Pet-Friendly Design: Making Room for the Dog Dish
In a dog’s life, you eat on the floor. Except in kitchens like these, where pets are factored into the design
When I say there is nothing quite so unpleasant as stepping in a
dog’s water dish, I speak from experience (no thanks, Augie). Like a
good pet owner, I keep my pup’s water bowl filled with fresh water. It’s
located in the kitchen, where I inevitably get busy and distracted and
step in the drink. It has happened a lot, which goes to show you really
can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
When I next remodel, I’m going to plan for this condition, using the clever ideas from these fellow pet owners as inspiration.
When I next remodel, I’m going to plan for this condition, using the clever ideas from these fellow pet owners as inspiration.
In this project, by Buckenmeyer Architecture,
finding a space for the dog dishes was a key design consideration. “A
recess at one end of the island keeps the bowls out of the way,” says
Marty Buckenmeyer.
Judging from the gray around his or her muzzle, I’m guessing this sweet dog is a little long in the tooth. I’m sure the elevated bowls are appreciated.
Judging from the gray around his or her muzzle, I’m guessing this sweet dog is a little long in the tooth. I’m sure the elevated bowls are appreciated.
The designers at Haddad Hakansson
employed a similar strategy in this kitchen, but they placed the bowls
at the end of a cabinet run as opposed to an island. It’s a smart move
in a kitchen that has the room. “One of the highlights of this space is
the custom dog dishes,” the designers write. They are “inset into a
small slab of white quartzite. The cabinet above has a tilt-out tray for
dog treats.”
Perhaps the feature helped the space win first place in the 2014 NKBA northern New England kitchen design competition. And, as you can tell by the blur running toward the eating area, it clearly has won the popular canine vote too.
Perhaps the feature helped the space win first place in the 2014 NKBA northern New England kitchen design competition. And, as you can tell by the blur running toward the eating area, it clearly has won the popular canine vote too.
In this kitchen, by Shannon Ggem, the lucky dog can pretend he or she is eating in the wild, thanks to a dining niche lined with artificial turf.
A closer look reveals the other
features. Not only does the space have bowls printed with a grass image,
but it has a faucet with an above-counter control. As the designer
says: “No bending!”
With built-in bowls and the same material treatment as the kitchen island, this dog eating area, by Studio Zerbey Architecture + Design, is almost undercover.
Ideas for storing all of your pet’s stuff
Ideas for storing all of your pet’s stuff
This niche, by Plain & Fancy by Dandamudi’s, is outfitted with a pullout drawer and an easy-to-clean stone surface.
Some smart and space-endowed homeowners take the dog dishes farther from the kitchen triangle. In this project, by Kathleen Donohue, Neil Kelly, the eating area is under the command center.
In this project, by Anthony Wilder Design/Build,
an eating and storage area for the dog is tucked into the end of a
wall. Below are the bowls; above are dog accessories and treats.
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