The Scentricks pet food bowl is a bowl that plays on a dog’s sense of smell to help your pet eat their dog food.

Science behind the product

Dogs have a superior sense of smell.  A dog has more than one hundred million sensory receptor sites in the nasal cavity, as opposed to their approximately 1,700 taste buds.  This means that a dog is more likely to eat something that smells good, as opposed to something that tastes good.  This also means that a dog is more likely to eat their dry dog food with a Scentricks pet food bowl as opposed to a regular food bowl.  

Project origination

The Scentricks pet food bowl was created by Sarah and her husband Sam. One day they drove over to a family member’s house, and smelled the delicious aroma of chicken and sweet potatoes. They asked, “Mmmm what’s for dinner?”  and the response they got was, “That’s not for you, that’s for the dog!”  It was explained to them that the family dog (Newfoundland) would not eat her dry dog food, and her owner was not going to watch her baby starve, so she had to cook for her dog daily.  

Shortly after this visit, Sarah and Sam’s dog, an Alaskan Malamute, started sticking his nose up to the dry dog food they were feeding him. They started mixing cuts of dog jerky treats in with his food, and he would scarf the whole bowl down.  After a few feedings their dog decided to pick out the jerky treats, and left the bowl filled with dry dog food.   

One day Sarah put a single small cut of the jerky in with his dry dog food.  Their pup sniffed around, couldn’t find the small treat, and scarfed down the whole bowl.  They wondered if you could trick a dog into eating dry dog food by playing on their sense of smell, and thus the Scentricks Pet Food Bowl was born!

Patented design

With our innovative, user friendly and patented aromatic technology, feeding your pet has never been easier.  Our patented design makes it difficult for your pet to access the contents of the hidden aromatic compartment.  The bowl is designed to nest into other Scentricks pet food bowls, making traveling and storage easy for households with multiple pets.  

Long-lasting design

The Scentricks pet food bowl is designed to be durable and the last pet food bowl you’ll ever have to purchase.