Choosing a Dog Bowl

Choosing a Good Dog Bowl

Most pet owners like to keep feeding bowls and equipment separate from the family household crockery etc.

You can buy very good bowls in different sizes from your pet shop along with plastic forks. The range of bowls you can buy come in a variety of materials from plastic, rubber, china to stainless steel. I personally prefer stainless steel for water and food for my cat Tinker and Monty our dog.

They are easy to keep clean and are harder to scratch and will not chip, which can harbour germs. With a cat and dog I tried to keep their water bowls separate, but Tinker decided early on the she much preferred Monty's water bowl than her own.

It is a very large bowl and she sometimes has to lean in to drink but she didn't touc

h her own bowl at all, so I removed it. I found the larger bowl helped with the splashing Monty makes when drinking.The splashes stay within the bowl area, where with a smaller bowl the splashes end up on the floor. But it does depend on the size of your dog!

Tinker stopped drinking milk when she was about 9 months old. It tends to make their urine smell, especially if you have a cat that sprays around the garden. So I was quite pleased that she prefers her water to milk.

Monty's food is also offered in a stainless steel bowl with a rubber bottom, this will stop it sliding around the floor, again easy to clean and no chance of it breaking. Tinker has a small stainless steel bowl with a rubber bottom, she is fed on a bay window in our kitchen, well away from Monty!. She feels safe on there eating and doesn't worry if Monty is sniffing about as he cannot reach her. It is good that your pet is left alone to eat although dogs do seem to gulp their food down.

When they come from a dogs home you might find they do this it is because other dogs might steal it. Monty also puts his foot in his water bowl sometimes whilst he drinks, this again comes from being in a dogs home for several months. It's just to make sure no one steals it his bowl, not his foot!

If your dog is quite tall it is a good idea to get a metal framed stand where you can fit your dogs bowls into it. This will lesson the strain on their necks when they eat. You can get single or double units for both their food and water. Great Danes, Wolfhounds etc would benefit from this feeding system, but any large dog will appreciate not having to bend over to eat.

You can also get bowls with lids that open at certain times, great for if you are out all day and your cat needs feeding, but I wouldn't like to use them for dogs. There is also a range of dog bowls that do not spill, this is excellent if needed on a car journey.

Their feed areas must be kept clean and free of discarded food, do not allow their water to get stale and always wash out their bowls daily. This will limit any nasty germs accumulating and make it more pleasant for your pet to eat.

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