YETI Boomer Dog Bowl

Dad

I got this for you. What's your initial read?

Boldo

Heavy. Doesn't tip over when I nose it. The rim is higher than my old plastic one, so my face doesn't drag through spilled water. That's something. It's also loud when you drop it, which you did three times already.

Dad

Let's talk smells. That always comes first with you.

Boldo

No smell, which is actually the point. The plastic bowl you had before smelled like old food and chemicals. This one smells like nothing, which means I can smell the food itself. The kibble smells sharper. The wet food has actual depth to it. It's not nothing.

Dad

You've been weirdly quiet about this one. What's going on?

Boldo

I don't want to encourage the idea that you should buy more stuff just because I use it. Also, there's a squirrel outside right now and I'm distracted. But fine—the bowl is solid. It doesn't retain odors like the old one did, and that matters more than I expected it to. Are we done? Is there a treat coming?

Dad

Does it matter that the cat seems indifferent to it?

Boldo

The cat doesn't eat from this bowl, so her opinion is irrelevant. She still uses her stupid ceramic thing in the corner. If she had to use this one, she'd probably knock it over just to prove something. The fact that this one doesn't tip easily would drive her crazy. That's a win.

Dad

Give me a rating. One through five. You know what the poos mean.

Boldo

Four poos. It does exactly what it's supposed to do. No gimmicks. Won't rust for about ten years. Food tastes better because it doesn't taste like the bowl. You overpaid for the name, but the bowl itself is honest work.