Your never alonio with a Bonio! (The Original Bonio Dog Biscuits)

Member Name: GillMN

Product:	The Original Bonio Dog Biscuits
Date:	06/11/08 (179 review reads)
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Advantages: Dogs love them, they aren't messy, you get lots in a box.

Disadvantages: None.

You might think it a bit odd that someone who doesn't own a dog would write a review on Bonios.

I would love to have a dog but I work away from home too often!
I have the next best thing. Both of my children, who live nearby, have dogs. I get to look after them fairly frequently, which is great! I also get to send them home too! (Just like grandchildren really!)

I always keep a box of Bonios in the kitchen as a treat for the dogs when they visit. In fact they have been known to sit staring at the box until I take the hint!
It's a square red box with a picture of a Basset Hound looking imploringly upwards at the Bonio Logo. The box is recyclable.

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Prices and where to get them from.

They are not an expensive treat. I buy my Bonio's from whichever supermarket I happen to be in.
They come in two different sizes - a 650 gram box costs about £1.00 and the 1.2 kg box will set you back about £2.00 so they are freely available and a fairly reasonable addition to the grocery trolley.
You can by them in 10kilo sacks from pet suppliers or online.
(I think you would need to run the local Hunt, or a kennels, to need so many though!)

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Appearance and varieties.

They come in three flavours, original, beefy or charcoal. I don't think the dogs care what flavour they get. Now obviously I haven't tried the different flavours but the three dogs seem to think they are all delicious.

They are claimed to reduce tartar build up on teeth. This makes sense to me because anything a dog chews that is hard and crunchy is going to scrape tartar off. They are definitely hard and crunchy, judging by the noises made when they are being eaten!

The charcoal flavoured Bonio was developed to 'Aid digestion'. This is a euphemism for 'Helping to prevent breaking wind'. I'm sorry to be vulgar but it's true!

Incidentally, I must have a very low sense of humour because it always amuses me when one of the dogs breaks wind really loudly and then looks round at it's nether regions with a look of total mystification on it's face. Is it just me who finds this funny?

I digress. The charcoal Bonios are charcoal colour. (Funny that!) The original Bonios are biscuit colour and the Beefy ones are a pinky colour. They are about four inches long and quite chunky. I think it is possible to get smaller ones for little dogs but I haven't seen them for a while so I might have imagined them!

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Ingredients.
Bonios are made of
Ground wheatmeal.
Added vitamins.
Fat.
Water.

They are baked twice to make them extra crunchy.
I don't know the calorific value of a Bonio. I can't find that information on the pack.

It says BONIO on the side of the biscuit in case the dog isn't sure what it is.

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Another digression but you will love this.

Many years ago my friend's little girl saw that her puppy was losing all it's puppy teeth. She told me that she was going to put them all under her pillow and get lots of money by tricking the Tooth Fairy! I said to her that that was a bit naughty. She insisted that the tooth fairy wouldn't know the difference and at bedtime duly put the puppies' teeth under her pillow.
When she was fast asleep, her Mum and I crept upstairs, removed the puppies teeth from under the pillow and replaced them with Bonios!

I still chuckle when I think about it! (Cruel hey?)

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They are good for treats for the dogs. They are also useful for training them with, as rewards.
I once trained one of my dogs to sit patiently with a Bonio balanced on her nose until I said she could have it. I forgot she was doing it one day and came back to a pool of Labrador drool which I had to clean off the carpet. Which served me right for keeping the dog in suspense like that!

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So there you are!
There are more uses for a Bonio than just giving your beloved dogs a treat!

Summary: A bone shaped treat for Mans' Best Friend.