“Can you stuff Jack a Kong before we go? The kibble’s out on the counter!” I was running around like a muppet trying to locate the usual last-minute red boots and mascara that I couldn’t possibly leave the house without.

“How do I get the kibble in there?” That was Irish, bellowing across the house as he does.

“Use a teaspoon! And don’t forget to pour hot water through so the kibble expands!” I’d long ago learned to bellow back.

“But then he’ll never be able to get it out!”

“That’s the idea!”

Irish, muttering about cruelty to puppies, started rummaging around in the drawers in the kitchen while I dug frantically through my shoe box. Sixty seconds later he materialised at the bedroom door with his catch-phrase: “Are you ready yet?”

I was gobsmacked. “How did you stuff that Kong so fast?”

“I used a plastic funnel to get the kibble in there.”

“But the kibble doesn’t fit through the funnel!”

“It does if you chop the end off the funnel.”

So there you are. Chopping off the end may have rendered our fifty cent funnel useless for other purposes, but it’s made stuffing Jack’s Kong, and the Plastic Bottle Treat Toy a breeze. I can’t tell you how it’s saved us on time and behaviour issues when we’re visiting friends with Jack, driving or just sitting around in cafes. How does this qualify for Tight Arsed Tuesday I hear you ask? Well, we can use low-fat kibble to stuff the Kong, instead of shelling out for fancy-pants (and fattening) liquid stuffing.

RATING:
BUY IT: From your local supermarket
COST: Around fifty cents