Abstract: A dispenser has an upper housing and a base. The upper housing has an upper housing enclosure for holding pet treats. The base has a lower housing and a dispensing member that slides within the lower housing. The lower housing has a lower housing enclosure. A spring biases the dispensing member between a first (closed) and a second (open) position. When the dispensing member is in the first position, items are able to travel from the upper housing enclosure, into the lower housing enclosure, and into a dispenser enclosure within the dispensing member. When the dispensing member is moved to the second position, items within the dispenser enclosure may be dispensed from the dispenser. The lower housing and the dispensing member may include blades to sever items that protrude from the dispenser enclosure when the dispenser member is moved from the first position to the second position.