What kind of feeding bowls? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

schirmer_2010 · 04-01-2011, 11:19 AM

I remember reading somewhere that stainless steel bowls are the best bowls to feed yorkies out of, but why? Should the other kinds really not be used?

Thanks!!

chachi · 04-01-2011, 11:22 AM

Your not supposed to use plastic I dont remember why but I use plastic and ceramic and have never had any problems

Bellasmom30 · 04-01-2011, 11:41 AM

I haven't been around long, but have never heard anoything yet about plastic bowls. I'm sure someone who knows will be around here and able to tell you though.

I feed Bella out of stainless steel out of pure coincidence I suppose then. I bought her bowls at Kirkland's only because they matched her dog bed I thought!

Britster · 04-01-2011, 11:44 AM

I use stainless steel but I also have ceramic bowls that we've used just fine

I forget about the plastic bowl thing.... but I've read that before, too.

yorkietalkjilly · 04-01-2011, 11:48 AM

Tibbe has small stainless steel heavy bowls with a rubber ring on the outside bottom to keep them from moving around. I think I heard other materials can develope small pores, cracks or something and hold dirt and bacteria in them.

moshes_human · 04-01-2011, 12:00 PM

I use stainless on Moshe simply because it's the one thing in the house that he CAN'T chew on

salazark · 04-01-2011, 12:05 PM

My husband is in the restaurant business. I use the little souffle dishes that they serve cheese dip in. They are a very hard plastic designed for restaurant use. This way I have enough so that they go in the dishwasher after every meal. They are the perfect size.

yorkietalkjilly · 04-01-2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Tibbe has small stainless steel heavy bowls with a rubber ring on the outside bottom to keep them from moving around. I think I heard other materials can develope small pores, cracks or something and hold dirt and bacteria in them.

Found a new way to spell develop!

111lily222 · 04-01-2011, 12:15 PM

Louie's bowls are stainless steel with the rubber on the bottom so they won't move around, works well. I've heard the same thing about plastic harboring bacteria.

katy-yorkie · 04-01-2011, 12:17 PM

I use stainless and ceramic bowls. I always put water in the stainless, I don't put water in the ceramic, I don't know why. We have never had plastic bowls, I think they would be harder to clean.

Bellasmom30 · 04-01-2011, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by salazark

My husband is in the restaurant business. I use the little souffle dishes that they serve cheese dip in. They are a very hard plastic designed for restaurant use. This way I have enough so that they go in the dishwasher after every meal. They are the perfect size.

How handy is that?! Good idea!

Martie · 04-01-2011, 12:46 PM

we use paper plates (foam) and throw them away after each feeding. we never have had any problems and I know the plates are clean and fresh at each feeding.

IsabelleOllie · 04-01-2011, 01:06 PM

I use ceramic bowls for feeding my dogs. I've heard that the plastic bowls can harbor bacteria and I'd also be afraid that a dog would chew the plastic.

mom of 3 dogs · 04-01-2011, 01:14 PM

my girls have 3 sets of ceramic bowls. one set is heart shaped and made by juicy couture , another set i got at petsmart and is pink , and the last set are handpainted that is baked on to the bowl with there names on them

Sweet Girls · 04-01-2011, 01:26 PM

If I remember correctly, the reason NOT to use plastic is that 1. they may develop scratches which can then breed bacteria, also possible if they get chewed, 2. chemicals may leach out of the plastic and into the food, and 3. there has been some discussion about the plastic causing the black nose of some dogs to turn colour or develop white spots. These spots disappeared if the owner stopped using the plastic bowl. In terms of ceramics, you want to make sure that you are using food grade ceramics, manufactured in either Canada or the USA because there is some concern about the lead content in the glaze or paint that might be used, and leached out of the ceramic into the dog food. Thus, I believe the "safest" bowl is the one made of stainless steel. It is a bit utilitarian, but it can be safely bleached to destroy bacteria and doesn't appear to have some of the dangerous chemicals that are present in plastic and some ceramics. It's so important for us to protect these little ones from chemical exposure, they like the canaries in the coal mines, often are the first warnings of dangers in our environment.

04-01-2011, 11:19 AM	#1
schirmer_2010 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Las Cruces, NM, United States Posts: 19	What kind of feeding bowls? I remember reading somewhere that stainless steel bowls are the best bowls to feed yorkies out of, but why? Should the other kinds really not be used? Thanks!!

