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Finding the best dog bowl for your furry friend is important when it comes to spoiling — er, feeding and hydrating — them. Along with a dog harness, dog collar, dog bed and leash, a dog bowl should be one of the first things you buy. But it can be a bit overwhelming finding the right one, whether you’re shopping for older dogs or chow hounds or looking for a filtered water fountain if your pet prefers something a bit fancier.
To help, we tested 17 food and water bowls and divided them into three categories: regular food bowls, slow-feeder bowls and spillproof water bowls. We had a few different dogs try each bowl to see how they liked them, and we tested each bowl for ease of cleaning, spillage and overall aesthetics and sizing. After taking each bowl through many delicious tests, the winners of each category easily stood out.
Best dog bowl: Max and Neo Stainless Steel Dog Bowl
The Max and Neo Stainless Steel Dog Bowl is a classic dog bowl with few frills, which is one of its benefits. It’s a good size, it’s easy to clean and it has one necessary feature: a grippy rubber bottom. This is a perfect bowl for dry kibble, wet food or water.
The stainless steel bowl is easy to clean, as you can just pop it in your dishwasher. It’s also a bit heftier than other stainless steel ones we tested, so it is slightly more durable if your pup is rougher with it or if it gets banged around. There are three different sizes: the 6.5-inch small bowl has a capacity of 32 ounces, the 8-inch medium bowl can hold 50 ounces and the 9.5-inch large bowl can hold up to 80 ounces of food or water. We tested the medium size, which had more than enough room for 1 cup of dry dog food.
The entire base is covered in grippy rubber rather than just a ring around the edge like other bowls. When I used the bowl on the kitchen floor, it didn’t move around at all while my dog was trying to eat, even when he was enthusiastic about a special, wet-food dinner. The rubber bottom combined with the slightly heavier material means that if you’ve got a dog who likes to nose around and flip their bowl, this is a good option to keep a clean floor.
The price is more than others on the market for just one bowl, but you get a solid, no-slip bowl. Plus, every time you buy an item from Max and Neo, they donate the same item to a dog rescue.
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