What do you keep your dog food in?

[*LabLoverKEB*]

What do all of you keep your dog food in? I know wierd question, lol! I keep Sadie's food in a clean, never used garbage can! We've never used that can for grabage, though.

[kai]

That's a good idea..LOL I've never thought of a garbage can...I use a plastic container...I only holds about 1/3 of his 20lb bag

[Rachel]

We keep the dog food in plastic pails with with tight fitting covers that originally contained detergent purchased at Sam's Club. Of course they were washed and dried prior to using them for storing the dog food, however, I have always had a bit of an uneasy feeling because they weren't specifically made *for food storage*. Anybody know if this could be a problem?

[Cincy'sMom]

I have two "Stack and Store" units that I got from Drs Foster and Smith. I used to keep it in one of the dog bone shaped toy boxes, but wheni had to switch Cincy to a different food I needed something that was easier to keep the food separate in.

[KYS]

I have one of those stack and store containers too.
Mine holds 50 pounds of dry dog and I keep it
inside in our service porch.
Rachel, If you keep it inside where the sun doesn't get
to the plastic and the plastic is in good shape, I
would think it would be fine.
I have heard some dogs have problems with plastic water bowls,
so I change my outside plastic water bowls every 2 years
when they start getting weathered and scratched up.

(I never really thought about the different types of plastic?)

[RubyMutt]

Originally posted by *LabLoverKEB*
I keep Sadie's food in a clean, never used garbage can! We've never used that can for grabage, though.

I do the same thing

[4 Dog Mother]

We also use a large garbage container. With 5 dogs we buy 40lbs at a time and this container holds almost the whole bag!

[Kfamr]

Simba's is an old cheese puffs container that we got from sam's club. Nala's is a cotainer that 8 lbs of milk bones came in that Simba got for christmas.. [we just put them in box thing.. you can see it in nala's photo.] Both of them are kept in the bottom half of the cupboard type thing my uncle made for us. On top is our human snacks, in the middle is the microwave and on bottom in shtier food, snacks, leashes and so on

Nala wanted to show you guys hers and Simba's

"Seee here's mine!! "*sniff sniff*

Here's a close up of each.
Nala's

The smaller jar is Honey's food for when she comes over here.

Simba's


Nala always comes running out of nowhere if she hears the cabinet opening!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Yep!
Brite, shiney, 21 gallun metal Garbich Kan holdz our Krunchies, too!
Sitz rite inna hall klozit. Moved inna howze brandy new when ole Casey (GS, RB ) wuz a lil pup... Nebber had nuffin but Dawg Krunchiez innit!

Dad nebber openz a fresh bag till the Kan'z empty an he sweeps up the last of the lil bitz an dust; keeps it *fresh* dat way. Holds a lil more than a 35 pound bag a Krunch.

Hoomin kumpanie sumtymez duz a lil *gasp* when dey open da klozit ta hag up a coat... wunderin if dat'z where Dad putz da trash.

Kat'z Krunch stayz fresh inna plastik bin wiffa *flip lid* top; it stayz inna baffroom klozit kuz his bowl is onna baffroom vanity... Sumpin bout us Dawgz keep our big mouffs outta hiz krunch when itz outta site up there.

[tikeyas_mom]

I keep my dogs food in itsbag. in the summer sumtimes we place it in a HUGE purple thing with a lid so that mice and ear wigs cant get at it.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I've seen those neat stack-and-store things, in the catalogs, those are neat! I'm going to suggest one to my neighbor, he just keeps his dog food in the bag, could be very useful to him.

Thanks everyone for their replies!

[primabella]

My mom bought these plastic containers that have a lid that open. lol, like any other container, right?

[CathyBogart]

We have two large aritight plastic bins, one for dog food and one for cat food. If my parents knew about the rats I'd get a third for lab blocks!

[wolf_Q]

I just keep it in the bag......I don't open it very wide, and it's kept inside the house...never had a problem with mice/bugs/etc.

[Logan]

I have stackable bins that were purchased with dog food storage in mind (that's what they are made for). I got them at Pets Mart.