traditional round dog bowl referring to fig1 an exemplary embodiment of the present invention guard device 10 is shown with a conventional round dog feeding bowl 12 the dog feeding bowl 12 is a bowl that has a circular open top of a first internal diameter d 1 the top internal diameter d 1 of the dog feeding bowl 12 is typically between six inches and ten inches if used to feed or water an average dog smaller diameter bowls are for smaller dogs and other smaller pets such as cats many people utilize heavy ceramic or metal bowls to feed or water their pets still other people use old kitchen bowls any such bowl can be used in conjunction with the present invention guard device 10 when a person feeds or give water to their pet they typically fill the feeding bowl at least half full with food or water any food or water that is displaced from the feeding bowl by the pet spills over the edge of the bowl and falls to the floor this dirties the floor thereby requiring that the floor around the dog bowl be cleaned often furthermore food or water often adheres to the hair of the pet on its snout when the pet pauses from feeding or drinking and lifts its head from the feeding bowl it is not uncommon for food or water to drip from the pet 39 s snout and fall to the floor this is particularly prevalent with larger dogs that have.