Animal feeding apparatus

A dog feeding apparatus comprising a table member having a top section of rectilinear shape and a plurality of legs attached to the underside of the top section for supporting said top section in a horizontally disposed position and at a raised feeding level recommended by veterinarians for feeding large dogs of the mastiff breed, said legs being arranged in angularly opposed relationship at two opposite ends of the top section and projecting outwardly to encompass a floor area greater than the area of the top section and to resist overturning during a feeding by a large dog of the mastiff breed, container means slideably disposed at the upper section of the top section, said container means including inner generally circular food receptacle means and outwardly tapering side portions terminating in bottom flange portions, a cover member, hinge means for attaching the cover at one of said ends of the top section, said cover having a rectilinear shape which is the same as the shape of the top section and being recessed to form circular aperture means through which the container means may be received when the cover is closed, the axes of turning of the hinge means lying in a plane above the upper surface of the top section to position the cover when closed firmly against the container flange means.