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Most folks just plop their dog’s bowls onto the floor and let then go and get it. That’s not so bad for a dog that does not have for to go down to reach the food and water, such as Bassett Hounds, Dachshund or other low-to-the-ground dogs.
Now, if you have a large dog, such as Great Danes, Doberman Pinscher or any of the Retriever breeds, they have to bend way down to reach their bowls. As a dog gets older, this can even become painful, certainly so if the dog suffers arthritis in the neck. Elevating their bowls made a lot of sense to me when I was first presented with the idea. So into the shop I went and out I came with the first one shown here.
This is made of Redwood and holds one of my Golden’s food bowl and their community water bowl, the one on the left. It measures 30”W x 15”D x 15”H. The openings to hold the bowls are custon cut to accept the bowl and catch the entire lip of each bowl on the table top. The second photo shows the detail of a very thin strip of redwood that I cut, glued and carpet tacked into the side for a finished, yet rustic look.
The ‘table chair’ in the third picture is made from cedar. The table top is 12” square not including the pickets. It is 15”H and the chair back is 30”H.
Both table tops have one of my personal favorite details to craft, breadboard ends.
-- Peace, LJ http://beam.to/4goldens.org
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WayneC
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posted 893 days ago
Looks great. I will have to think about making a couple.
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LJ
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posted 893 days ago
Wayne,
We dogs gotta run in the same pack!
I know I did a lot of explaining before I started describing the pieces but I think it’s important to understand why a woodworker, especially, should put in the effort to build something. These are just the creations of my imagination. I hope to inspire all dog owner who visit the project to build something.
-- Peace, LJ http://beam.to/4goldens.org
miles125
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posted 892 days ago
I guess this post is going to the dogs. I like the stands!
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WayneC
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posted 892 days ago
I hear that LJ.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 892 days ago
Great idea, LJ. I’m sure your pooch appreciates not having to bend over so far!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
mot
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posted 892 days ago
Ha! That’s a good idea!
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oscorner
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posted 892 days ago
Dog dining at its finest!
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Napaman
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posted 892 days ago
i could use one of those…my neck gets pretty sore from bending down to eat…
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Mark A. DeCou
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posted 892 days ago
coooool. I suspect you could sell these to dog lovers. Are you wanting to sell this idea, either plans, or projects? If this is an original design, you might want to copywrite your project posting to protect the project commercially.
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Mark A. DeCou
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posted 892 days ago
I just saw Napaman’s comment, and I agree with him!
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Bob Babcock
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posted 892 days ago
I’ve been meaning to make one of these. My best friend is 14 this year and I’m sure she would appreciate it. She doesn’t move as nimbly as she used to. She used to do this for hours...and hours....and hours. (look at the bottom of page for photos and video) She still likes to play with her ball, but now it’s 5 minutes of play, 2 hours of napping in the sun on her lounge chair.
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RJones
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posted 892 days ago
LJ,
That is awesome and your dogs should love you for it!! I have a golden that I built one for, not like yours but… it does the same job:) Heck yours is much too nice for my house, heck yours is a piece of furniture!! I hope to have some plans up by the end of the weekend on my little creation:)
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LJ
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posted 892 days ago
Thank you all for the kind words. Inspiriing anyone to aid their companions was my aspiriation in this posting. I have been going through all the woodworking projects I have done (more than I realized) and when I saw this one, I knew I had a cause on my hands.
Mark, the design is my own. I did much enjoy the detailing of making tapered legs and mortise and tenoning the reails into them. That table is one sturdy piece. How does one put copyright protection on such a creation?
BTW, My wife and I usually eat our meals at our kitchen bar. Being at bar height of 36” rather than at standard table height, even when using cushioned bar chairs, leaves one slightly closer to the food… that helps address the aging boomer problem of being too far away from the plate to “shovel it in” as my wife calls it.
-- Peace, LJ http://beam.to/4goldens.org
jockmike2
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posted 892 days ago
Call a patent attorney, they would probably give you some free advice. Nice idea it would’nt work for my two, ones a labadoodle and the other just a lab. They’d just knock em down and fight for the scraps. They have no table manners, probably got it from me. Oh yea both my dogs weigh over 80lbs each. jockmike
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RJones
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posted 892 days ago
Unfortunatley LJ you can get elevated pet dish holders Petsmart:( (Not nearly as nice as yours but) So I am not sure that it would be worth your while to pursue that avenue. However, I am sure you would do well selling them to others!
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LJ
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posted 892 days ago
While I have 3 Golden Retrievers, I have built just these two bowl tables. I have such a dish holder but a rather nice looking one. Welded into the legs are silhouettes of Goldens. And the finish is nicely baked enamel.
Even a woodworker needs a little variety, eh?
-- Peace, LJ http://beam.to/4goldens.org
MsDebbieP
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posted 892 days ago
LJ, what a lovely wooden floor !!! :)
it really makes the dog dish stand and dish look beautiful. Almost makes me want to have one and I don’t have a dog!!
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Larry
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posted 891 days ago
Great ideas – raising the bowls – I know I did that for my late pooch and she sure seemed to eat and drink better. Plus it makes their eating a bit more restaurant-ie, eating from something elegant.
-- "Have you hugged your pet today?" ---------- Larry
jwarner75
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posted 341 days ago
Really nice table also.
I thought you may of had 1 bowl “Food” in the table, and 1 bowl “Water” in the chair, but this works also
Great work…
Now would be funny if someone made a Wooden Toilet And put a water bowl in that, then the dog would be in Heaven a Safe Toilet to Drink from and a Table to get onto to eat lol
Handi
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