Save money on dog treats by reusing them!

When I go to the grocery store, I almost always want to bring home a treat for my fur babies. Sam is a bit older, so I tend to stay away from raw hide – it messes with his poor little tummy. And because both of my dogs are well over 90 pounds, most toys don’t last long. If they do withstand all the tugs and pulls, the dogs get bored. Their favorite treat are these filled bones, which, depending on where you purchase them, and what size, cost between $8-$15. Even once Sam and Osa have licked the filling clean, they’ll gnaw on the bones for ages – which is a huge plus for keeping the plaque off their teeth! That’s how I decided to start reusing the old dog bones by refilling them.

Whatever peanut butter you prefer, a knife, and these types of refillable bones.

Instead of continuing to buy these bones over and over and over [seriously, my dogs leave them all over the house], I started re-filling them with peanut butter! And just to extend the amount of time it takes to clean out the yummy filling, I put the bones in the freezer for a couple hours [especially since my last tutorial on dog treats proved that frozen goodies are a hit! Updated/Similar tutorial here.]