Page 19 - Winter 2022 Newsletter

AND TOYS

Keep your dog happy and entertained, and save money at the same time.

Toys are a necessity for keeping dogs happy, active and out of trouble, but spending
money on them doesn’t have to be part of the equation. In fact, dozens of potential

DIY dog toys are just waiting to be made from unused things that have been lying
around for ages, such as old T-shirts or jeans, cardboard boxes and toilet roll tubes.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GiQl7AjnYA )

Plastic Bottle Crunch Toy How to make it

You’ll need 1. Get a used plastic bottle and throw
• Large plastic bottle the lid away. Be sure to wash the
• Knee length sock bottle out thoroughly before using it.
• Kibble (optional) 2. Remove the water bottle label.
3. If using Kibble, place in bottle, pull

the sock over the plastic bottle and
tie a knot at the bottle neck so that

none of the bottle is on display.

The Treat Puzzle Shoe Box Hide and Seek
You’ll need You’ll need

• Muffin Tray • A shoebox / cardboard box
• Tennis Balls • Newspaper

• Kibble or treats • Kibble or treats
How to make
1. Distribute treats or kibble in the

muffin trays.
2. Put a tennis ball (or any dog safe

toy) in each tray to cover the How to make
treat. Make sure the tray isn’t 1. Scrunch up the newspaper into balls.

too deep so that they can 2. Place treats or kibble in some of the
eventually get to the reward. scrunched up balls.

3. Watch them learn to remove the 3. Place the scrunched up balls into the
ball to eat their treat/food. It box.
slows them down while making 4. Dogs will have lots of fun snuffling and

them use their brain! rummaging in the box for a treat.

Don’t forget this unique way to donate to BTRF. Giveacar is a small
social enterprise that started in 2010 and since then they have
recycled 42,000 vehicles and donated over £4 million to charity.

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