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- The first thing to consider when looking through dog bowls, is your dog. If you have a large dog, you're obviously going to need a large bowl. Smaller dogs, toy dogs and short-legged dogs such as Corgis and Dachshunds need smaller, shallower bowls. A dog with a short snout, like a bulldog or a pug, won't be comfortable eating or drinking out of a deep bowl. Dogs with long ears and furry faces can end up soaking wet after a visit to the water bowl.
- Sometimes they can be overly enthusiastic, gulping their food and spilling it all over the floor, sending the bowl sliding all over the place as they lick it clean. To help dogs who eat too quickly slow down a little, consider buying an anti-bloat bowl. This bowl, developed and recommended by vets, has small shapes inside that prevent a dog from being able to gobble their food too quickly.
- Raised bowls or elevated feeders are other options to consider when looking for a dog bowl. These bowls are more comfortable for dogs to eat from and can help prevent some of the mess a bowl on the floor can lead to. For older dogs with joint pains, or dogs with back or neck problems, a raised bowl can be more comfortable for them to eat from. Elevated feeders come in many styles, colors and materials making it easy to find the one that will best suit you and your dog.
- Another consideration when choosing a dog bowl is how easy it is to clean. Ideally you should wash your pet's food and water bowl regularly. Many people recommend a light washing once a day for water bowls and after every meal for food bowls along with a more thorough cleaning once a week. After all, you don't like eating off of dirty plates every day, do you? So why should your dog?
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We have a community watering hole for the cats and one dog we are keeping. 6 LB dog and 10 LB cats all do fine with the floor bowl. They still make a mess sometimes. Mop stays nearby. It's like having kids again.
Glory u totally rock on the timing. I love u for it! Great tip. I have a lot of dogs and I no longer use a traditional bowl but a tub... Good tip for when I downsize
Then again, a dog's favorite bowl is the toilet bowl!
I do not recommend allowing the dog to drink water from the toilet bowl.
You can not use chemicals to keep the toilet clean. You never know if the dog will drink out of someone else toilet and they use chemicals.
Just my opinion here.
I don't have pets now but I had a raised bowl that sat on a pedestal above a little tray of water. This was to create a "moat" so the ants could not get into the food dish.
After fishing out many little WET pieces of kibble from the water bowl, I finally figured out that I should separate the food and water dishes! Does anyone else's dog soak the whole room when they get a drink?? We have fallen many times on the kitchen floor- and his bowl is on an 8 foot rug!
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