patti
    Posted at 21:32h, 27 March Reply

    Hi, Kristen, we have not used felt instead of fleece, but that should work! Let us know if you give that a try. We’d love to hear how it goes!!

  • Jennifer Haddow
    Posted at 09:31h, 25 August Reply

    Hound

  • yvonne
    Posted at 15:10h, 22 October Reply

    hound

  • Marie
    Posted at 19:25h, 01 November Reply

    Hello! How would you clean this? Can you put it in the washer?

  • Patti
    Posted at 23:15h, 01 November Reply

    Great question! First, make sure to check the toy is empty and remove any dry treats or crumbs. You can then place the toy into a pillow case and toss it in the wash. The toy can be dried in the dryer in the pillow case or left out to air-dry. Hope this helps!

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