Dog Bowl Stands

Looks great. I will have to think about making a couple.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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://mysite.verizon.net/biznxgtf/4Goldens.org

I guess this post is going to the dogs. I like the stands!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

I hear that LJ.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Great idea, LJ. I’m sure your pooch appreciates not having to bend over so far!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Ha! That’s a good idea!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Dog dining at its finest!

-- Jesus is Lord!

i could use one of those…my neck gets pretty sore from bending down to eat…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...

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.

-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flint Hill's Artisan

I just saw Napaman’s comment, and I agree with him!

-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flint Hill's Artisan

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.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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:)

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

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://mysite.verizon.net/biznxgtf/4Goldens.org

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

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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!

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

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://mysite.verizon.net/biznxgtf/4Goldens.org

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!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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.

-- Larry "In dog years - I'm dead"