Van Ness Pets Crock Style Heavyweight Medium Bowl, 20 Ounce Food And Water Dish For Cats And Dogs, Greystone

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Oh my God, I love these croc style bowls. They would be amazing for any big dog or for any animal that you just need a large volume for. I use these for feeding foxes and raccoons. I have now ordered 4 of these. Unfortunately, one of them disappeared, I have a feeling it was a raccoon. Lol. Anyway these balls have a little bit of heath to them, they are very well-made, they wash well. You could even put them in the dishwasher on the top rack, I would think but I hand wash mine. But the capacity of these is amazing, hard to find bowls like this I highly recommend.

PAID: $7.18 on sale, on May 16, 2024 for Blue Large 52 oz model.2/18/25 Update: While I was waiting for the attractive blue model to go back on sale, I found the white-ish 52 oz bowl marked $2.99 at Ollie's Bargain Outlet, so I purchased two of them, while watching the blue model rise to over $10 on Amazon.UPDATED REVIEW ON 2/7/25:REMOVED LABEL CLEANLY: Unlike some reviewers, I was able to carefully remove the label from the bowl, with no annoying residue left behind. It required a very slow and steady pull, but it came off cleanly, thank goodness. The bowl does have an oily feeling layer on it that takes a dedicated soapy scrubbing to remove. I think the manufacturers apply that oily film so that stacked bowls can be pulled apart more easily.NOT UNBREAKABLE: My original review called these unbreakable, but that's not really true. Today, after 8 months of use on a sunny porch, I cracked it. As I was flinging water out of it, it flew out of my hand onto the lawn and cracked cleanly across the middle. (See photos.) I would not have expected it to crack, from a short lob onto dirt and grass. Perhaps it hit at just the right angle; or perhaps the plastic was made more brittle from the UV rays of the sun, but I'm a little disappointed.The unexpected breakage won't stop me from repurchasing this item when it goes back on sale. On a positive note, the edges of the plastic along the cracked edge were not sharp enough to cut oneself, and it did not create extra shards of plastic upon impact ... just a clean crack.1/8 INCH THICK: I measured the thickness of the base of the bowl after it cracked and it was exactly 1/8 inch thick. In fact the entire bowl is 1/8 inch thick, except where it is thicker for the design on the sides and a wee bit thinner just under the thickest part of the design.WATER BOWL STAYS CLEAN: I replace the water in this bowl at least once a day. After dumping the old water, and before refilling, I add a couple inches of water to rinse it. I swish my fingers around the interior to get rid of any stuck debris, and to determine whether any slimy film has built up on the inside, requiring a real washing with soap. After 8 months of daily refilling in this fashion, I have never once encountered a slimy feeling on the interior of this bowl. As long as I replace the water daily, the interior plastic remains squeaky clean.USE & CONTEXT: I feed 4-6 TNR-ed feral cats. I keep two water bowls out for them and use a plastic bowl for the unshaded location. A metal bowl can become burning hot in the Florida sun. A ceramic bowl is too likely to break.I like this 'Large' 52 oz size for the purpose. The cats usually drink one by one, often stretching their neck to drink from the opposite side of the bowl, LOL. But two cats often drink at the same time without getting in each other's way. It holds enough to last the full day, two days I suppose in an emergency, if the evaporation from sun & wind are not too bad.The color and "faceted blue glass" appearance is very attractive. A couple of my photos illustrate their translucence; notice the brick behind the cracked bowl I am holding up. They're not super heavy (like ceramic bowls) but they're heavy enough that the wind won't push them around (like the very thin molded plastic bowls I started out with, donated by the TNR trapper).

Love it and it's a great water bowl for everything that comes in the yard and in the winter time if the water freeze in the bowl, the bowl is sturdy enough its doesn't crack the bowl and its heavy enough the dogs doesn't pick it up and throw it like a ball long lasting plastic and it's a great size for the dogs and the birds to have enough water in it to last all day. Number one water bowl for all of our animals and wild life

my 'granddog' visits often, so we have a water dish for him. he has a tendency to want to tip the dish after he drinks. this one is impossible for him to tip. very sturdy and a good value.

I’ve had a handful of these in varying sizes and they are sturdy and are heavier so harder for pets to tip over but none of them are accurate for sizing they are close but not what they are labeled at, for instance I just got the 20 oz wet/ dry crock and a 16.9 oz water bottle fills it to the very brim , also in testing the 52oz version 48 oz fills it to the brim, not the biggest deal but for that reason docked a star. Still good quality for the money.

I consider these bowls to be perfect for my small dog. (23 LB. Chihuahua-? mix) The bowls we had for our last medium-sized dog (may he RIP) were a bit big & took up too much space. I purchased one that we used for his water in the kitchen & loved it for that. When I decided to get one for his food I chose it becausde it's easy to wash & with just enough weight that Simba doesn't have to scoot it across the kitchen when he licks it clean! Highly recommend this bowl for beloved pets! And thanks to the manufacturer & Amazon for making them available.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Works perfectSturdiness:Well built

Nice bowls, big enough for our beast and light enough to make cleaning very easy!