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• dogtreeAdmin

  

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  August 13, 2011 3:39:18 PM EST

  Dog toys can cost a fortune and more often than not they get broken or go missing. There are plenty of cheap alternatives which you can make from bits and pieces in the home. A plastic water bottle with liver treats inside makes a great toy. Well, for small dogs at least, who aren't likely to demolish and eat the bottle. I've also heard of people freezing beef stock in a container for their dog in summer.

  Any other ideas?

• CheekyCharlie

  

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  August 21, 2011 7:24:36 PM EST

  Charlie likes getting lids off plastic bottles - so he gets my empty shampoo bottles etc too. I also create tug-toys out of scrap material, fragments of old toys, etc just by tying them together.
  
  Another fun game is hiding bits of kibble and letting Charlie sniff them all out.
• dogtreeAdmin

  

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  August 23, 2011 8:11:43 PM EST

  Ahhhh, I like the kibble game. V good.
• Billabong

  

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  October 8, 2011 10:18:40 AM EST

  A tennis ball in the toe of a long stock, then knot it so it stays there - cheap fun throw toy!
• MeganandWesley

  

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  October 14, 2011 12:51:08 PM EST

  We put beef jerky (cos it stinks) in a stocking and tie it with rope to the roof of our pergola and wesley swings off it all day long to try and get the beef jerky out. When it is tied to the roof it prevents it being buried by our other dog.
• Billabong

  

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  October 14, 2011 7:28:40 PM EST

  hey, good one MeganandWesley
  
• lignite

  

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  October 20, 2011 5:21:04 PM EST

  extending the pop bottle idea sometimes we put her kibble in it. so instead of eating her breakfast in two seconds flat she has to pop the lid then roll the bottle around to get it all out.
  
  we also get marrow bones from the butcher cut into thirds. after it's licked clean we stuff it with wet dog food or Vegemite and veggies for something different.