The Simple Convenience of Automatic Dog Feeders

For dog lovers, care and feeding are naturally a high-priority, which is why so many dog owners are turning to automatic dog feeders.  Automatic dog feeders provide a way to make sure their best friends get a good meal it their regularly scheduled time even if the owner is not there to do it themselves.  Technology keeps advancing to meet the needs and increase convenience for people with dogs and the so the choices in automatic dog feeders continue to expand.

Gravity Controlled Automatic Dog Feeders

There are simple automatic dog feeders that offer basic solutions to automatically feeding your dog like the Petmate Le Bistro Feeder.

This simple gravity controlled device provides food on demand for your pet.  If you’re dog, like many, tends to eat until all the food is gone, a food on demand option is probably not the best solution.  Luckily there are several programmable choices of automatic dog feeders that dole out food in pre-measured meal sizes.

Timed, Portion-Control Automatic Dog Feeders

The Petmate Le Bistro Portion-Control Automatic Pet Feeder doles out pre-set amounts of food for your dog to keep mealtime consistency while preventing over eating.

This programmable feeder holds 10 pounds of dry food, has a smart look, and delivers the portion size you specify within the range of 0.25 cups and 3.0 cups up to 3 times a day.  It’s state-of-the-art in the world of automatic dog feeders.  Programming is simple and can be done with the touch of a few buttons.  Keeping enough reserves of food in the hopper is easy to manage because it’s see-through, but the twist-locking lid keeps it secure.  The Petmate Le Bistro Portion-Control Automatic Pet Feeder is powered by 3 D batteries (not included).

If you have a small dog, you could use the Lentek 6-Day Automatic Pet Dish.

The six compartments in the Lentek Automatic Pet Dish hold up to two thirds of a cup of dry food or 5.5 oz. of wet food.  The fact that it can store wet food makes the Lentek unique among most of the automatic pet feeders.  Each meal can be programmed to be made available to your dog either every 6 hours, 12 hours or once per 24 hour day.  This feeder is made of plastic and the inserts are removeable for easy cleaning.  The Lentek 6-Day Automatic Pet Dish runs on one 9v battery.  Although this feeder is advertised as a six day feeder, please use care in determining if it is safe to leave your dog unattended for more than a couple of days.

There are many other brands and models to choose from so it shouldn’t be difficult to find something that suits your particular needs.  Click here for a more complete selection of automatic dog feeders, automatic dog waterers and other pet supplies.