Favorite Budget Dog Products and Tools

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If you’ve been around for more than 30 seconds you probably realize just how crazy we are over here. Not only do we have a toddler, but we also have three rescue pups. These dogs are some of the best, most sincere and funniest beings I see on a daily basis. I really couldn’t imagine my life without them. Sure, some days are hard when the dogs are needy and our son is extra grumpy, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I take finding a good deal and staying within out budget very seriously, which also means staying in budget for our dogs. Over the past few years we’ve found a few products and tools that have really helped being the crazy-dog family a little more manageable. I thought I would share with you what we can’t live without and what you can probably save your money on.

Here are our favorite budget dog products and tools:

Self-watering water bowl – this is genius! We bought this one a few weeks ago and love it. We had a bigger one that held about twice as much water, which was nice until we had to fill it. It was too heavy for me to lift without spilling water everywhere. So we opted for a smaller one, which is just fine with us. I would much rather fill it twice a week then have to clean water from the kitchen floor every time.

Dog bowls – this tool is an obvious one. We used to have a slow-feeder like this one when Tiny was a pup because she would eat so fast and end up choking. Now that she’s older, she’s slowed down on eating and has realized that she will always have food. We opted for simple metal bowls since we can easily clean them and pack them to travel. Each dog gets their own bowl and they know which bowl is their’s, too.

Food container – we have two containers, a small one for traveling and then a bigger one for home. It works great because we can keep the food out of the bag, which always seemed to tip over. Plus, we can snap the lids closed to keep the dog food out of the hands of our toddler who likes to explore.

De-shedding brush – I bought this one from Furminator when Maggie was just a pup (she just turned 8!) and it’s still holding on to life. It works great with Maggie and her thick hair, but also on Bud who sheds like mad-man!

Dog grooming kit – I’ve mentioned this before on my Instagram, but it’s been a minute. I invested in a home dog grooming kit about two years ago. We’re lucky that only one dog needs to get groomed, but she needs it every 8 weeks…. and that was adding up at almost $45 each trip. So I bought the kit, which cost less than one trip to the groomer. Now we can shave her, trim her face and get her looking less homeless in about 30 minutes. Yes, it creates a mess and we prefer to do it outside, but it’s worth saving the money.

Nail trimmer – This is another tool we bought to save us some money in the long run. With three dogs, nail trimming was getting expensive at over $5 per dog each time. So we bought these trimmers online and use them every few weeks. We usually wait until evening time when the dogs are relaxed and I just sit next to them and trim away.

To be honest, I am so happy to have our son growing up with dogs, it was something I knew I wanted before having him. I was raised around dogs and my husband always had a dog growing up, so it was something we knew was important. I see our son with our dogs and it just blows my mind the compassion and love these three have for him. Every day they are the first to greet him in the morning and they are the last to walk out of his room at bedtime. Our son even has a few chores that he’s responsible for and most of them involve the dogs. They are so good to him and so patient. Plus, I’m pretty sure they would follow him just about anywhere trying to protect him.

If you have a dog, two dogs, or five dogs then you need to make sure you have an emergency kit for those just in case moments.