My mother recently got a golden retriever puppy.  She asked me if I could make a dog bowl holder for the puppy’s food and water.  How do you say no to your mother.  I had some oak left over from when I was going to build her a curio cabinet almost 15 years ago.  How perfect to make her something from what I should have made her such a long time ago.  She had purchased some stainless steel dog bowls from a pet store and that was my starting point.  My mom is also a big fan of hand made items.  So I got my kids involved to paint the dog’s name on the front.  My kids got to name the dog and they picked Elsa.  Cute enough I suppose.