Bath Time Suction Lick Pad
Something to think about instead of the bath.
Stick it to the side of the bath at nose height, spread something good on it, and the animal has a job to do while you get on with washing it.
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- Suction cups hold it to tile, glass or a bath side
- Grooved surface makes a spoonful last minutes
- Food-grade silicone, no BPA
- 18 x 18cm, dishwasher and freezer safe
- Five colours
Colour: Red
Why you'll love it
Made for happy, healthy pets
Bath time without the fight
A dog that dreads the bath is usually just bored and cornered. Give them something to lick stuck to the tiles and the whole business becomes a task they are busy with rather than one being done to them.
Works for nails and brushing too
The same trick applies to nail clipping, ear drops and a deshedding session. Anything that needs them to stand still for two minutes.
Freeze it to make it last
Spread it, freeze it, and a two-minute distraction becomes ten. Useful for crate training or a visitor at the door.
Good fit if
- Bath time, which is where most owners need it
- Nail trims and grooming that need both your hands
- Vet visits and any procedure needing a still animal
- Cats as much as dogs, particularly during brushing
Look elsewhere if
- Your animal chews rather than licks
- You have no smooth surface for suction
- You want a feeder rather than a distraction
Why it works during a bath specifically
Baths go wrong because the animal has nothing to do except object. Standing in water with someone pouring more over it, an animal focuses entirely on getting out. Giving it a task changes the whole event: the animal is doing something rather than having something done to it.
Licking specifically is self-soothing rather than just distracting, which is why it works where a handful of treats does not. Sustained repetitive licking settles an animal physiologically, so it is calmer as well as occupied, and that is the combination a bath needs.
Positioning it
Height matters. Stick it at the animal's standing nose height on the side of the bath or the wall tile, so it can lick without stretching up or bending down. Too high and it gives up; too low and it has to lower its head, which is exactly the position it will lift out of when you start pouring water.
The suction cups need a genuinely smooth, clean, wet-free surface to seal against. Bath enamel, tile and glass all work. Textured vinyl and grouted lines do not, and a pad that lets go mid-bath lands face down and takes the distraction with it. Press it down firmly and tug it before you start.
Making it last longer
Spread thin and work it into the grooves rather than leaving a thick layer on the surface. The texture is the mechanism: it makes the food difficult to take in one pass, and a generous smear on top defeats it and disappears in seconds.
Freezing it extends the session three or four times over, which is worth doing routinely if you are bathing a large dog. Load several pads at once and keep them in the freezer, and a long distraction is available whenever it is needed rather than needing planning.
Timing is the other half of it. Put the pad up and let the animal start on it before the water goes on, rather than once it is already unhappy. An animal that has passed a certain point will not engage with food at all, and at that stage the pad is simply something else in the bath.
In the box
Everything you need
- Paw-shaped silicone lick pad
How it works
Simple, from basket to doorstep
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The details
Specifications
- Material
- Food-grade silicone, BPA free
- Size
- 18 x 18 x 1.2cm
- Weight
- 147g
- Fitting
- Suction cups on the back
- Temperature
- Safe from -40C to 240C
- Care
- Dishwasher and freezer safe
Cleaning
It goes in the dishwasher, which is worth using rather than rinsing. The grooves are exactly where residue lodges, and a rinse under a tap runs over the top of them without clearing anything out. Anything greasy left in the pattern goes rancid within a couple of days.
Check the suction cups occasionally and clean them too, since dust and soap film on the cups are the usual reason a pad that used to hold starts falling off. Store it flat rather than folded, and it is rated well beyond freezer and dishwasher temperatures so neither will damage it.
Good questions
Before you buy
Anything spreadable they are allowed: wet food, plain yoghurt, or dog-safe peanut butter with no xylitol in it. Check the label, because xylitol is toxic to dogs.
On smooth tile, glass or an enamel bath, yes. It will not hold on textured stone or a plastered wall, and it needs both surfaces dry when you press it on.
Wet food, plain natural yoghurt, mashed banana or pumpkin purée. Spread thin and into the grooves. Check any peanut butter for xylitol before using it.
On clean smooth enamel, tile or glass, yes. It will not seal on textured surfaces or across a grout line, and soap film on the cups is the usual reason one that used to hold stops holding.
Yes, and it is worth doing. A frozen pad lasts three or four times as long, which usually covers a whole bath rather than the first two minutes of one.
Last reviewed 30 August 2026