How to Choose the Best Dog Bowls – (The Ultimate Guide)

how to choose the best dog bowls

Are you CONFUSED to choose dog bowls?

On the internet, there are hundreds of bowls available, but which one is perfect for your dog is the most confusing question always.

So, let’s jump into it how you can choose the best dog bowls that last long and increase your dog’s feeding experience in a healthy manner.

In the market right now many types of bowls available with different designs.

You have to choose a bowl according to your dog’s size, nature and face structure.

First of all, let’s talk about the types of bowls

types of dog bowls

Types of dog bowls

(1) Plastic Bowl:

This bowl is simply made from plastic. This bowl is very cheap in the market among all the other bowls.

Pros. of plastic bowl

  • very light in weight
  • Not much expensive
  • Travel-friendly
  • Easily washable
  • It’s not broke if we dropped it from the height
  • Available in various colors, design, and sizes

Cons. of plastic bowl

  • A dog can chew it easily, so it’s not safe for the dog in the long run
  • It is made from plastic materials
  • It is lightweight so your dog can easily drag it
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(2) Ceramic Bowl:

The ceramic bowl is made from ceramic material or stoneware. It is a very delicate bowl.

Pros. of ceramic bowl:

  • Available in a different design on it
  • Looking very stylish
  • Bowl has some own weight so the small dog can’t drag it easily
  • Available in different colors
  • Easily washable

Cons. of ceramic bowl:

  • It is the very delicate bowl
  • Price is a little expensive

(3) Silicon bowl:

Silicon bowl is made of silicon material

Pros. of silicon bowl:

  • Light weighted
  • Relatively durable
  • Travel-friendly
  • Not much expensive
  • Available in different colors

Cons. of silicon bowl:

  • Easily chew-able by dog so it’s not a long lasting

(4) Travel bowl:

Travel bowl is specially made for the travel purpose.

If you love to travel with your dog then this bowl is just MADE for you only.

It is made from nylon liner or similar kind of plastics, most of the time this bowl is made from polyester too.

 

Pros. of travel bowl:

  • Travel-friendly
  • Light weighted
  • Available in different colors

Cons. of travel bowl:

  • Not suitable for every breed of dogs
  • Quality of bowl is not good to compare to other typed bowls

(5) Stainless steel bowl:

SS bowl is simply made from stainless steel material, so it’s corrosion free.

At the bottom of the bowl rubber or other non-skid materials are used, so the bowl does not move while food eating by the dog.

Pros. of stainless steel bowl:

  • Made from stainless steel so, it’s corrosion free
  • Not much expensive
  • Non-skid material used at the bottom, so it prevents moving the bowl while eating food by dog
  • Easily washable
  • Most durable bowl
  • Lasting for a very long period
  • Gives shiny effect to bowl due to stainless steel material

Cons. of stainless steel bowl:

  • Not available in various colors
  • It has hard material, if dog chew the bowl then it will affect the dog’s teeth
ADDITIONAL:

Hey, Dog lover:)

Do you want to UNLOCK your dog’s NATURAL INTELLIGENCE like a Military Dog?

Do you want to TRAIN your dog like a GOOD CHILD, who can understand everything you say and REACT to it and make LESS MESS while eating or drinking?

If YES! Click HERE.

(6) Elevated dog bowl:

In elevated dog bowl, there are stainless steel bowls used which are fitted in wooden or metal material with little bit elevated in position.

It is mostly used for the large breed dogs.

 

Pros. of elevated dog bowl:

  • Very useful for the large breed of dogs
  • Durable bowl
  • Help to dogs for better digestion
  • The stainless steel material used for the bowl

 

Cons. of elevated dog bowl:

  • Little bit expensive
  • Not suitable for small sized dog breed
  • Not comes in various design
  • Consumes more space than any other bowls

(7) Automatic dog bowl:

This bowl has a plastic bowl with attached with a big container. You have to set pre-programing time to bowl so, it’s automatically filled with food at a certain time period.

This bowl is very useful for those people who have no time for feeding their dog personally.

Pros. of automatic dog bowl:

  • This is a fully automatic bowl
  • After setting pre-programing time you have not worried about the feeding of dog
  • The container is big enough for the whole day

Cons. of automatic dog bowl:

  • It is expensive
  • Not a travel-friendly
  • The container used for storing the food is made from plastic material

(8) Slow feeder dog bowl:

This type of bowl has ridges or mazes inside the bowl, that slow down your dog’s eating speed.

This is very useful if your dog is FAST EATER

Pros. of slow feeder dog bowl:

  • It is very useful for fast eater dog to slow down their eating speed
  • Not much expensive
  • Available in different sizes, designs, and colors
  • Mostly made of plastic or stainless steel material
  • Easily washable
  • Travel-friendly

Cons. of slow feeder dog bowl:

  • It is time taken process for dogs to finish their food
  • Some breeds are not comfortable with this bowl because of the mazes or ridges inside the bowl

 

(9) Enhanced bowl:

It is typically made for flat faces breed. The bowl is slightly enhanced at a certain angle so it helps for the flat faces breed to eat in a healthy manner.

