If you are wonder why raised bowls matter for pets, especially taller ones, the answer lies in their tummies. If a dog has to bend their head lower than their stomach they may develop digestive issues including gas, bloating, and in some awful cases twisting of the gut. None of these are fun, and the gut twisting will result in an expensive and painful surgery for your pooch if it doesn’t kill them first. I’m sure there are many more benefits to the raised food bowl, but those are the big three for us, and we figured they would be on the top of your list too.
Picking the Right Size Bowl for Your Dog
First off, the right raised bowl height really makes a difference. If the bowl is too high, your pooch can’t get to all their noms or has to stand on tippy toe like a ballet dancer, and who wants to eat their food like that? If too low, you’ll run into the same issues as not having the raised bowl in the first place. That is why we highly recommend that you measure the length of your dog’s legs three times to make sure you get the right number for the sizing chart. Sadly, our Manly Stan Lee is just too gigantic for OFTO’s largest bowl
Opening Our Box
Due to our unique situation with the gigantic Stan Lee, we spent some time getting to know the lovely people at OFTO, and were really surprised when we received not one… but three bowls in our box! The 7” tall bowl was the one we were expecting for Helen, and it was exactly perfect for our senior pup
Our Decision Process
We had already a not too thrilling experience trying to find a raised bowl for Helen with very little positive outcome, and had pretty given up hope that anything decent was available in the sizes we would need. However, Ozarks Fehr Trade Originals managed to catch our eye. Their products are not only gorgeous, they also fit together in compact fashion appropriate for our compact lifestyle (we are working on fitting everything into a camper so that we can travel whenever we want) and they are made from sustainable materials (and they recycle their waste materials), which is a huge plus for us.
From the first man who bonded with a canine, to the Romans and on to the bond we have today– humans and dogs are like PB&J. We just fit, and it is that love that prompted us to consider raised food bowls for our tall dogs, Stan Lee and Charlotte. There are tons of health benefits to the bowls and we made a promise to each of our dogs on the day that we got them that we would always provide what was best for them. By what servant is his master better loved than by his dog? This family, and we serve them right back.
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