From One Tenderhearted Friend To Another – The Elevated Double Dog Bowl
Occasionally, our lives get so complicated we find we might not have all the time necessary to really take care of feeding our dog or other pet. Utilizing a elevated dog bowl for your pet might be the ideal solution, truthfully. With it, you can ensure your beloved animal gets the food and water it requires.
The best of these feeders also have a cold storage compartment, where you can keep a can or two of wet foods for that special treat in place of dry feed. Some of the best even get the can and open and dispense the food, all automatically! All of the top units use electronics to control proper feeding that’s been set up by you. They can dole out up to ten or so pounds in a single sitting.
Putting a feeder together is a relative snap. Just follow the supplied easy-to-understand instruction manuals or guides. Sometimes, there’s a CD-ROM, which has video “how to’s” and other valuable tips. Also, most now have online websites you can go to, if you have a question or an observation about the feeder.
Almost all dog feeders of this type on the market are built to handle one or two animals. You designate feeding and watering at various times throughout the day. Up to 8 periods can usually be tasked. Or you can limit it to just one, if you have a pet on a diet.
Elevated or raised feeders are available for the larger or taller dog or pet. In cases where the animal has arthritis or a condition that prevents it from eating at floor-level, this can be a good solution. Tall dogs seem to like it when they can eat up a bit higher, above the cares of everyday life!
Most of these automatic feeders are set up to accommodate animals in the fifteen to forty pound range. There are specialty feeders, though, and they can take on much bigger dogs or pets, if need be. None of them are very complicated or difficult to use, and they all dole out food with relative ease.
Most any double dog bowl will come with a hopper of about 1.5 gallons of food capacity. In that size, you can place about 1.8 gallons of dry food in it, and it puts it back out safely and efficiently. All good feeders also have a watering feature, so that both feeding and watering of the animal can occur simultaneously.
It’s recommended by most vets that dog products, such as feeding bowls, be stainless steel or ceramic. Plastic bowls can become gouged or scratched, and potentially-harmful bacteria can hide in a scratch. If the dog feeder you buy has plastic bowls, exchange them for stainless steel. And never put wet food in the hopper. Most automatic feeders aren’t set up to dispense those kinds of items. If you take sensible steps and use the elevated double dog bowl as it’s meant to be used, both you and your pet will come out on top.
