Turning over dog food....

**possum** · 08-10-2006, 10:22 AM

Shadow has got to where when I go to check on him every evening he has turned over his dog food bowl. (Not really a bowl but as he eats the food will continue to flow out as he eats it). I have even changed it and the water. His water is on his right and food on the left. There is food all over the ground. I don't know whether he is eatting it off the ground or not.

What can I do about this?

**Trickster** · 08-10-2006, 10:59 AM

What kind of bowl are you using? Metallic or plastic bowls are easily knocked over.

I use ceramic dog bowls and mine have never even tried to play with them.

**possum** · 08-10-2006, 12:58 PM

Plastic.....I'll try some of those.

**Trickster** · 08-10-2006, 01:55 PM

This is exactly what I use;

I have had mine for years. The only downside is that they can smash if you are not careful.

**Bob Pr.** · 08-10-2006, 02:27 PM

Another thing to do is to put whatever dish you use on a cookie baking sheet -- that way it's easy to empty.

**Mom2Charlie** · 08-10-2006, 04:43 PM

i used to use a huge ceramic bowl and Charlie tried to carry that too and it smashed!! We are back to plastic.

**imported_MilesMom** · 08-11-2006, 10:57 AM

Someone mentioned something to me about plastic dog bowls not being good for dogs. I don't know anything about that. Does anyone know?

**JACKSMOM** · 08-15-2006, 10:15 AM

When I first got him I used small metal dish and he would always knock it over. But after he got bigger I bought the elavated dish holder(the one that stores the food under it ) and he has not knocked it over since.

**scarletsmom** · 08-17-2006, 01:35 AM

Scarlet was making a mess with her water bowl and it stained the wood cabinet behind her bowl. We just bought her a raised bowl holder with two heavy ceramic bowls. It's harder for her to get her paws in it and she can't splash around in the water anymore. Huge help.

**Parafly9** · 08-17-2006, 09:05 AM

We have a metal bowl that is very wide stanced so he can't bite it with rubber at the bottom so it odesn't slide. He hasn't knocked it over yet. $18 at petsmart.