When we need it, we open that side panel you see, pull out the rechargeable 6 volt battery, plug it into our Noco charger to make sure it's topped up, then put it back in the feeder. The rest of the year it sits in the garage, not getting used at all. It still runs like a champ, even though we only use it when we go on vacation. We purchased our Lamco feeder almost 10 years ago, and have never looked back. So I needed a dog feeder that wasn't like that, you know? It couldn't just be something that you dumped food into and the dogs had all day access to, like this: I've tried hard never to let her test her limit of eating. She stops when things start hurting, or at least I think that's when she stops.
I don't know if it's because she was a rescue and kept in a laundry room for most of her life until we got her, or if it's just how she'd be no matter what, but she has no concept of stopping when you're full. The other will eat if there is food, period. More importantly, I wasn't even sure I wanted to do that. We already had a Lixit waterer that lets them drink on demand, but we'd never really looked into something that would let them eat on demand. Leaving them home when you vacation isn't an option for everyone. NOT that I'm judging you if you board your dogs. We thought about boarding them someplace, but the idea of taking my two big dogs who are used to acres and acres of space, and sticking them in a little pen for a week. They're not used to being without their people, and I was really worried they'd sit around and pine for us instead of eating their food. They are my babies, I'm always home with them since I homeschool my kids.
The first time we left them home for a week, I was freaking out.
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