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Pampered Pals: Dogleg Diner

PetSugar — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:00:20 -0700

Well, these dishes have four propped feet so I guess the name Dogleg Diner ($98) is appropriate, but I still imagine a soda fountain with pups on roller skates. OK, that's just me. Anyway, coming in four powder-coated steel colors, these solid stands will hold up to even those vigorously greedy gobblers.

With a small size holding one quart and a medium with two, they'll work for cats and big dogs since the height ranges from about five to 10 inches tall. Surely this would be up to your kitchen's high-design standards - but is the dollar amount too pricey for your recession budget?

Slurp Bowls Are Fantastically Eco-Tastic

PetSugar — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:00:12 -0700

Hot day, hot dog, cool drink, cool dog – if you're in a warm climate, I'm betting you take many water breaks on long walks. Now, I've been known to form a makeshift bowl for North with my hands – and showed him how to drink from a sports bottle stream – but these bowls would make his sipping much easier.Slurp Bowls ($13.50 for a six-pack) prevent impromptu drinks from questionable dishes or emergency stops for a to-go container since you'll always find this on hand, strapped to the leash. The recyclable and re-usable bowls fold out to hold two cups of water or food and then snap back up. Perfect for all your outdoor adventures.

Twinsies Gaia & Gino Are Twice as Fashionable Food Options

PetSugar — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:25:01 -0700

Way back when, I confessed that North's two dishes cost more than my entire collection of flatware. I remember feeling pretty remorseful about my choice, but the stainless steel has lived up to that investment nearly seven years later! After spotting these sleek twosomes, I'm not feeling guilty but a bit jealous since this is a splurge-worthy set if I've ever seen one. Ringing in at $90, twins Gaia & Gino come in glossy melamine and seven color choices to be set up together . . . or separately. The design's also practical – with a built-in handle for filling and refilling – so no sloshing here! Could you see this mod design adding style to your household?

Bare Bones: Aqua Bol

PetSugar — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:00:05 -0700

With temps still reaching the 70s in SF lately, North and I have been taking advantage of the weather, and going for nice long walks on the weekends. You can pretty much bet that two out of three times, I'll forget to grab his pop-up bowl from my car, leaving me to buy a sports cap bottle in the nearest convenience store and play drinking fountain with it as he laps water mid-air. Although there's nothing wrong with this practice, I've found a solution I will never run out of the house without (unless I forget my wallet . . . and then we're both in trouble): The Aqua Bol ($6).

This simple, yet stylish water bowl comes in three colors, and folds up to the size of a credit card so you can stick it in your wallet when you need it. No more using your hands! Although I'm sure it's the germaphobe in me talking, it feels a little unsanitary for North to drink from my grubby hands after petting other dogs during a walk in the park, and handling his dirty fetching ball. I know I wouldn't want to drink from those hands, so why should he? Either way, this is a genius solution that had me saying, "Why didn't anyone think of this sooner?"

Bare Bones: Jax & Bones Toys and Accessories

PetSugar — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:30:54 -0700

While visiting the awesome Heathy Spot pet shop in Santa Monica, I spotted these super cute Rope Toys ($14) from Jax & Bones that I knew North would love to sink his chompers into. Made from 100 percent natural dyed cotton thread, you can be sure that these toys are not only good for hours of chewing fun, but are good for your pooch and the earth. Not only that, but for each toy purchased from Jax & Bones, part of the proceeds will be donated to the Rescue Train Organization, which helps find homes for pets and operates a no-kill rescue program.

But the goodness doesn't stop there - J&B's beds are all eco-friendly and made from 100 percent recycled materials! This brand leaves me with a full shopping cart, as well as good karma. Check out some of my favorite picks from Jax & Bones in the widget below.

Elton the Octopus ($14)	Lucky Boy Collar ($46-$50)
Eco Bed Collection ($115-$245)	Heart Squeeky Toy ($10)
Jax and Bones Larry the Lion ($14)	Pink Dot Collar and Lead ($26-$50)
Lucky Girl Bowl ($16-$26)	Square Pillow Bed ($99-$169)

Which New Food Bowl Design Is the Prettiest Innovation?

PetSugar — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:00:56 -0700

Pet Fashion Week's over 'til February, but New York Fashion Week starts soon! I can't get enough of the Lifestyle Innovation Awards from this event, and you may recognize several of the designs from past posts on the site (like Whiner and Diner, Tigrito, and Kevy K.). Even though, the grand prize winner, HugX, is stunning, if you had to choose with money as no object, which style best fits your home's décor?

Source: Daniel Gagnon

2008 Pet Fashion Week Big Winner: Meet HugX

PetSugar — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:00:24 -0700

My fave competition at Pet Fashion Week is the Lifestyle Innovation Award offered to the company that has the top product design in a different category each year. This year "pet dinnerware" was displayed and this super-cute bowl won. Learn all about it in this slideshow! Source: Daniel Gagnon

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Is Your Dog Hungry Like a Wolf? Give 'Em the Poor Pig Bowl

PetSugar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:51 -0700

The hunt is on! Let your dog get back to his savage roots (well, sort of) with this Poor Pig Pet Bowl ($24) from Urban Addition. Coming in either gray or pink, this number is not like any other food bowl - Fido gobbles up his meal from piggy's belly, and knows he's done when he gets to the exposed ribs at the bottom! Nom, nom, nom!

Like Urban Addition says, "your cuddly cutie becomes the jungle beast" when eating from this unique dish. Plus when he's done, you can hang the bowl from the ring in piggy's nose, creating a makeshift modern art installation in your own kitchen! I love it when things pull double duty.

Trend Setters: Aluminum Wowo Bowls Are Wow

PetSugar — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:00:48 -0700

Now I've been a fan of the well-designed Wowo feeders for quite some time now, and I am totally digging the new metallic models. There's something about the tiny circles and glossy red underbelly that makes my heart pitter-patter.

The Aluminum Wowo 2 Series HD Feeders ($165 and up) still come with removable stainless-steel bowls and in three heights, but now boast a pebbled or hammered aluminum veneer option, in addition to the four wood finishes. Fear not cat lovers, this series has wider and shallower dishes making them better for kitty whiskers, too.

Do You Call It a Bowl or a Dish?

PetSugar — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:00:21 -0700

Sometimes I call it a bowl, other times a dish – what do you call the receptacle for your pets' food and water? I simply can't decide and often see the products labeled as one or another - technically a dish is "a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food" and a bowl is "a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids," so either word can work . . . right?

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