Slow-eating bowl extends doggie dinnertime

gonzilla

#1 – 8:49 AM August 27, 2008

You got one for humans?

Rob Beschizza

#2 – 9:12 AM August 27, 2008

The existing design is compatible with humans.

DeWynken

#3 – 9:37 AM August 27, 2008

Control freak dog owners across the globe will flock to buy these.

Anonymous Anonymous

#4 – 9:50 AM August 27, 2008

Talk about anthropomorphic projection here - who cares how long it takes for the dog to eat? If you want the dog to work for it's food give them a rawhide chewy or a stuffed kong.

Lexorin

#5 – 9:51 AM August 27, 2008

So... what's the point of this?

Why do people care how fast their dogs eat? They're dogs. That's what they do. It's not bad for them, they evolved to eat as fast as they can.

What is bad for them is feeding them a food that's the equivalent of feeding your kid snickers bars for ever meal. Sure, it's got peanuts in it, but is it healthy?

dacker

#6 – 9:59 AM August 27, 2008

We had some friends stay with us for a few months, including their two English Setters (the Mom and half-brother of my own English Setter.)

The mom-dog would eat all her food in less than 10 seconds, which would occasionally cause some to get stuck halfway down and make her gag (and sometimes enjoy her meal a 2nd and 3rd time.)

I solved this problem by simply putting an old softball in the bowl. Ten seconds became about a minute without the cost of some specialty bowl.

jhoug

#7 – 10:34 AM August 27, 2008

But can Hank carry on a proper Victorian dinner conversation? Spending equal time with the persons (or dogs) on either side? Avoiding controversial subjects?

Rob Beschizza

#8 – 10:35 AM August 27, 2008

Yeah, some dogs that wolf food will puke and re-eat it, so I'm guessing that's who it's for.

Alan

#9 – 10:49 AM August 27, 2008

What? Damn! I wish I could eat a whole meal in a minute.

No doubt, dogs are efficient eating machines. My dog once swallowed a boneless pork chop whole. And he only weighs 32 lbs.

dculberson

#10 – 10:58 AM August 27, 2008

My cat does that (eats too fast, then yakks). Unfortunately cats are too delicate to re-eat what they've let slip. It helped to put her bowl up on a small table, but it hasn't 100% eliminated it. I need to try the golf-ball-in-the-bowl tech.

Fake Rockstar Pandolph

#11 – 1:39 PM August 27, 2008

Some breeds of dogs (larger ones, usually) can cause their stomachs to fold in themselves by eating to fast. It can kill them if not treated immediately after it happens. They can also choke.

And yeah... they'll throw it up and re-eat it. Which is lovely to witness.

Bloodboiler

#12 – 2:20 PM August 27, 2008

Dam you #10. I was all set to make fun of people who feel the need to force table manners to dogs.

Downpressor

#13 – 5:52 PM August 27, 2008

Another high point in technological walletectomy!

monstrinho_do_biscoito

#14 – 7:11 AM August 28, 2008

by the by. dogs eat so fast because they are pack animals. if they don't eat quickly, the other pack members will certainly eat it for them

labrown

#15 – 8:29 AM August 28, 2008

@dculberson,

Not all cats. Mine occasionally ralfs her just-eaten meal, then daintily sits down next to it and proceeds with the 2nd course just fine.

toxonix

#16 – 3:03 PM August 28, 2008

My friend's dog puts his whole lower jaw in the dish and just inhales or something. I don't even think he licks the bowl at first. He just gets down in there and sucks. It takes about 0.8 seconds to inhale a can of Alpo. There's nothing left of course, but the next 30 seconds is spent licking the bowl so that it bounces off every vertical surface of the room.

Anonymous Anonymous

#17 – 8:13 AM October 28, 2008

This has nothing to do with being a "control freak". And it is dangerous for some dogs to eat too fast. Dog who eat too fast are at risk for GDV or bloat.

"This is a term that is synonymous with the more scientific term 'Gastric Dilatation/Volvulus.' It is often called GDV. That means that a dog's stomach distends with air to the point that it goes into shock and may die."

... "AND MAY DIE".

Certain breeds are more prone to this, my boxer for example, due to their deep, narrow chests. So yes, it is a concern to some people who wouldn't want their dogs to die over something to easily prevented.

Anonymous Anonymous

#18 – 2:13 PM December 18, 2008

I find it hard to believe that so many fellow dog owners are so ignorant when it comes to feeding their dogs and not knowing how dangerous it can be to a large chested breed of dog to eat so fast that they get GDV, that is bloat, for those of you who don't have a clue. This is a wonderful product and people have waited a long time for this type of bowl for those of us who care that our dogs not die of bloat. My dogs would eat a cup and a half in about fifteen seconds, and not because they are pack animals and trying to survive as #14 put it. Dogs are domesticated now pal, they aren't out on the prairie with a pack of fellow wolves trying to get the best part of the bison. Let me also comment that any dogs taller then 10"'s at the shoulder should also be eating from an elevated bowl, not off the floor as another cause and contributor to bloat is the sucking of extra air that occurs when they are in a bent over position trying to eat. How would you like to eat with your face and neck bent over your plate about an inch from the table??? that is what it feels like to a tall dog that has to bend over to eat off the floor. It closes off the trachea and esophagus to where the dog has to take air through the nose while eating and that in exchange causes more air to be taken into the stomach, thus causing and adding to the possibility of bloat. Slow your dog down and raise the bowl for any taller dogs. Make it as comfortable as possible for them to eat, short of letting them eat sitting on the sofa. But all kidding aside, this is very serious stuff here and if you have ever had a dog die from bloat, it is very painful for the dog and a very traumatic experience for the owner as it could have been prevented. I have four large breed dogs and they all eat out of these bowls elevated off the floor two feet.