What size of food will work? I've had issues with other machines where the kibble was too big and would not go through.
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Hello! Well I am sorry to tell you! We could not use it for the same problem the food was too big we could use another smaller but my husband lose the intructions then. If you have a little pet it can work just buy the food with little pieces
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I have not had any issues with any of the cat food national brands. However, be sure not to empty the bag at the end up side down and let the powdery, sandy Kibble go to the bottom of the hopper. This will cause the mechanism that dispenses the food to jam up and possibly burnnup the motor. Disassembling the mechanism to clean it is not hard if this happens.
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I used bag of cat food which had small food inside.. So I'm not sure if large food will work or not
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For us in the large ball, about a cup and an 1/8th of food (small to medium kibble size). I have to shake the ball and settle the food to fill that much in there, and quite a bit falls out on the initial couple rolls.
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I have tried putting a 16# bag of cat food in the bin and it is super close but doable. Probably will depend on how big the kibble is. I hope this helps!!
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I used her Purina One food kibble, she loved playing with it. She got a lot of the kibble out, but then chewed a big hole in it. Hope this helps.
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Yes, you can adjust the openings where the kibble comes out, so it should work well for you. A great toy!
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I would get a 4 cup capacity or larger. You want the dog to have room to move the food around without spilling. A water bowl should be at least as big.
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I use it for cat food. The kibble pieces are small but a 16 lb bag has a fair amount left over that does not fit. I have started using the 25lb vault instead. If I buy 25 lb bags of cat food it is a tight fit in the 25 lb vault. I would buy a larger capacity vault for your dog food.
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I've used many different brands, it's what I would consider small size kibble. It's one of the reasons I buy it. I do not know how it compares to the Organix line. I don't think they could make it much smaller though.
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You can set it for large or small kibble and I don't think it matters if it is round or flat - I use round and it is fine. The only problem I have had is that my cats turn the machine upside down trying to get more food out!
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It holds a 35 lb bag with no problem. I have a 40 lb bag, which has larger kibble. Not able to get the entire bag into the container. Had to go to the next size up in the Vittles line. Density of the food does matter.
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My Medium dog Neater Feeder holds about 4 cups of water and 3 cups of food (medium size kibble). Hope that helps.
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I use Newman's Senior for a 90 pound 12y Golden, but the piece sizes are under 1/2" triangle x 1/8" thick. I have never had a small dog, so I cannot add a 'small breed' that I have experienced enjoying the food, but cannot imagine pieces this small being difficult for any dog to crunch up and swallow. I recommend buying the 12.5 pound bag as it is direct from Amazon & Prime if that is of benefit to you (my experience is that buying from Amazon direct is a better guarantee of getting Fresh food, as there was a problem with freshness at some point, but the reviewers didn't mention Where they had purchased the product, and Amazon Refuses to distinguish between Amazon purchase or some-other-offer-Through-Amazon. Good Luck!
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I bought the 3" for our 14 lb. dog. It came today and I loaded it up with kibble, rolled it around a bit until some food came out so she knew what the point was, then let her at it. She's not real keen on the other toys she has to retrieve treats from but she loved it! This is how she's going to get her food from now on so it gives her a bit of a daily challenge. I like that you can increase or decrease the difficulty. The 3" is fine, at some point I may get a 5" just so it holds more food. Haven't had a problem with it getting stuck under furniture yet but she's not super aggressive with it. I bought the 3" for our 14 lb. dog. It came today and I loaded it up with kibble, rolled it around a bit until some food came out so she knew what the point was, then let her at it. She's not real keen on the other toys she has to retrieve treats from but she loved it! This is how she's going to get her food from now on so it gives her a bit of a daily challenge. I like that you can increase or decrease the difficulty. The 3" is fine, at some point I may get a 5" just so it holds more food. Haven't had a problem with it getting stuck under furniture yet but she's not super... » Read More I bought the 3" for our 14 lb. dog. It came today and I loaded it up with kibble, rolled it around a bit until some food came out so she knew what the point was, then let her at it. She's not real keen on the other toys she has to retrieve treats from but she loved it! This is how she's going to get her food from now on so it gives her a bit of a daily challenge. I like that you can increase or decrease the difficulty. The 3" is fine, at some point I may get a 5" just so it holds more food. Haven't had a problem with it getting stuck under furniture yet but she's not super aggressive with it. « Show Less
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Alas! It all depends on the size of the kibble. Bigger kibble means more airspace.
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yes, that is not a problem. I have used the small kibble and the larger bites. both work.
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If your kibble is too big, you can trim the rubbery bits to fit your dog's kibble. I needed to do that (for my Taste of the Wild kibble) and that it fits, my dog adores it.