Redhead
Grey Lover
Teague (Natural Red Head)
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Post by Redhead on May 26, 2011 18:58:26 GMT -5
Plant stands work great, and look nice too. I just have a little table I made that the bowls sit on. I find Teague is so tall he has a long way to reach on the floor and it looks uncomfortable. When he eats his bones he will just lie down and is perfectly comfortable eating them that way. I don't think he would lie down to eat out of a bowl though.
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Post by azismom on Jun 11, 2011 10:50:51 GMT -5
Azi eats just outside my sliding glass doors, on the deck. Luckily, there's a step there already at perfect height for her bowl. Go figure. Keeping her stuff outside also prevents my curious (and water-loving) son from toppling the dog's water dish everyday like he used to before I figured this one out
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Post by greymomtobe on Jun 15, 2011 12:37:30 GMT -5
We have raised bowls for Leo. We found that he was choking on his food when it was on the floor. If we go somewhere or if he stays at someone's house, we add water to help it go down easier when fed off the floor. That seems to help a bit for him.
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Post by lovemygreys on Jun 15, 2011 19:06:29 GMT -5
Bill always says if the dogs were uncomfortable with their food on the floor they'd lie down to eat. I'm not sure about that. I think that would be equally awkward and uncomfortable. Laying down to chew a bone looks natural. Laying down to eat kibble from a bowl doesn't. Summit has a raised bowl at home. Since we're travelling this summer though he's using his stainless steel "travel" bowls. I have to say that he looks very awkward and uncomfortable eating out of them. Since we're here for 2 months I may bring his raised feeder. Test it out, your pup will let you know what is preferred. If it's raised bowls, then I like the ideas others have given for buckets etc...it works! If you are going for more of something that suits the decor, and you (or a friend) can do basic woodworking, you can design something they can build very inexpensively. We're not woodworking savvy so I designed out a 3 hole feeder (2 food bowls and a water bowl) and a friend built it. It cost about $15 in material (maple with oak veneer) and it had storage underneath). It has taken some hits on the top from the water (our girl Brin was slobber puss! ) but it's almost 9 yrs old and still looks pretty darned good.
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