what are your thoughts??

[SuzAndTheDiva]

couple of customershave stone water features – in the house and use them…………

[waggietail]

We have two big bowls of water on stands, they get changed every day and topped up when need..
there maybe slobber and grass in them but the cat still drinks out of it, and the other day our springer was drinking out of my sister skip bucket (it was clean just had rain water in it)…

Cassie
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[Dree]

I only use stainless steel bowls for the dogs….both for feeding and drinking.  I would never use plastic.  From this site:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic#Toxicity

“…plastics often contain a variety of toxic additives. For example, plasticizers like adipates and phthalates are often added to brittle plastics like polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to make them pliable enough for use in food packaging, children’s toys and teethers, tubing, shower curtains and other items. Traces of these chemicals can leach out of the plastic when it comes into contact with food. Out of these concerns, the European Union has banned the use of DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate), the most widely used plasticizer in PVC. Some compounds leaching from polystyrene food containers have been found to interfere with hormone functions and are suspected human carcinogens[6].”

[SuzAndTheDiva]

I have an even more simple reason for not using plastic bowls – I hate to see the dogs chasing them round the kitchen – heavy china bowls here  :yes:

[Anonymous]

All this and dogs can lose pigment drinking out of plastic

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I only use stainless steel bowls for the dogs….both for feeding and drinking.  I would never use plastic.  From this site:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic#Toxicity

“…plastics often contain a variety of toxic additives. For example, plasticizers like adipates and phthalates are often added to brittle plastics like polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to make them pliable enough for use in food packaging, children’s toys and teethers, tubing, shower curtains and other items. Traces of these chemicals can leach out of the plastic when it comes into contact with food. Out of these concerns, the European Union has banned the use of DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate), the most widely used plasticizer in PVC. Some compounds leaching from polystyrene food containers have been found to interfere with hormone functions and are suspected human carcinogens[6].”

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[kerrie and stan]

ok val stan has got some realy bad grey hair could that be because he drinks out of a plastic bowl ???

[Anonymous]

No thats age

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ok val stan has got some realy bad grey hair could that be because he drinks out of a plastic bowl ???
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[kerrie and stan]

:ok: ;D

[Sweetypye]

It will make some people some money, I prefer few gadgets so stainless steel for mine.

My GSD could pick up the largest ceramic dog water bowl full of water at ten weeks old and promptly smashed it the 6th time he wandered into the sitting room on my tiles!

[kizkiznobite]

me too…my lot have a huge…it hard to describe really…a huge pudding basin type bowl…..holds gallons…in stainless steel…it comes down to quite a narrow V…cubert has discovered the joys of rocking it over   ::) ::)

ami doesnt do her own slobber…let alone re- cycled  :nono: :nono:

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