Breakfast is at 7:00. You left at 6:40.
Or the meeting ran over. Or the train didn’t come. The dog doesn’t know any of that — he knows the bowl is empty and you aren’t there.
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The 7:00 problem
None of that is a training problem. It’s a clock problem: his meals are attached to your day, and your day moves.
Detach the meal from your day
You set the times and the portion once. At each time you chose, the feeder drops the number of portions you chose into the dish — the same amount, at the same minute, whether you’re home, late, asleep or in another city. A 3-litre hopper (about 10 cups of dry kibble) sits above it, so you refill it every few days instead of thinking about it every meal.
What we claim — and what we don’t
| The claim | Where it comes from |
|---|---|
| Scheduled portions from a 3 L hopper · up to 10 meals/day · 36 increments | SUPPLIER SPEC SHEET. The mechanism, and the reason to buy it. |
| Airtight lid with a desiccant slot | SUPPLIER SPEC SHEET. How long your kibble stays crunchy depends on your kibble and your kitchen — we don’t put a number on it. |
| Dual power — mains plus battery backup | SUPPLIER SPEC SHEET. We haven’t run it through a power cut ourselves yet. When we have, we’ll say what happened. |
| Works with wet or raw food | NOT CLAIMED. Dry kibble only. |
| Weight, health or behaviour outcomes | NOT CLAIMED. It portions food on a timer. What and how much is between you and your vet. |
The honest math
$129.95. In August 2026 the closest app-controlled competitor was listed at the same price and the big names at $20–$95 more. No fake compare-at price, no countdown. That’s what it costs, and it stays what it costs.
Don’t buy it if
Fair questions
- What happens in a power cut?
- The supplier lists battery backup alongside mains. We haven’t tested a cut ourselves, so we won’t describe what happens until we have.
- Can two of us see the schedule?
- It’s set in the app; whoever has the app sees it. That’s the end of “did you feed him?”.
- How big is a portion?
- 36 increments per meal on the supplier’s sheet. Weigh one on your kitchen scale the first day — that’s more honest than us quoting a number for your kibble.
- Cats?
- Dry cat kibble, yes. Same rules: check the kibble-size note.
Five dogs live in our house — Zeus, Coco, Yogi, Preston and Polo. Gear gets used here before it gets sold here. Why we exist →
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