10 Genius Hacks That Make Having A Dog So Much Easier

If your dog eats too fast, there’s a hack for that.

1. DIY a treat-dispensing toy to entertain them for hours.

Or until they eat all the treats. Cut open a tennis ball with a scissor and stuff it with their favorite snack.

2. Use a carabiner to easily leash your dog.

Don’t spend 10 minutes undoing knots when you get out of the grocery store. Loop the leash handle through the carabiner, wrap it around a post, and hook it onto the remaining length of leash.

3. Put a ball in your dog’s food bowl if he or she eats too fast.

They’ll be forced to move the ball around the bowl, which prevents them from scarfing it all down in one lick.

4. Make an ice lick by freezing toys, bones, and chicken broth into a cake mold.

It’ll keep them hydrated and occupied for hours.

5. Make a dog car seat using a laundry basket, a pillow, and a blanket.

To keep your dog safe and in one spot, wrap a blanket around a pillow, place the pillow in the laundry basket, and use the excess fabric to drape around the basket to soften the edges. There’s a chance you’ll want to curl up in there, too.

6. And if you want to reduce clutter in the bedroom, put your crate where a drawer would go.

Add a small tension rod and sheer fabric to make it disappear during the day.

7. To save on floor space, put your dog’s bowls in a bottom drawer.

Attach a few strips of adhesive-backed Velcro ($2.89) to the bottom of each bowl and to the bottom of the drawer to make sure they don’t slide around.

8. For the dog that’s constantly trying to climb into the front seat: Use this zip line harness.

Or make it yourself with nylon rope and two spring clasps.

9. If your dog is an escape artist, get an escape prevention dog harness.

This will keep your pet from slipping through gate and fence cracks. Harness sizes range from extra small to extra large.

10. And lastly, check out this chart to know the basics of what your dog can and can’t eat.

Peanut butter is a go, but actual nuts are a definite no-go.

via:buzzfeed.com