Traveling With Stainless Steel Dog Pails

Almost 30 years ago, I used to go from Seattle, WA to Duncan, BC every 2 weeks. I traveled to Canada to train my Doberman with Armin Winkler (he has since moved to Virginia). I did that for about a year and a half. I would leave my house at 3 pm and arrive at my hotel at about 11 pm. And then on Sundays, I would reverse that, leaving the training fields at 3 pm and getting home around 11 pm. I would stop every 90 minutes so he and I could stretch our legs. Since I was on the road a lot, I had a large dog crate in the vehicle for my dog. As I drove, I had to feed him and give him water as I went. So, I put hanging stainless steel pails, one for water and one for food, in his crate. 

If you feed a dog in a crate, they will invariably tip over either the water or the food and make a mess. If you do it when driving, then it is an almost guaranteed mess. Food bowls also crowd the floor of the crate. So, I would hang stainless steel dog pails from the inside of the door of the crate using a double ended bolt snap. When driving they would swing, but not tip over. And my dog couldn't bump them over. I also had to leave him in the crate when we were on the Tsawwassen ferry, going between Vancouver and Victoria. That way he had water and could eat dinner.  

I have personal experience with this type of setup, so I like doing this. I haven't tried doing this for a dog in a kennel, but I am guessing it would work well that way.

I don't like the kind that have the hooks on the pail. They are sharp edged, and I'd be very concerned if it came off the door and the dog cut themselves on it. Thus, I hang them by the handle. Get one that is appropriately sized for the dog and crate you need. Here are examples:

I like the ProSelect Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Pails

I also like the Indipets Stainless Steel Pails. 

And here are brass double ended bolt snaps

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