PetSafe Automatic Dog Feeder, 5 Meals, 40 oz Capacity, Plastic, for Dry Food, Multiple Pets

Simple and reliable
Easy to set up and very reliable. Batteries have lasted a few months now with no signs of dying. It’s not very visually appealing but after a few days I stopped noticing it. Works perfectly for my small dog.Only two possible issues. First, it is possible for a dog to dig and paw at the dish and force it to rotate. A small dog would have to be pretty persistent or frantic to make it happen but a larger dog could probably do it easily. My dog only did this once and it’s not an issue for us, but still worth noting.Second, the latch to open the lid is really hard to press. Not a serious problem for me but could be an obstacle for someone with poor hand strength or coordination.

My cats are finally getting the hang of it after 5 days.
My cats always wake me up around 4 or 5 am to feed them, no matter how late I give them their last meal of the day. Hoping to avoid having to get up at this hour, I bought two of these units (they each eat different food and in a different location.) Setup was easy enough. I was able to coordinate the two so they activate within roughly 10 seconds of each other.Day one was pure comedy. The cats were nearby their dishes when the motors kicked on (it’s kinda loud). They freaked: Fluffed up like they’d stuck their little paws in an electrical outlet, ran, stopped, crouched, and hissed. Once I’d regained my composure, I coaxed each one into coming to look and eventually eat from the bowl.Day two through four, the cats still shy away when the motor turns on, but are no longer freaked out. They still don’t ‘get it’ … that the sound means food is now available to eat. In order to get them to associate the sound with something good (food), I made an effort to be nearby at mealtimes so when the dishes kicked on, I could say, “Hungry, hungry, hungry?” and then wiggle my fingers in the bowl to show the food was in there. “Hungry” is what I would say when feeding them before, so they already knew what those words meant. I just needed them to make the connection to the sound.Day five. The lightbulb goes on at the last meal of the day. (I feed them a little less than 1/4 cup food every 6 hours.) They got me up at 5:25 am for their first meal of the day, still not realizing food was already sitting in the dishes for them. So, for the next two meals, when the motor kicked on, in addition to repeating the word “hungry”, I picked them up and took them immediately to their feeders.Tonight was perfect. The feeders clicked on and both cats ran to their dishes right way and began eating. Hurray! I hope this will also be the case in the wee hours of the morning starting tomorrow. I’m very much looking forward to no longer having to endure their early AM pestering for food.Update after three months: I’m in Heaven! I get to sleep through the night. The cats love their feeders and so do I. My main motivation for getting these was the interrupted sleep, however, it’s been really wonderful all the way around. I have only to remember to fill the feeders each evening, and I’m set for 24 hrs … free to come and go without the worry of hungry cats awaiting my arrival for their next meal.July 2013: Wow! Four years later and I’m still loving these feeders. I think in all this time I’ve changed the batteries only a couple times. One of the units is still working absolutely perfectly and the other recently started to have difficulty rotating the bowl. It’s beginning to stick and in the last couple days, it’s happening a lot. Sometimes after a bit of strain it moves but other times it totally sticks and continues to run until I push the bowl. The mechanism that makes it spin seems to be a bit stripped. I’ve tried rotating the bowl to different positions on the spinner and cleaning it well, but have been unable to resolve the dysfunction. So, rather than waiting until it completely conks out, I decided to purchase another unit. I got four years of near-flawless functioning from this unit, so no complaints, especially since the other one is going strong. I’m looking forward to at least another four years of excellent performance from the new unit.Periodically (every couple of months) I have to resynchronize the bowls. They are running about 1 minute apart by then and I like both cats to start eating at roughly the same time so they are not both trying to eat from the feeder that activates first. This is a very minor inconvenience and if not for having two units that I need to activate together, it would be a non-issue.

Acheté pour un chaton pour mes absences les we.Mon avis après 3 mois d utilisation intensive :Les + : Ravie de l’appareil, la simplicité/rapidité de mise en route et la fiabilité. Je peux partir 3 jours sereinement avec 2 repas servis/jour puisque 5 cases.Les cases sont de bonne contenance et peuvent même convenir pour les repas de la journée peut être même + au bon vouloir du chat et tenir par conséquence 5 jours. Je ne le fais pas encore, mon chaton étant trop goulu. Aucun raté jusqu ici. Non bruyant. Le chaton l a adopté de suite. Il se nettoie tt simplement en retirant le bloc des 5 cases.Les – : Il manque :. 1 compartiment de couleur pour contrôler à mon retour s’il a bien tourné, solution trouvée : faire 1 marque au crayon,.1 trappe au dessus de la 1ere case aurait été un plus car du coup le chaton se jette de suite sur la nourriture visible.Nb : Attention il prend de la place au sol tout même.Bref tellement pratique que je l utilise quotiennement finalement 1 matin/1soir, et toujours pas changé les piles ! :D(A quand l appareil qui détecte SON chat, à ouverture automatique grâce à la détection de sa puce :D, j ai 2 chats au régime et âges différents, donc compliqué à gérer en cas d absence.)

Ottimo prodotto, il design è terribile, veramente un pugno nell’occhio, ma funziona benissimo. Silenzioso, si lava facilmente, semplice da programmare. Ha anche un utile vano per riporre un siberino e mantenere il cibo fresco. Sarebbe stato meglio qualche vano per il ghiaccio in più, ma resta un prodotto di tutto rispetto. Lo uso sia per cibo secco che umido e quest’ultimo si mantiene fresco per diverse ore! Lo straconsiglio e non potrei più farne a meno!