The SodaPup Lick Stick Beehive is a handheld enrichment toy designed to turn licking into a calming, interactive experience for dogs. Featuring a textured beehive surface, it holds soft treats such as peanut butter, yoghurt, pâté or puréed food, encouraging slower licking and helping to reduce boredom, stress and anxious behaviour. Its ergonomic stick design allows owners to hold the toy during use, making it ideal for bonding, training sessions, grooming, crate time, or vet visits. 

Made from food-safe, non-toxic, FDA-compliant materials, the Lick Stick is built for safe daily enrichment use and is also dishwasher safe for easy cleaning. It can be used handheld or placed upright for hands-free licking and its textured surface helps extend engagement time by making it harder for dogs to quickly consume the treat. Suitable for dogs of all sizes, it provides a simple, mess-reducing way to support mental stimulation and calm behaviour through natural licking instincts.

Usage Warning: Not a chew toy. Always supervise your dog while using the lick stick.

Before use, apply a thin layer of soft, dog-safe food (such as peanut butter, yoghurt, wet food, pâté or puréed treats) onto the textured end of the Lick Stick, pressing it into the grooves to help it adhere properly. Hold the handle and allow your dog to lick directly from the surface, or use it as a controlled reward tool during training, grooming, crate time or vet visits to encourage calm behaviour and focus. You can also freeze the filled Lick Stick for a longer-lasting enrichment session.

Always supervise your dog during use and ensure they are licking rather than chewing. If your dog begins to bite or chew the toy, remove it and reintroduce it more slowly with lighter treat layers. After each session, wash thoroughly with warm soapy water or place it on the top rack of the dishwasher, ensuring all residue is removed from the textured surface before drying and storing.

Materials

The SodaPup Lick Stick Beehive is made from FDA-compliant, food-safe, non-toxic materials, designed specifically for safe, repeated contact with dog-safe soft foods like peanut butter, yoghurt, wet food and purées. It is manufactured in the USA and built to be durable enough for regular enrichment use while remaining safe for licking activity rather than chewing. 

Care Instructions

The Lick Stick is designed to be easy to clean and reusable. After each use, it should be washed thoroughly using warm soapy water or placed in the top rack of a dishwasher for convenient cleaning. 

To maintain product longevity and hygiene:

• Clean after every use to prevent residue build-up
• Dishwasher safe (top rack recommended)
• Ensure all food is removed from textured grooves before drying
• Allow to fully dry before storing or reusing
• Inspect regularly and discontinue use if damaged

SodaPup is a US-based pet enrichment brand founded in 2012 in Boulder, Colorado, created by dog lovers who were frustrated with the lack of durable, safe and thoughtfully designed dog toys on the market. The company was built around a simple idea: dogs deserve products that are both tough enough for power chewers and engaging enough to support natural behaviour like licking, chewing and foraging. 

The brand specialises in American-made enrichment products, including lick mats, slow feeders, treat dispensers, rubber chew toys and nylon puzzle-style toys. All products are manufactured in the USA using FDA-compliant, non-toxic materials such as natural rubber, nylon, and other pet-safe compounds, with a strong emphasis on safety, durability, and quality control. 

SodaPup is widely recognised for combining functionality with bold, playful design, creating products that not only challenge dogs mentally and physically but also appeal visually to owners. The company also places importance on sustainability, ethical manufacturing and community impact, including support for animal welfare organisations and a commitment to responsible production practices.