Elevated Food Feeders?

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Originally posted by Shelteez2
What my doberman breeder friend does is she uses the metal bowls that have a lip on them and then she cuts a hole in the bottom of a plastic bucket, of an appropriate height, that is large enough for the bowl to fit through, but not the lip of the bowl.
Did that make any sense? LOL

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I know what you are talking about because Ido the same thing except I use pots that are made for plants.
You can pick the size, color, texture etc...

Also you can decorate them if you are artsy, I hot glued some vinyl fabric (easy to wipe clean) around one, one I have flowers hot glued to it, you can paint them or whatever your heart desires.:D

I've seen those elevated dog feeders, but we just put Grizzly's food/water on a small stool. Kody's sits on the floor, but he would much rather drink the elevated one because it's just low enough for him to reach.

You don't have to buy one. My dad up Max's food dish ontop of an upside down pail. Max hated at first & starved himself for 2 days. But we did it because the vet said hes not to put too much strain on his neck unless he does it willingly. so up went his dist & out cam a taller water pail.

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Notice how low the water is. He drinks that in 1 day!!! & the pail is filled right to the top!!! no wonder he peed for about 5 mins average (I'm not joking about the time either)


See his neck is higher up, but he still has to lower his neck just a tad to make eating comfy.

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Had to add this one. He use to wait right there until we were finished filling his dish & then told him to eat. We did this because he use to be food agressive, & having a snapping doggy isn't good. He hasn't been food agressive for more then 6 yrs, but we kept this habbit cause it also made him calmer & he ate slower.

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