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Doggy Style

Your pooch's dishes don't have to undermine your décor. Lead your dog to water, and drink to the coolness of these chic bowls.

By Marc S. Malkin
Published Aug 12, 2002

Super bowls: From left, dishes by United Pet, Family Pet Pride, Melia, Harry Barker, and Rasco.

(Photo: Aimee Herring)

There's nothing more important for a dog in this hot and sticky weather than a bowl of water. When temperatures started rising, I realized Kiddo, my year-old Yorkshire terrier, was lapping up the water in his bowl faster than I could refill it. When I went looking for a larger bowl, I soon realized there were designs to match not only every breed but also -- if home décor is your thing -- every interior.

For kooky, superfriendly Kiddo, I went with Family Pet Pride's colorful jester design ($40 at Natural Pet, 238 Third Ave., near 20th St., 212-228-4848).
For a more froufrou pooch, try Rasco's glossy painted bowl with regal gold detailing ($20 at Z-Spot, 965 Madison Ave., 212-472-4960).
Is shabby chic more your aesthetic? Your golden will love Melia's pastel yellow-and-blue bowl ($28 at Catoe & Bambu, 417 W. 47th St., 212-713-1502).
Harry Barker's simple white bowls ($15 at The Four Paws Club, 387 Bleecker St., 212-367-8265), inscribed with what your dog might be thinking but cannot say (HUNGRY, THIRSTY, FEED ME!), have a preppy look that perfectly matches Pottery Barn interiors -- and sporty dogs like Jack Russells.
I was surprised to find that Über-designer Philippe Starck hasn't created a pet line, but United Pet's plastic two-bowls-in-one will fulfill any modernist's desires ($22.50 at The Four Paws Club.
For dogs like boxers and bulldogs and owners with a soft spot for whip-snapping dominatrixes, Family Pet Pride offers a faux-studded-leather-collar bowl (not pictured, $40 at Doggie-Do and Pussycats, Too!, 567 Third Ave., near 37th St., 212-661-9111).