Ans: The ideal height at which a dog should be able to eat its food is around six inches from the height of its shoulders. In other words, the height at which the dog should reach its bowl for food and water should be around six inches lesser than the height at its shoulder.
Some breeds of hounds are meant to keep their snouts low to the ground most of the time. These breed varieties will have no problems in having food from bowls on the floor. However, for other tall varieties, you could use the six-inch calculation to work out the ideal height of the food and water bowl.