Comments on: Metal Brake-Fast Dog Food Bowl Review

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:46:29 +0000

Thank you for your reply – Have ordered my Durapet bowls this afternoon – I will let you know how we get on with them comparred to the Brake Fast and other bowls we have tried – I am sure looking at the design they will work much better for than the other have. Many thanks again Jo

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:51:22 +0000

Hi Jo,
I got the small ones for my Pugs. Here is the link to the ones that I purchased:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FRGTNE/ref=oss_product
Definitely do not get the metal brake-fast bowls. They are not suitable for violent eaters. I am still happy with the Durapet bowls. My Pugs still try to wolf down their food, but these bowls have slowed it down a bit. Another thing I have noticed, they tend to be able to eat the dry food mixed with wet food faster than just dry kibbles. I guess the tackiness makes it easier for them to get it in their mouths. Feeding just dry food slows them down a little bit more.

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:29:21 +0000

In reply to Teresa.

Hi I own and breed Boston Terriers here in the UK and because they all eat so fast and suffer with vomiting and wind after eating I have been testing these anti gulping bowls – I first bought a plastic small size Brake Fast bowls, and found that it did not work that well for my Bostons who also have short wide muzzles like pugs – and I did not like the way it slides all over the floor, so we tried a Dogit Go Slow but again they could not get their noses in it to eat the last amount of biscuits also I found it shattered after only a week of use because of the dogs were constantly banging thier teeth against it to get at the biscuits that remained in the bowl – This week I decided to try the new savic Slow down and again have a similar problem with the dogs not being able to get at the biscuits, So was doing a search online as I was thinking of trying to get hold of a metal Brake Fast Bowl and came accross your thread – after reading about it damaging teeth, my thinking is to try the Durapet Slow Feeder as I have had little sucess with the three designs of anti gulping bowls I have trialed so far, Could you tell me what size Durapet Slow Feed you use for your pugs please? as I could not find any info which size / breed suitability and as there is no suppler here in the UK I wanted to ensure I ordered the most suitable size for my dogs. Any help with this would be much appreciated… Thanks in advance Jo and the Daltdach Bostons…

By: Colby

Colby — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:53:04 +0000

@Teresa, thanks for letting us know about the Durapet Slow-Feed Stainless Steel Bowls it sounds like the perfect bowl for Stetson. I’ll see about getting one for Stetson and posting a review on the blog.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:58:40 +0000

Colby, we now have the Durapet Slow-Feed Stainless Steel Bowls in the small size. It seems to be much easier on their faces. The metal is smoother and it is just one large hump in the middle so my Pugs aren’t trying to cram their faces in betwen metal prongs. It seems to have slowed them down too. It takes a full minute for them to finish vs. 15 seconds previously. They were also one-third the price at $8.95 each from Kennel Vaccine Vet Supply Co.(via Amazon). They are still PIGS but at least they are ingesting a little slower. 🙂

By: Colby

Colby — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:11:53 +0000

@Teresa, we went back to our regular stainless steel bowl mainly because our vet told us the plastic bowls were the most likely culprit for his acne. We haven’t been using the metal brake-fast bowl for the same reason you mention in your comment. We have a couple other items we’re reviewing that aren’t exactly dog bowls, but I’m considering using as Stetson’s everyday feeder. We’ll keep you posted on the website.

Please let us know if you find something that works well with you pugs.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:25:48 +0000

We got the metal Brake-Fast bowls for our Pugs and experienced the same problem. I am afraid they are going to break their teeth and I am sure they are bruising their muzzles. I am still trying to find a slow feeder that works with their short, wide muzzles.

By: Colby

Colby — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:59:33 +0000

@Puppiestraining, Stetson is a very violent eater. He definitely eats his food like it's the last piece of kibble on the planet. He jams his muzzle in and out of the metal pillars and I think that's how he's scraping up his teeth. I didn't have problems with Stetson's teeth when using the plastic dog bowls, but the plastic was causing acne on Stetson's chin. If you're dog doesn't have problems with plastic I'd check out the regular brake-fast bowl, the contech eatbetter bowl or the dogpause bowl.

By: Puppiestraining

Puppiestraining — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:51:25 +0000

I love your honest opinion and review, Ive been considering getting this bowl for a while now, but i don’t think i will if it can damage their teeth!

By: Colby

Colby — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:33:50 +0000

@Ally, good point on Stetson’s eating. We’ve been thinking about getting him an over size bowl and dropping his Kong and maybe a few other toys in the bowl to slow his eating. If we do we’ll be sure to get another video up on the site.