A pet bowl sits out on the floor twenty-four hours a day, which makes it one of the very few things in a kitchen you never put away. That is the argument for buying one you actually like the look of. The Carmel takes a traditional medallion motif and renders it in warm, earthy tones that sit quietly against wood, stone and neutral paint rather than shouting from the corner of the room.

The construction is the same premium melamine used across the Tarhong range: BPA-free, food safe, and hard enough to take being knocked across a kitchen floor without chipping or scuffing the pattern off. The base is finished anti-slip, which does most of the work of keeping a meal in one place, and the whole thing weighs 90 g. That is light enough to lift and rinse one-handed, while still having enough body that it is not flicked over by a paw.

• Classic medallion pattern in warm, earthy tones
• 13.2 cm diameter, 90 g
• Premium BPA-free melamine
• Chip, scratch and break resistant
• Anti-slip base
• Food safe and dishwasher friendly
• Suitable for indoor or outdoor feeding

On the colour listing. The photographs are the thing to trust. If the exact shade matters, because it is going onto a slate floor for instance, message us before ordering and we will look at the stock we are holding.

Who it's for: Households with Labradors, Cocker Spaniels or Cavaliers on wet food, and Persian or Domestic Shorthair cats, where the feeding corner is part of the room.