Food Bowls: How big are yours?

[marshies]

Hi All,

I know this might just be the most trivial post on the forum, but humor me. I'm ordering a ton of dog supplies online, and need help sizing a few things since I don't own dogs and have no idea what sizes they should be for puppy from 4 months old into adulthood.

1) Food bowls: I'm wondering how big are your dogs food dishes? The options go from 1/2 pint to 10 quarts. A quick google converter showed me that a pint was about .47 Liters, so I'm guessing a quart would probably be good for both food and water dishes. Thoughts? Primarily intending on feeding raw. I don't want the bowl too big so she's not tempted to put her front feet in it and track raw across the house. But this is just ideal thinking on my behalf.

2) Holee Rollers: 3.5? 5? 8? What sizes are yours?? Should I get the 3.5 one intended for puppies and small breed dogs or go straight to the adult-sized one?

3)eGGE toys: Large? Small? Does it even matter?

4) Kong Wubba: Ordering a large, but wondering if it'll be too large for her small mouth.

Thanks for your time. I'll be posting more as I add more items to my shopping cart.

[onyx'girl]

Tractor Supply is where I buy my dog dishes, much less than pet store prices.
I use 2 qt stainless pails for water. I change the water daily(rotate pails from the dishwasher) or it gets really stinky with three dogs, even with filtered water.
For the food dishes I use non-skid stainless 32 oz. The rubber skid has cracked on them~ removed, but for $5.99 worth it, they clean up great in the dishwasher.

[doggiedad]

my dogs bowls are stainless steel and they
hold 6 cups of water. whatever toys i buy
i make sure they're large enough so my dog
can't swallow them or stuck in his mouth.

[marshies]

Originally Posted by onyx'girl

Tractor Supply is where I buy my dog dishes, much less than pet store prices.
I use 2 qt stainless pails for water. I change the water daily(rotate pails from the dishwasher) or it gets really stinky with three dogs, even with filtered water.
For the food dishes I use non-skid stainless 32 oz. The rubber skid has cracked on them~ removed, but for $5.99 worth it, they clean up great in the dishwasher.

I only have 1 dog, so I'm trying to find the right-sized bowl that will keep her sufficiently hydrated but not have enough to slosh around the house. Do you think a 1 quart is good? That's about a Litre.

Originally Posted by doggiedad

my dogs bowls are stainless steel and they
hold 6 cups of water. whatever toys i buy
i make sure they're large enough so my dog
can't swallow them or stuck in his mouth.

Which sizes are these toys? I can't see the dog, or the toy in person right now, so I'm hoping I can buy them sight unseen.

[qbchottu]

In my experience, wubba has been useless. They tear them up so easily and start picking out the fuzzy filling. I only use them as bait to build drive or during ring training. The dogs do go nuts for it though. I had to put a lock on my cabinet with the dog toys because they learned how to open it and pick out their wubbas

My dogs LOVE their Bad Cuz. It offers ENDLESS entertainment. They tend to like the medium size more.

Kong squeaky tennis ball type toys are also a big hit. Whiskey likes to stock pile them around his feet

For a puppy food dish, I just got a ceramic $2 dish from Walmart. They grow so quickly that it honestly isn't worth spending a lot on puppy stuff. Once they were big enough, I splurged on nice slow-feeder bowls because they INHALE their food and I wanted to slow them down. I used to feed raw and I always fed them outside or in their crates because my dogs were really messy with it (like dragging raw meat around the house ).

The puppy kong works really well because it entertains them as they try to lick or eat stuff out of it.

They loved the Nylabone puppy pack. Just watch really carefully to make sure they don't break off large chunks. If they do, switch to a harder size.

Although they don't last very long, they really like the fuzzy toys to sleep with.

