Neverending dog treats...

I have a beautiful furbaby that I love, she's the Bassador ( Basset Hound - Labrador).  Since moving into this new house there seems to be no good places to hide things that you don't want to look at all the time, like the endless bags of dog treats. Did I say she was spoiled? Because she is a spoiled puppy.

Her current position while I type this. She's laying in our room right behind my chair.

Yesterday, I was looking at the dog treats on top of the fridge annoyed by how ugly the pile looked. I went to the store for a few things and was going to look for air tight canisters for the treats. As usual, I made myself a list for the store but didn't actually bother looking at it, while there. Oops, its hereditary to make grocery lists and leave them at home when you actually go to the store. Sadly, the list was on my phone, but still didn't look at it.

Anyway, I was headed home from Tractor Supply because I had to get Missy a new harness for walking. While on the way back, I remembered I forgot to look at canisters, and then the idea of Ball Mason jars popped into my head. I mean, my husband and I are both Ball State Alumni. We drink out of pint size Ball Mason jars. Why have I not thought of this before?!?! Why have I not seen this on Pinterest before?

Well, it could be on Pinterest somewhere, but I do not think I have ever seen it.

I didn't get a before picture of the messy treats, because I was too excited when I got home to do this little project. I also made sure to wash the jars and lids first to make sure they were clean.

I found wide mouth quart size Ball Mason Jars. $10 for a 12 pack, lids included.

This is the side of the box they come in.

The jars seal air tight with the lids on, so it keeps the treats just as fresh as the bag.

Missy's treat jars, now live next to the fridge on a baker's rack. We can see what each treat is, so it is easily accessible.

The treat bag in the back is empty, Plato Natural Duck Treats. We are on the hunt for them, because Tractor Supply doesn't seem to sell them here. Missy is obsessed with them.

The only other thing I thought about doing after the fact was painting a chalkboard square, either on the lid or on the jar to write the name of the treat on it. I might do this later as Missy works her way through the treats.

I didn't put the Milkbone treats in a jar because a box of them would take up a few jars and they take up less space staying in the box.

So now, I have something cute to look at, something memorable for my husband and I, and something that keeps Missy happy!

Maybe more people will want to try this too!

The adventure continues…