Pet Naturals BusyButter Extra Strength Calming Peanut Butter with Melatonin for Dogs, Easy-Squeeze Pouch - Great for Treats, Lick Mats, Training, Calming, and Enrichment Toys, 6 oz Review
By Dr. Lena Ortiz · Canine wellness writer · Published 2026-06-14 · Updated 2026-06-29
BusyButter Extra Strength is a melatonin infused peanut butter paste in an easy-squeeze pouch, built to spread on lick mats or stuff into enrichment toys rather than hand out as a discrete treat, and its 4.2 star rating from 236 reviews suggests a solid, if smaller, base of satisfied buyers.
Owners who already use lick mats or enrichment toys and want to add a calming, melatonin based paste to that routine for medium to large dogs.
Skip if
You want a simple grab-and-go chew or treat, since this paste is meant to be squeezed onto a mat or into a toy rather than handed out directly.
Form Paste
Flavor Peanut Butter
Benefits Calming Support
Best for Active, Behavior, Indoor, Outdoor
Breed size Large, Medium
Priced 47% below the category median ($23.99 across 63 tracked models)
Our scorecard
4.2/5overall
Owner rating4.2/5
4.2 average across 236 owner ratings
Popularity1.7/5
236 owner reviews, fewer than most models here
The overall score is owner satisfaction weighted by how many reviews back it, so a high rating from few reviews counts for less. The bars below show where this model stands against the other dog food and health supplements we track in this category on price, popularity and size. Context, not marks against it, and our read of the data, not a lab test.
Overview
['This is a peanut butter based paste rather than a chew, sold in an easy-squeeze 6 ounce pouch and formulated with melatonin for calming support. Pet Naturals markets it for use on lick mats, in enrichment toys, or as a training reward, giving it more flexibility than a standard calming chew.', "The label lists it for large and medium dogs and notes uses spanning active, behavior, indoor, and outdoor situations, positioning it as a general calming and enrichment product rather than a single-purpose sedative. It's made by FoodScience, LLC under the Pet Naturals brand.", "At $12.64 for 6 ounces, it's one of the more affordable options in this roundup. With 236 reviews and a 4.2 star average, plus about 500 bought last month, it has a smaller but respectable track record compared to some of the higher volume products here."]
Pros
Easy-squeeze paste works well with lick mats and enrichment toys
Melatonin based calming formula in a versatile peanut butter base
Affordable price for a 6 ounce pouch
Solid 4.2 star average
Cons
Lower review count than several other calming products in this category
Paste format requires a mat or toy for the intended slow-feed effect
Peanut butter base isn't suitable for dogs with a peanut allergy
Specifications
Form
Paste
Flavor
Peanut Butter
Benefits
Calming Support
Best for
Active, Behavior, Indoor, Outdoor
Breed size
Large, Medium
Performance notes
Because it's a paste rather than a chew, BusyButter is built to be worked with a lick mat or enrichment toy, which slows a dog down and can extend the calming effect over a longer session, useful around grooming, nail trims, or car rides.
What buyers say
A 4.2 star average from 236 reviews and roughly 500 units bought in the past month point to a smaller, more niche following than some higher volume calming chews, but the rating itself is consistent with the top of this category.
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