Our lives today tend to get a little hectic from time-to-time. Because of that, we may find ourselves getting stressed over the feeding and watering of our dog or other animal. Putting a dog bowl feeder to good use can be a way to solve this problem. And your pet is sure to be pleased, too.

All the good automatic elevated double dog bowl units have a small cold storage capacity where a can or two of special food can be stored. This is for treat time or when dry food just won’t do. A top-end unit will also be able to open and dispense food from those cans. Electronic controls are standard with most feeders, nowadays, and you can schedule feedings as needed. Also, up to ten pounds can be portioned at one time.

Assembly of one of these units is pretty straightforward and non-complicated. Most of the good ones have easily-understood instruction manuals and even a video CD, to help in the tough spots. These CDs also have helpful advice about diet and exercise for your pet, which can be a good thing.

Most of these Double dog bowl machines handle up to two dogs or other animals. You can set up feeding and watering at periodic times throughout the day or even just one or two times, if you don’t want the animal to get at too much food or have him or her on a diet.

If you have a large or tall dog, or an animal with arthritis that prevents it from stooping over, you can buy a raised feeder. This is an ideal solution for a pet that prefers or needs its food in a bowl that’s raised up higher than it would be if it were on the floor.

Almost all generally-available feeding units are built with the 15 to 40 pound animal in mind. You can also find specialty feeders if you have one larger than that, and you want to try automating feeding and watering. None of them are very hard to make use of, and they all portion food sizes with no difficulty.

Most any double dog bowl feeder will come with a hopper of about 1.5 gallons of food capacity. In that size, you can place about 1.8 gallons of dry food in it, and it puts it back out safely and efficiently. All good feeders also have a watering feature, so that both feeding and watering of the animal can occur simultaneously.

Veterinarians recommend that only stainless steel or ceramic bowls be used for your pets. Plastic bowls can become scratched or gouged, and harmful bacteria can take up residence in those gouges. If your feeder doesn’t come with steel or ceramic bowls, make sure to swap them out. And always ensure you use only dry foods in the units, as most aren’t set up to deal with wet or semi-moist feed.

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