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Roxie and Uno's Dining Table
 | What you'll need:
 | 1 - 18" x 60" sheet of white melanine board (5/8" thick) |
| 2 - 5' long 1x4's 4 - L brackets |
| 1" Screws |
| 2 - Stainless Steel bowls with rims |
| Iron-on finishing strips for the melanine board |
| Silicon Sealant |
| Cut the pressboard into 3 pieces: 1 - 18" x 30" and 2 - 18" x 12" (or whatever height you want the BoxerDiningTable to be). |
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| Cut 2 holes out of the larg piece of pressboard so the diameter is large enough for the bowl to fit into, but small enough so the rim of the bowl has something to hang on. |
| Cut the 1x4's into 6 pieces: 2 - 28.5" long and 4 - 11" long (or however high you cut the pressboard minus 1"). |
| Screw the 1x4's onto the underside of the pressboard as in Figure 1. |
| Screw the L brackets to the 1x4's to hold everything in place. |
| Place bowls into the holes and you're ready to go...Figure 2. |
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| Figure 1 |
Figure 2 |
Pail Option
(submitted by D. Jill Flook, Sequoia Boxers Reg'd)
| What you'll need:
| Depending on the height of dog: 2 Gallon Pail (restaurant Jam or Mayonnaise Pails) or 5 Gallon Pail (restaurant Pickle Pail) |
| 2 Stainless Steel bowls with rims (diameter must be small enough to fit inside pails so that the rims of the bowls will hold bowls in place) |
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| Turn pails upside down and cut holes in the bottom, set bowls inside holes. |
| OR, cut hole in the lid of pail (or just use the regular opening of the pail), fill with water or sand for weight, and then set bowls inside pail. |
Flower stands
| What you'll need:
| 2 - 12" high flower stands |
| 2 Stainless Steel bowls that fit into flower stand |
| Make sure you get food and water bowls that fit into your flower stands or vice versa. |
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| Set bowls into the stands. |
Wagon Table
| What you'll need:
| 1 - wagon |
| 2 - Stainless Steel bowls with large, flat bottoms |
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| Place bowls inside the wagon, and you're all set! |
Simple Box
| What you'll need:
| 1 large box |
| Old phone books or some rocks to hold the box in place |
| Tape |
| 2 Stainless Steel bowls with rims |
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| Place the old phone books or rocks on one side of the box. |
| Tape the box shut. |
| Cut holes into the box so the diameter is large enough for the bowl to fit into, but small enough so the rim of the bowl has something to hang on. |
| Place bowls into the holes. |
Plastic Storage Container - Method 1
| What you'll need:
| 1 Plastic Storage Container |
| 2 Stainless Steel bowls with large, flat bottoms |
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| Turn the storage container upside-down. |
| Place bowls on top of container, and you're ready to feed your Boxers. |
Plastic Storage Container - Method 2, recessed bowls
| What you'll need:
| 1 Plastic Storage Container |
| 2 Stainless Steel bowls with rims |
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| Turn the storage container upside-down. |
| Cut holes into the container so the diameter is large enough for the bowl to fit into, but small enough so the rim of the bowl has something to hang on. |
| Place bowls into the holes. |
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