Slow feeder bowl for GSP on tile floor

A suction-cup bowl on a smooth tile floor is a losing battle with a determined Pointer — the suction breaks the moment they push into it, and then the bowl's sliding around and the whole slowing-down effect is gone. Before I point you toward something better, it's worth knowing that dogs who eat too fast — especially larger breeds like yours — are at real risk of bloat, which can be life-threatening, as well as vomiting and chronic digestive discomfort. A properly designed slow feeder can genuinely halve eating speed. Can you tell me a bit more about your dog? How much does he weigh, how quickly is he getting through a meal right now, and has the fast eating caused any vomiting or stomach trouble so far?

That retching after meals is a real warning sign in a dog her size — it means the food is coming back up into the oesophagus and the stomach is under pressure. Under a minute for a 28kg dog is very fast. The core problem with suction-cup bowls on glazed tiles is that the suction relies on a perfectly flat, grease-free, pore-free surface — and kitchen and utility tiles almost never provide that consistently. So the bowl was always going to fail. What you need is something that stays put through sheer weight and design, not suction. Does she eat on tiles throughout, or is there a mat she feeds on sometimes?

Perfect — that actually makes the recommendation straightforward. I'd go with the PAW5 Rock 'N Bowl. It's a heavy, weighted wobble bowl — it has a rounded base so it rocks rather than slides, and the weight means a Pointer can't bulldoze it across the floor. The maze pattern inside is genuinely effective at slowing eating without being so complex it frustrates the dog into giving up. It's dishwasher safe, which matters for a daily-use item, and it's sized well for a 28kg dog. The rocking motion also means she has to work with the bowl rather than against it, which adds a small mental engagement element — Pointers appreciate having to think. It won't solve the tile-sliding problem by gripping the floor; it solves it by being too heavy and oddly shaped to push effectively.

It weighs around 900g empty, which is substantially heavier than a standard slow feeder. The rounded base means when she pushes it, it rolls back rather than skidding away — so she's not getting any reward from the nosing behaviour. Most owners with large, pushy breeds report it stays within a small area rather than travelling across the room. It won't be completely immovable, but the combination of weight and that rocking return-motion means she'd have to work very hard to shift it far — and by that point, the food is gone anyway. For a dog that's been pushing a suction bowl around in under a minute, this should be a noticeable change from the first meal.

Yes — a few practical things that compound the bowl's effect. Feed her twice a day rather than once if you're not already, so each portion is smaller. Raise her bowl very slightly — a low platform or a folded towel under it — to reduce the angle she's eating at, which helps food move down more smoothly. And keep her calm for 20–30 minutes after eating, no running or play. The retching should reduce significantly once her eating speed drops, but if it continues even after a week with the slow feeder, it's worth mentioning to your vet as there can occasionally be other factors at play in deep-chested breeds.