Hard floors and eager eaters are a poor combination. A light bowl travels the length of the kitchen while the dog chases it, and food ends up everywhere except in the bowl. The non-slip base here is the part that earns its keep day to day, holding everything still through an enthusiastic meal so your dog eats where you put the bowl down rather than where they have shoved it.

Melamine is the sensible middle ground between ceramic and plastic. It resists chips, scratches and breakage in a way ceramic simply does not once dropped on tiles, and it holds its surface far better than soft plastic, which scores over time and gives bacteria somewhere to sit. This one is BPA-free and food-safe throughout, dishwasher safe when it needs a proper clean, and finished in a quiet geometric paw pattern that does not shout across a kitchen floor.

• BPA-free, food-safe melamine
• Resists breakage, chips and scratches
• Non-slip base to stop the bowl travelling
• Fully dishwasher safe
• Medium 15 x 15 x 5 cm, Large 19 x 19 x 6 cm
• Beige or black
• Weighs between 245 g and 330 g depending on size

On sizing: choose by your dog's muzzle rather than their overall bulk. Medium suits most small and mid-sized dogs, while large gives deep-chested or long-muzzled dogs room to eat without pressing their whiskers into the sides. Melamine is not microwave safe, and we would not put it in front of a determined chewer who treats the bowl itself as the toy.

Who it's for: Dog owners with hard floors who want a plain, hard-wearing everyday bowl that stays put and goes in the dishwasher.