Shoppers Say This Slow Feeder Bowl ‘Stopped the Self-Soothing Licking’ for Their Anxious Dogs

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If your dog treats their own paws like an all-you-can-lick anxiety buffet, you are very much not alone. Shoppers say one simple lick bowl has finally given their stressed out pups something better to fixate on — and in at least one case, it “stopped the self-soothing licking” altogether.

The bowl in question is the Yipetor Slow Feeder Dog Bowl for Liquid Treats, and one reviewer with a chronically ill pup is basically its unofficial spokesperson. “I can’t say enough good things about this toy,” they wrote, explaining that their dog has chronic pain, nausea, and anxiety and used to lick herself raw. After infections, surgical suits, collars, and even Prozac, nothing worked. Now, they fill the bowl a few times a day with homemade bone broth: “She licks until she’s happy and can calm herself down. She’s off all the anxiety meds. It’s been a huge help in her recovery.”

Part of the appeal is that this slow feeding dog bowl is built for liquid treats instead of crunchy chews. The inner ball rolls gently as your dog licks, so the broth, watered-down yogurt, or supplement mix keeps moving without splashing everywhere. One shopper titled their review “Great enrichment for dogs,” adding, “My dog loves this thing… my dog would spend a good 30min just licking away. It has a good amount of weight to it so it doesn’t spill.”

Fast or aggressive eaters are getting in on the meal enrichment dog bowl, too. A dog parent with a “4 y/o German Shepard [who] loves to eat everything on the floor” said the bowl “occupies her for about an hour per cup,” and another reviewer said it “keeps our 1+ yr old puppy busy for an hour! So easy to clean, and easy to travel with.”

For the work-from-home crew, the quiet time alone is worth it. One shopper wrote, “My dog loves this and so do I because I can actually get some work done while he’s busy licking yogurt lol!” Another uses it as a goodbye ritual: “I have a 19 pound cockapoo… we give as a treat when we are leaving and put low sodium chicken broth or drinkable yogurt in it and she LOVES!!!”

The construction details of this slow feeder help here. The bowl uses food-grade rubber, a silicone outer lid that keeps it from skating across the room, and every piece is dishwasher safe. A once-skeptical shopper summed it up after watching their German shepherd go to town: “It’s of quality materials, not flimsy, built to last. 100% recommendation.”

So if your dog is an excessive licker, a too-fast eater, or just a bored puppy looking for a job, this liquid slow feeder might be the low-effort experiment that finally helps them settle. Try the Yipetor lick bowl with watered-down yogurt, broth, or your vet-approved supplement mix and see if your dog joins the “must buy” crowd.

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