Let me know if you need help with any other supplies

[marshies]

Originally Posted by qbchottu

In my experience, wubba has been useless. They tear them up so easily and start picking out the fuzzy filling. I only use them as bait to build drive or during ring training. The dogs do go nuts for it though. I had to put a lock on my cabinet with the dog toys because they learned how to open it and pick out their wubbas

My dogs LOVE their Bad Cuz. It offers ENDLESS entertainment. They tend to like the medium size more.

Kong squeaky tennis ball type toys are also a big hit. Whiskey likes to stock pile them around his feet

For a puppy food dish, I just got a ceramic $2 dish from Walmart. They grow so quickly that it honestly isn't worth spending a lot on puppy stuff. Once they were big enough, I splurged on nice slow-feeder bowls because they INHALE their food and I wanted to slow them down. I used to feed raw and I always fed them outside or in their crates because my dogs were really messy with it (like dragging raw meat around the house ).

The puppy kong works really well because it entertains them as they try to lick or eat stuff out of it.

They loved the Nylabone puppy pack. Just watch really carefully to make sure they don't break off large chunks. If they do, switch to a harder size.

Although they don't last very long, they really like the fuzzy toys to sleep with.

Let me know if you need help with any other supplies

YOU ARE MY LIFE SAVER with these glorious descriptions of products and sizes!

When did you switch Whiskey to an adult bowl? I'm thinking since I get Amaretto when she's 4 months old already, and they grow so quickly, I won't see puppy bowl usage for a very long time. I'm just buying 2 dollar stainless steel ones from the petstore.

If I do go kibble though, I will get a slow feeder if she becomes an inhaler.

When you feed kibble, do you use anything specific to clean their teeth? Like toys, greenies or anything like that? One of the main attactions of raw is no teeth cleaning required.

In terms of toys, when did you switch to adult nylabone? I have the puppy set in stock, but was worried they won't last very long because she'll get her adult teeth in in about a month.

How old was Whiskey when he gave up the puppy kong, or is it still good as a tricky small toy to like stuffing out of? I have an adult kong already, and I'm thinking if I need the puppy kong.

Thank you again!

[qbchottu]

Here are some links to stuff I like:

buddy bowls - spill proof water bowls
kong puppy medium should be good
bad cuz medium. she probably won't be able to but some dogs rip off the legs so monitor the toy frequently for rips and you can cut the feet off if you want to be extra safe.
kong squeaker toys medium in balls - maybe a small for other shapes like a football or dumbbell
plush toys just be careful to make sure she doesn't tear out the squeakers
knotted rope toys - my dogs LOVE to play tug with them. make sure to not leave it out because they tend to rip out the string and eat it if they are allowed to chew on it
zoom groom great to bathe dogs with. waterproof and doesn't rip out hair so even my fussy dog doesn't mind it
busy buddy squirrel they love this thing! medium should be good up to 6 months.
chuckit start off with the short range ones and you can go up to long range once she gets older. my dogs are VERY ball driven so I use this during 2-3 play sessions a day
nature's miracle really gets the odor and stain out. eliminates dogs using the same spot repeatedly

[qbchottu]

Originally Posted by marshies

YOU ARE MY LIFE SAVER with these glorious descriptions of products and sizes!

When did you switch Whiskey to an adult bowl? I'm thinking since I get Amaretto when she's 4 months old already, and they grow so quickly, I won't see puppy bowl usage for a very long time. I'm just buying 2 dollar stainless steel ones from the petstore.

If I do go kibble though, I will get a slow feeder if she becomes an inhaler.

When you feed kibble, do you use anything specific to clean their teeth? Like toys, greenies or anything like that? One of the main attactions of raw is no teeth cleaning required.

In terms of toys, when did you switch to adult nylabone? I have the puppy set in stock, but was worried they won't last very long because she'll get her adult teeth in in about a month.

How old was Whiskey when he gave up the puppy kong, or is it still good as a tricky small toy to like stuffing out of? I have an adult kong already, and I'm thinking if I need the puppy kong.

Thank you again!

