Perfect for my lab. However, as he gets bigger I needed it to be taller so I propped it up in a stool believe it or not and its been like that for months now. Bowls I usually hand wash just cuz it's easy to but I did put them in the washer when i first bought them. The bowls really dont need to be any bigger because each feeding he gets fits into the bowl through out my labs stages so theres no way to over feed because it doesnt leave room to. I've seen people with such oversized bowls. Theres really no need.