What Kind Of Dog Bowl Should I Get?

I have seen almost every type of dog bowl out there. My general recommendation is to use non-tip, beveled, stainless steel dog bowls. Here are my reasons:

1. There is less mess with a non-tip dog bowl. Some dogs do it accidentally, some dogs like to flip their bowls, and that makes a mess. A non-tip dog bowl discourages this silly action and makes it easier to keep the floor clean.

2. Beveled bowls can't be picked up by a dog. I've seen dogs that will carry a bowl around the house, or even chew on it. Some bowls, such as ceramic bowls, will shatter if the dog drops them. Plastic bowls are too easily destroyed. I want something I can leave a dog alone with and not be concerned about their safety. 

3. I think stainless steel bowls are the easiest to keep clean. Here is how I do it. I recommend getting about 8 bowls. Yep, 8. I take off the rubber ring around the bottom of the bowl and throw it away. I can now stack the bowls like Solo cups. Put two bowls down in the morning for breakfast. When breakfast is over, pick up the food bowl, rinse it out in the sink, and put it in the dishwasher. At dinner, put down another bowl, and when dinner is over, pick it up, rinse it off, put it in the dishwasher. Before bed, pick up the water bowl, pour the excess water in the sink, put it in the dishwasher. Put a fresh water bowl down for the evening. Run the dishwasher. By doing it this way, all the bowls are made spotless clean. Also, I have extra bowls in case I need to go 2 days before running the dishwasher. Easy, easy, easy...

Here is the type of bowl I purchase: Non-tip Stainless Steel Dog Bowl

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