Outward Hound Fun Feeder Interactive Dog Bowl, Purple

Food bowl slowed my dog’s meal time from 30 seconds to three minutes. With practice she has got it down to 1 1/2 minutes but she is no longer throwing up. Several things puzzled me when making my purchase. Dog size, snout size, amount of food in bowl etc. My dog is 29 pounds, she has a longer snout but looking at the channels of the food bowl, I was worried about how she would get her snout in them, she doesn’t which of course is the purpose of the bowl. I also didn’t see enough information on quantity of food versus size of bowl. I bought a mini. My pictures are distance and close up to help answer those questions for others. I feed her 1/3 cup twice a day which basically covers the floor Food bowl slowed my dog’s meal time from 30 seconds to three minutes. With practice she has got it down to 1 1/2 minutes but she is no longer throwing up. Several things puzzled me when making my purchase. Dog size, snout size, amount of food in bowl etc. My dog is 29 pounds, she has a longer snout but looking at the channels of the food bowl, I was worried about how she would get her snout in them, she doesn’t which of course is the purpose of the bowl. I also didn’t see enough information on quantity of food versus size of bowl. I bought a mini. My pictures are distance and close up to help answer those questions for others. I feed her 1/3 cup twice a day which basically covers the floor of the bowl with one layer of kibbles which to me is optimal. If the food came up much higher she wouldn’t have to work at it. I didn’t account for the length of her tongue which helps her lift each piece out one or two at a time. She does have to work at it and she now stops to chew her food. Hope this helps! … more

Love this puzzle bowl! My review is for the larger one. It slows my dog down enough when eating her kibble. She's a 20lb patterdale terrier mix and excited about food. It took a few times to figure out how to move the pieces from the center to the edges to get them easier, but now she's a pro. We have a 'Finish' command at the end, where she's told to Finish if I still see pieces. She then seeks them out, sometimes she loses focus and I "help" her. This is part of her feeding ritual...she "Finishes" and then goes in the crate for a rest. Once in the crate, she gets a small teeth-cleaning treat.

This bowl has changed the entire dynamic between my three dogs. My sweet Chihuahua is food obsessed, finishing his first and then harassing the other dogs for theirs. It led to some level of drama during just about every meal. If my Chihuahua was able to get to the others' food, he would overeat and make himself sick. Since changing his bowl, we haven't had a single fight. He's totally focused on his own bowl. It gives time for the other dogs to enjoy their meals without his nonsense, and he can't make himself sick! Everyone is so much less stressed including me. Total game changer!

This really is an amazing product. Slowed down my 7 month old Siberian Husky/Belgian Malinois mix pup to the point he finishes his food last now. Which is good because he tends to try and steal the food of the others lol. Before he could gobble a cup and a half in, I don’t know, ten seconds probably. It was bad. Highly recommend any puzzle feeder like this. It works best with dry food due to cleaning logistics, but it really isn’t terrible for soft or home cooked food. A scrubbing brush can get in the grooves just fine!

I have a 55 pound Pitbull rescue who loves to eat her whole bowl of food in 3 bites. Her dog trainer recommended getting her a slow feeding bowl to help out. I've noticed when using this product her digestion has been better as well as her actually enjoying her food rather than just eating it in 3 bites. This bowl is big and sturdy. it has grippers on the bottom so it doesn't shift around on our hard wood flooring. Its also stimulating for her as she tries to get the pieces of food out of the little grooves. Its also pretty deep so she has to really try. before she would finish about 1 cup in less than a minute but now it takes her about 7-10 minutes. I am thrilled with this product.

I used to have to give each meal in smaller portions at a time to slow down my eager, highly food motivated young Rottie. Now I spread out her meal in the fun feeder and it takes her about 10 minutes all together though some of that is because she ensure she’s licked it clean. We mix in a spoonful of wet food or carrot pieces with her kibble and she cleans it all out with no issue but can’t grab huge mouthfuls at a time like she does in a normal bowl.

I got this for my 4-month old puppy. Since it has pretty good reviews, I got it hoping it worked for him to slow down. However, the dish itself is so deep and he gets so much frustrated. It is hard for him to take out food from the dish. He normally loves eating anything but he just gave up eating from this feeder. I finally ended up taking all dog food out for him and fed in a different dish. I tried couple of times but didn’t want to see him to get so frustrated and stressed any more. I’ll save it for later and hope it will work when he grows up bigger.

I purchased this for my 7 lb rescue Yorkie. She is VERY food focused due to her past. This bowl slowed her eating from 25 seconds to several minutes, definitely an improvement. This helped her with digestive issues and being more satisfied. However, in a week I decided to purchase the orange feeder as she had figured out this one. I think I will switch out the bowls periodically just to keep her thinking...Very smart little girl!!!! These are great products.

Bought for my beagle puppy as he kept scarfing down his food and getting belly upset. It doesnt slow him down as much as I'd hoped. He still gets done pretty fast. But usually his belly isnt as upset. At first he was unhappy with it lol. He didnt get it and didn't understand why he couldn't get to bis food as easily. But once he got the hang of it he went back to eating it really fast again.

My German Shepherd is a "scarfer" and I'd been thinking about ways to slow him down when he eats. Happened to see this recommended in the Whole Dog Journal and figured it was worth a try. It definitely made a difference - instead of inhaling food, it takes a good 8-10 minutes. Seems to work best with kibble (easiest to clean) but it could be ok with soft or raw foods too.