Our large testers, like Lucy and Chloe, nudged and pushed the bowl with all their force – trying desperately to get every last piece of kibble as quickly as possible. Missing or delayed items: Please note that we will need to wait 21 days before being able to trace, replace or refund lost items. Especially our Labrador duo of Tucker and Cooper, who gulp down their food more like ducks than dogs – who needs teeth if you don’t chew?

While each slow-feed dog bowl may look different, they all are designed to slow any dog who wolfs down their food. The windmill shaped insert fits into your regular dog bowl (4½–7in) to slow down your pooch’s eating and improve digestion. Alex did take much longer than normal to eat but by the end he became frustrated and tipped the bowl over using his paw.Also, a flat-faced dog has different anatomical needs to a long-nosed one – so pick whichever suits best. The maze design with raised tunnels will provide a puzzle to slow down your speedy-eating, flat-faced pooch. Combining a web site with a blog and using the our existing practice we have set up a small, unique spot on the web “Simply Pets Online” offering a collection of premium but value for money pet health products and accessories. On the stainless steel front, the DuraPet Slow-Feed Dog Bowl hardly slowed down our hungry dogs at all. While some dogs do delicately pick at their kibble, others wolf theirs down in seconds, leaving us sure it will cause indigestion at best, choking at worst.

Now that you know what and how we tested, it’s time to introduce you to those who tested the slow-feed dog bowls. Choosing the right dog puzzle bowl is almost like trying to find a gift for your significant other or family member, the goal is to make sure they actually use it and not try to re-gift.Does their amazing internal clock start telling them it’s that time of day way before the actual meal time? I suspect that part of the reason for the popularity is that the Fun Feeder Slo-Bowl by Outward Hound is suitable for a broad range of dogs. If you're not in when your items are delivered they will usually be taken to your local sorting office (or depot if a courier is used) and a card will be put through your door.

At the shelter this isn’t a problem at all and we really enjoyed observing both Gau Gau and Alex not only taking much longer to eat but hearing their brains working away at the best way to proceed with what normally is a basic and very quick process. Once again Nero, not to be outsmarted took one look at the bowl, emptied the contents and devoured his meal. Find how you can enjoy the magazine delivered to your door every week, plus options to upgrade your subscription to access our online service that brings you breaking news and reports as well as other benefits. That’s where an elevated slow feeder comes in – offering both relief and a solution to your gulping dog. All four styles of the bowl performed well, considerably increasing the amount of time it took our doggy testers to finish their food.If bloat escalates to gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV), this is a potentially life-threatening condition where excessive amount of fluid, food and gas fill the stomach, blocking the entrance and exits to it. So we finally decided to produce a range of our own design developed through the lens of many years working with all sizes of pets, with all sorts of issue owned by an equally diverse range of owners. One dog gulps down his food as quickly as possible, knowing that once he is finished, he can then steal food from his slower-eating friend.

This raised trough with non-slip feet is designed to help dogs who benefit from elevated feeders to prevent neck and back strain. The non-skid silicone base did exactly what it claimed, preventing our dogs from pushing their bowl across the floor. The length for products like jackets and coats is designed to be close to the base of your pet's tail. It may cause some frustration with the more impatient dog as it did with Alex but the results were clear to see.Your standard, everyday stainless steel dog bowl may not provide the health benefits your pup needs, especially if they’re the type to inhale their dog food. From our testing, our number one slow-feed dog bowl tripled the time it took for dogs to finish their meal compared to a regular dog bowl.