My male and female were different in terms of teething. Puddi (female) kept her puppy nylabones till she was about 8 or 9 months old. Whiskey chewed his up to a nub the day I gave it to him
Funny thing is that they HATE any other nylabone except the puppy texture. The other nylabones I purchased are now useless paper weights because the dogs have NO interest at all in them. I give them bully sticks, stuffed kongs, Z-bones and RMB for chews.

I had to get Whiskey a super heavy bowl with a slow feeder right off the bat because he is a beast when he eats lol! Since she will be 4 months, why not get a heavy bottomed ceramic bowl and see how it goes. The ceramic ones worked well when I fed raw because the meat tends to stick together and if the dog really goes after the meat, the bowl will slide around everywhere if it is not heavy enough. If she scarfs down food too fast, you could go for a slow feeder if you go kibble.

I guess I am not a "true" kibble person. I still supplement with raw. NOTHING in my experience cleans teeth better than raw bison knuckle bones. The dogs really have to work at it from all angles. The surfaces are in such a way that it really gets every nook and cranny. I stay away from femur bones or any long bones. They have too much marrow and gave the dogs terrible diarrhea. I also give them other types of chews like bully sticks (the twisted and braided ones), antlers, kong, and Z-bones. I was never a big fan of greenies. As puppies, they really loved frozen carrots. It helped soothe the gums, tasted good and cleaned their teeth. My dogs have fantastic teeth and even my vet asks me what I do to get them so white and shiny. I have to laugh and say that I have never even brushed their teeth

I would get a puppy kong or a squirrel buddy puppy size. Whisk still loves his green squirrel buddy toy in puppy size. I watch him very carefully when he plays with that though cause it is too small for him. Something about that soft, chewy material makes the dogs go nuts for them. They all love the puppy texture more than the adult stuff. But when I need something to keep him busy in his crate, I had to use an adult kong starting at about 6/7 months. He's now on the black kong because he is a CHOW HOUND and will tear it up trying to get at what is inside. Puddi just licks stuff out of her kong (not much of a kong chewer but she will destroy a RMB in minutes lol) and she still uses her puppy kong. In my experience, the girls have kept their stuff really nicely and the boys destroy their things within days!!!

[BlackGSD]

Sirens water bowl easily holds 2 liters. With room left over so YOU (I) don't spill it when moving out. When filled with a 2 liter bottle, there is about an inch of space left.

IMO, a 1 liter is WAY too small. Unless yoy enjoy filling it multiple times a day.

Her food bowl is a little bit smaller.

Medium sized bad cuz is also a favorite of Sirens. I buy BAD Cuz only as the most it makes doesn't bother me. Good Cuz gets on my nerves!

None of the Kong Wubbas I've ever had, had any "stuffing" in them to rip out. A 4 month old is pretty big, I would just go straight for adult sized toys and Nylabones. I've never had a puppy (even at 8weeks) that wanted to use puppy sized toys, as far as they are concerned, the bigger, the better! They would leave the baby sized toys untouched and use the adult sized ones.

Siren absolutely LOVES Nylabones and chews them to a point so sharp, you could do serious damage to someone if you stabbed then with it!

[Chicagocanine]

I usually just get a really big bowl for water. I don't know the size. I looked at Bianca's food bowl and it says "large" but no size, I looked the bowl up online and it seems like it is probably 2 quarts.

I think the Holee Roller I have is 5". The Kong Wubba I have is the large one but you could go with a smaller one for a puppy. Bianca hasn't chewed hers up but then again she's not really one to chew up toys, she usually just squeezes them until the squeaker breaks. The Wubba isn't one of her favorites though. Bianca loves the Kong squeaky tennis balls, I get the larger size for her.

Bianca gets kibble most of the time right now but I still give her raw bones for her teeth, like neck bones or split beef knuckles(I give these less often and taken them away when they get down to the hard bone because they can be hard on the teeth.)