Pros. of enhanced bowl:

  • It is useful for flat faces dogs
  • Available in different colors
  • Easily washable
  • Travel-friendly’
  • Not much expensive

Cons. of enhanced bowl:

  • If the dog is fast eater then food would come outside of the bowl because of enhanced design
  • Most of the time plastic material is used in outside of the bowl

 

Points to be kept in mind while choosing dog bowls

While you choose dogs bowls there are some points are very important.

Let’s jump into it!

Choose dog bowls according to face type of dogs:

According to the American Kennel Club, there are 211 dog breeds registered in the US. all the breeds are different from each other.

The different breed has different FACE STRUCTURE from simple face to flat faces. This is a very crucial part of choosing the best bowl.

If your dog is flat faces then enhanced bowl is perfect. For simple faces dogs, you can buy any type of bowl.

Always take advice from a veterinary before buying dogs bowls.

For big faces breed, you have to buy a large size of the bowl and a small one for the small-sized breed.

For flat faces dogs, enhanced bowls are the best options.

Choose dog bowls according to the dog’s eating habits:

Some dogs are very FAST EATER and some are NOT FAST EATER.

For the fast eater dog, I recommended a slow feeder bowl. It is slow down your dog’s eating speed.

Some dogs are naughty and some are calm. you can’t buy a ceramic bowl for naughtiest one!

Because ceramic bowls are very dedicated, and it can be easily Brooke if it slopes down from the hight.

Choose dog bowls according to the dog’s food type:

Some dog owners prefer wet food and some prefer dry food to their dogs.

For wet food: stainless steel, plastic, ceramic bowls are great options.

For dry food: slow feeder, automatic, travel bowls are great options

Dogs size matters for choosing dog bowls:

Dogs sizes range from small, medium to large type.

For large sized breed: elevated bowls are the best options.

The large sized breed has a bigger chest area then small breed.

So, if the bowl is not elevated from the surface then they have to bend their neck for eating the food. And it creates neck pain in the dogs.

For small to medium sized breed you can choose any type of bowl except elevated bowl.

Is it your dog has allergic from plastic?

Some dogs are allergic to plastic. If they eat their food in the plastic bowl then they get allergic instantly from that bowl.

And if you want to use only plastic bowl then I suggest you to please buy a HIGH-QUALITY plastic bowl, that is toxin free.

How to slow down the eating speed of your dog?

Some dogs eat their food very fast because they have to go to the office to do some serious works!

Just chill!!

Some dogs eat their food very fast and it is not good for the dog’s health.

When they eating food fastly they gulping the air at the same time too and this creates BLOAT in dogs stomach.

              How to prevent bloat in dogs

BLOAT is a serious health problem for dogs. Sometimes it leads to death in dogs.

In the world estimated 20,000 dogs are suffering from BLOAT.

For preventing bloat, I recommended using SLOW FEEDER BOWL.

Slow feeder bowl has mazes or ridges inside itself. So it slows down the eating speed of the dog.

So, if your dog is FAST EATER then you should invest in good SLOW FEEDER BOWL.

 

Which colors are perfect for dog bowls?

According to animal wised, dogs are able to distinguish several shades of BLUE, YELLOW, and GREY.

However, they are not able to distinguish shades of GREEN, RED, PINK or PURPLE.

So, I recommended you invest in those colors which are easily distinguished by dogs.

How often should you have to wash dog bowls?

My recommendation is daily, after every meal.

Do you eat in the same dish without washing it?

So, how could your dog eat his food from the same bowl without washing it!

If you have any pet in the house then I feel that he/she is not a pet only but a family member at home.

Then how we would give them bowl for feeding which is full of bacteria, yield and many more germs inside it.

According to NSF organization, pet bowls are the fourth germiest thing in our houses.

After every meal, we have to wash our dog food bowls with soapy water and then clean it with a dry towel.

Water bowls would also wash every day for preventing to arise bacteria in it.

If we do it every day then no bacteria or any germs arise in the bowl and so dogs health will be not affected by the bowl.

Conclusion

On the internet, hundreds of bowls are available but always kept above point in mind while selecting bowls.

My recommendation:

For flat faces dogs: an Enhanced bowl is a great option

For large faces dogs: Stainless steel bowl

For fast eater: Slow feeder bowl

For big giant dogs: Elevated bowl

For the stylish looking bowl: Ceramic bowl

For the low budget bowl: Plastic bowl

For a busy person: Automatic bowl is the best option

If you travel more with your dog then: Travel bowl is great for you and your dog

Tell me in the comment section which bowls you gonna buy for your lovable dog?

ADDITIONAL:

Hey, Dog lover:)

Do you want to UNLOCK your dog’s NATURAL INTELLIGENCE like a Military Dog?

Do you want to TRAIN your dog like a GOOD CHILD, who can understand everything you say and REACT to it and make LESS MESS while eating or drinking?

If YES! Click HERE.

 

Also Checkout!

Best no-spill dog water bowls

Best ceramic dog bowls

Best automatic dog feeders

Best dog water dispensers

 

 

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