I have been looking at the Company of Animals green slow feeder that sits inside of the dog bowl. Is this any good, or are there any better ones on the market?

My large breed pup is 8 months old and outgrown his old slow feeding bowl. He now has big stainless steel bowls on an upright stand, I prefer to feed this way as it is a long way to the floor for his neck and spine when eating. I have recently renewed the stand so am looking at something that will fit inside his bowl. I feed raw, so it is minces, offal, fish etc and really need something that is suitable for raw meat. He gets raw meaty bones that don't last very long, his jaws are so strong now.

I have tried pebbles in the bowl, tennis balls, all of which have been removed swiftly! He is getting worse with his food and is now hoovering it up within seconds and I constantly worry about bloat. You would think that he is starved the way he eats :-( He eats twice a day and is also prone to stealing food should any of us take our eyes off the work surface for even a second. He is a complete moron at the moment with food so I really need something that will slow him right down at meal time. Any advice would be much appreciated.

I scatter food outside where it is mince so beef, chicken or tripe as well as kibble.

I rarely feed in bowls either feed by hand , chicken wings etc.

I scatter food outside where it is mince so beef, chicken or tripe as well as kibble.

I rarely feed in bowls much prefer feeding by hand , chicken wings , ribs etc

Thanks, he has his bones outside or in the kitchen when the weather is bad, nearly all the time up here, currently living in a mud swamp. I prefer feeding him, along with the other dogs in bowls when it is meat, its what they are used to and even if I scattered it, it still wouldn't slow him down, probably get him even more excited!

I've heard people have had success feeding out of kongs, or stuffing tracheas for mince meals :)

If the food he is bolting is mince then why not mix it with some water to make a sort of soup. He wouldnt then be able to swallow  it quickly but would have to lap it which would slow him down.

Thanks for the replies :-) I do leave him with a kong and stuff it with minces as part of his meal for recreation etc but the amount of food that I have to feed him in each meal would take forever, event though I use the giant kong Lol. He is a master at inhaling water as well as food newyork but I will try this but am not feeling optimistic. At the moment I am standing over him and stopping him every few seconds but this is getting frustrating for him and me...it's funny, he is not really that food orientated and can even be fussy when offering treats for training yet the minute its dinner time, he turns into a walking canine hoover. Hunger is clearly not really the issue or else he would be on it all of the time, yes he likes forbidden pastimes such as counter surfing and is a pain at his dinner time and I am hoping that he will grow out of this but the question is when Lol.

I will keep looking for something that I can use to make him think about it and slow him down if the water added to food doesn't work. Thanks again 

I have one of the a Green feeders and it does slow them down. I have a large breed pup about the same age as yours, usually known for their greed, but she isn't particularly greedy so I only use it on occasions as she gets fed up and leaves her meal.
The individual pieces of kibble have to be licked/moved to the edge of the feeder before they can be eaten so it definitely slows up the rate of feeding.

Just re read your first post and the feeder I have is a large oval and is much bigger then any of the bowls I have. I wonder if we are talking about the same thing. This is the one I have.

http://www.companyofanimals.co.uk/products/green/green-interactive-feeder

Yes Jodi, that is what I was considering. His bowl is huge, he has a big hairy face and currently weighs 40 kilos so I needed to find something large and durable for him, I thought this would probably fit inside of his bowl but my only reservation is that I feed raw and minced tripe, venison etc might get caught in the grooves too much. He doesn't get any form of biscuit or kibble so I can't save it for dry meals. Not sure this would be suitable for raw.

I had a bowl when he was younger that had large hump like things in the middle, not the best description sorry and the food fitted around these but he outgrew the bowl and the downside was I couldn't put it on a raised stand to prevent his neck and spine from aching as was the wrong shape.

I've not used it for minced or wet food, but I have been told it can be used for those.

Don't know where you live, if it was nearby you could borrow mine to see if it is any good for him.

Ah, just checked your profile and I see it's Scotland. I'm almost at the opposite end of the country to you. :-)

That is a lovely offer, thank you Jodi but yes, we are a bit far apart lol. I will perhaps try the one from Company of animals, nothing ventured nothing gained ;-)

here's a new product from snugglesafe it can be used with wet or dry food and also water.
click on link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI_I8p19Ld8&feature=youtu.be