I feed twice a day and use stainless steel dishes. In the winter I feed indoors in crates, letting them rest about a half hour to an hour before they come out. AM and PM feeds are slightly different in timing because I work outside the home.?In the better weather I feed outdoors in their kennels. Each of my dogs have water in their kennel and in their crates all the time.?Dishes get?wash with soapy hot?water and rinse with real hot water and let air dry on the range top. Outdoor buckets?get cleaned with a toilet bowl scrubber and smaller buckets with a sponge. ? Have a fabulous day everyone~ ?Brenda Payne www.jescarkennels.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================