WWYPN Food bowls, water bowls and placemats. Oh my!

Soooo you've figured out you will be a rescue dog parent! Congrats and best wishes for your journey, 
Before you pick up the pup, you'll need to figure out the food and water situation. 

Let's start with the bowl selections.

Your rescue may be coming with a water bowl and a food bowl, but then again, maybe not. In my experience it has been a not. Ever. We use dishwasher safe bowls. In the past we have used plastic bowls, metal bowls and ceramic bowls. 

These days we use large, flat bottomed ceramic bowls for food and water. They're easy to clean and do not tip easily. We have two sets so they can be rotated every few days. They can get a little funky after a few days. 

We also use fabric placemats under the bowls to make clean up easy. They get dirty and we just throw them in the washer. We keep a couple sets on hand, and change them out with the bowls. 

Some folks use an elevated stand to hold the bowls up off he floor so the dogs aren't bent over while drinking and eating.. We don't yet, but may as the dogs get older.