Sometime ago I bought one of those cast iron dogs with the stainless steel bowls that fit into it. Well Odie is scared to death of it and refuses to eat out of it which works out because he needs to watch his weight. My other little guy needs to eat and I can leave kibble out all the time for him and Odie won't touch it. He has to have his crock bowl, nothing else will do. My other two eat out of small saucers. But they sure can be picky about things.