Kongs

[harrkim120]

Okay, How do you keep all this fun stuff off your carpet. I was thinking about getting Cammy (GSD) a kong and filling it with stuff but i rent my place and cannot ruin the carpet.

Well, if you have tile or something of the sort you could always let him have it on there. Or outside is an option. Also, whenever I put my dog in the crate I toss him his Kong with something in it. That could be an option if you have one. Ummmmm....you could put a towel or tablecloth over the carpet.

If for some reason these things aren't an option for you and your dog isn't the type to make a huge mess while eating, then just try and pick the cleanest sounding recipe, and give it a go. Honestly, my guy rarely gets anything on the carpet from his Kong...the lip on the toy seems to catch a lot of the potential mess.

[CorgiPaws]

I have to be careful with Grissom and what I give him, so I usually use a little ground turkey in his, but the others I'll use canned EVO food to close it up, and freeze.

I haven't really had an issue with it making a mess, but usually kongs are just used for crate time at my house so they're not usually on the carpet. I don't notice any mess in their beds though? I always always freeze them though, so they are eating it as fast as it's thawing.

[CorgiPaws]

I was in a pinch two days ago, had no peanut butter, no yogurt, no evo canned food, nothing. (we're probably moving soon, so I'm trying to clear the pantry and not buy more right now)
Called tuna worked like a charm. It froze rock solid, they actually took a while to get to the treats. Peanut butter, even frozen, caves in seconds with my dogs, so from now on, it'll be canned tuna. wooot.

[Dorota]

kielbasa :)) yeah i put pieces of good quality kielbasa inside

[sassymaxmom]

Cammy, you can step on or force the opening into an oval and force something hard in that isn't messy. A bit of freeze dried lamb/beef lung or a small hard biscuit is quite the puzzle to get out. When I just smear a bit of peanut butter around the inside none gets anywhere but on the dog's tongue.

Since Max has been getting quite a bit of ground beef lately I discovered that a kong stuffed with that and a chicken foot stuck in the top and frozen for an hour makes for a mini meal that is more fun than one served in a bowl but doesn't last so long as to be a bore for the human who needs to stick around in case of an oops. He gets ground sardine/rabbit heads and tripe too but I am NOT putting that into a kong fed in the house.