04-01-2011, 11:22 AM	#2
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Your not supposed to use plastic I dont remember why but I use plastic and ceramic and have never had any problems __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

04-01-2011, 11:41 AM	#3
Bellasmom30 YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Royse City tx Posts: 341	I haven't been around long, but have never heard anoything yet about plastic bowls. I'm sure someone who knows will be around here and able to tell you though. I feed Bella out of stainless steel out of pure coincidence I suppose then. I bought her bowls at Kirkland's only because they matched her dog bed I thought! __________________ Mom to five children, one Yorkie Bella and a Maltese Sugar

04-01-2011, 11:44 AM	#4
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,814	I use stainless steel but I also have ceramic bowls that we've used just fine I forget about the plastic bowl thing.... but I've read that before, too. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

04-01-2011, 11:48 AM	#5
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Tibbe has small stainless steel heavy bowls with a rubber ring on the outside bottom to keep them from moving around. I think I heard other materials can develope small pores, cracks or something and hold dirt and bacteria in them. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

04-01-2011, 12:00 PM	#6
moshes_human Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: North East, Ar. USA Posts: 150	I use stainless on Moshe simply because it's the one thing in the house that he CAN'T chew on __________________ All creatures great and small,All things wise and wonderful:The Lord God made them all.

04-01-2011, 12:05 PM	#7
salazark Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 941	My husband is in the restaurant business. I use the little souffle dishes that they serve cheese dip in. They are a very hard plastic designed for restaurant use. This way I have enough so that they go in the dishwasher after every meal. They are the perfect size. __________________ *Karen and the Kids* Sadie and Beemer

04-01-2011, 12:15 PM	#9
111lily222 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Macomb, MI Posts: 2,112	Louie's bowls are stainless steel with the rubber on the bottom so they won't move around, works well. I've heard the same thing about plastic harboring bacteria. __________________ Dee and Lil' Louie RIP Lil' Brody boy 6.7.99 - 1.3.10

04-01-2011, 12:17 PM	#10
katy-yorkie Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Katy, Texas USA Posts: 1,458	I use stainless and ceramic bowls. I always put water in the stainless, I don't put water in the ceramic, I don't know why. We have never had plastic bowls, I think they would be harder to clean. __________________ Jeanie, mom to Buster and Maggie

04-01-2011, 12:46 PM	#12
Martie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Huntsville AL Posts: 800	we use paper plates (foam) and throw them away after each feeding. we never have had any problems and I know the plates are clean and fresh at each feeding. __________________ May I be the person my furbabies think I am Sammy, Sophie, Isis', Fergus and and kitties Eddie and Fiona

04-01-2011, 01:06 PM	#13
IsabelleOllie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Syracuse NY Posts: 1,590	I use ceramic bowls for feeding my dogs. I've heard that the plastic bowls can harbor bacteria and I'd also be afraid that a dog would chew the plastic.

04-01-2011, 01:14 PM	#14
mom of 3 dogs Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Worcester, MA USA Posts: 2,750	my girls have 3 sets of ceramic bowls. one set is heart shaped and made by juicy couture , another set i got at petsmart and is pink , and the last set are handpainted that is baked on to the bowl with there names on them __________________ _______________ Elaine, Peyton, and her 2 chi sisters Minnie and Tootsie

04-01-2011, 01:26 PM	#15
Sweet Girls YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 273	If I remember correctly, the reason NOT to use plastic is that 1. they may develop scratches which can then breed bacteria, also possible if they get chewed, 2. chemicals may leach out of the plastic and into the food, and 3. there has been some discussion about the plastic causing the black nose of some dogs to turn colour or develop white spots. These spots disappeared if the owner stopped using the plastic bowl. In terms of ceramics, you want to make sure that you are using food grade ceramics, manufactured in either Canada or the USA because there is some concern about the lead content in the glaze or paint that might be used, and leached out of the ceramic into the dog food. Thus, I believe the "safest" bowl is the one made of stainless steel. It is a bit utilitarian, but it can be safely bleached to destroy bacteria and doesn't appear to have some of the dangerous chemicals that are present in plastic and some ceramics. It's so important for us to protect these little ones from chemical exposure, they like the canaries in the coal mines, often are the first warnings of dangers in our environment.