There is also these ones from The Container Store...not in LOVE but a bit nicer.

http://www.containerstore.com/s/kitchen/food-storage/pet/dry-dog-food-containers/123d?productId=11003385

Not sure how much you want to spend...but something like this would look nice. Cabinet at Home Depot with tilt-outs

Pictures of DIY versions

That is such a good idea, maire_cate! I wish I had thought of that when my dog was on kibble.

Those simplehuman cans are nice looking. I wish I had seen those before I bought one like the one in the first picture. It just arrived a couple of days ago. I wanted something to hold a 25 lb. bag of bird seed by the kitchen door. I couldn't find a decorative can large enough so I bought that because it had the separate container that I could take outside to fill the feeders. Hmmm...maybe I can use it for ice melt and get one of those cans. I could stencil 'bird seed' so it wouldn't look like a trash can.

This is sort of alarmist, but I recently read this article about the cons of keeping pet food in plastic containers. The idea of fat accumulating and mold growing in the pores of the plastic grosses me out, so I use glass jars and periodically refill them from the large bag. https://rodneyhabib.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/the-deadly-reality-of-pet-food-storage-containers/

And this from Hill's is interesting and a little less sensational. http://www.hillspet.com/en/us/pet-care/nutrition-feeding/cat-and-dog-food-storage-tips

I use this one for my dog food. The large holds the big bag of acana/Origen but I empty the bag into it. It keeps the ants out as well when I get them in the spring

http://www.ballarddesigns.com/pet-food-canisters/41954

edited to say that it looks like I have the medium one. The really big one must be new. And I have the small for my cat. You could probably put the bag in the large one. Also, the paint has chipped off my white lid slightly.

Simple human actually has a dog food canister that is nice looking!

Good luck!

A 30lb bag of dog food would last my small dog several years! I buy a 5lb bag and pour it into two gallon ziploc bags and keep them in a kitchen drawer.

Bluebell ... Yes, he's totally alarmist. All you have to do is wash the container between bags of food.

The roll-around Amazon container could be covered with some pretty paper if it bothers you.

We also keep ours in the garage in a smallish round metal can that I bought at our bird seed store. I wanted metal to keep the mice out. I fill a small plastic container and keep it in the kitchen on a shelf.

Our dog is medium sized and a 25 lb bag of food lasts her about 3 months. We fill up a square tupperware and keep the rest in the freezer so it stays relatively fresh.

If you keep it in a plastic container on the kitchen floor ... you might come home one day to a half chewed container. A friend has a dog that will eat anything and it ate the corner off the container when she wasn't paying attention one day. Her container is similar to the first photo w/wheels.

Because she's still a growing puppy ours will go through the 30lb bag in about 5-6 weeks. $90 a bag too and her daycare is more expensive than a child's daycare. Who knew?

Residue and laziness are two reasons I'd prefer to keep food in bag. I hate washing out large containers.

What about a large wicker basket? I'd perhaps head to my local Home Goods and take a look around (not sure you have HG in Canada).

Here's one from Bed Bath & Beyond.

When I kept my dog's food in a container, I kept the bag and put bag and all into the container. I just felt it was best that way. I didn't really want it touching the plastic container.

We go through 60lbs of dog food every 2 weeks around here! I keep it in a vittles vault with a screw top. It's not very pretty though. But since I keep it in the pantry cupboard in the laundry room I don't really care what it looks like. I've been eyeing that simple human one for a while as the dog food will be stored in view in the new house, I'm just worried that one of the more industrious GSDs will figure out how to open it. Losing a dog to bloat is not a pleasant thing so I'm still on the fence about it.

Ours is in a pull out cabinet designed to hold a 30gallon trash can. We have a can similar to the Ballard one inside.

Try Harry Barker

https://www.google.com/search?q=pet+food+storage+can&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0rt6jpfbQAhVJiVQKHTK5DFYQ_AUICSgC&biw=1169&bih=595#imgrc=_

With the trend to industrial, I'm surprised that no one has suggested one of the old fashioned galvanized trash cans. Its what we always kept oats in in the barn because it was rat proof. Oughta be dog proof too. Spray it down with a bit of vinegar and let it sit outside for a week and it will be well on it's way to developing some authentic rusty patina..

We do exactly as Sophie mentioned, a smaller galvanized trash can from Home Depot. Have a second one for Finch seed. However ours cans are kept in the garage, no space in the kitchen.

No garage, much to my husband's dismay! Thanks so much for all your suggestions! I am going to have a look at Homesense and BB&B this weekend with your ideas in mind. Puppy would definitely eat wicker.

Penny Waffles says thank you!

robo (z6a): Be careful if you get something that looks like a trash can. You mentioned you want to keep it out in your kitchen and guests may not realize it's dog food before they throw their trash in it.

I keep mine in the garage, it's a large trash can with a step pedal BUT when it is filled to the top, my dog easily lifts the top with his nose and helps himself to kibble when I'm not right there. I don't keep it in the bag, so it's easy for him to get the food but since your dog is probably very smart, you might want to get something he can't open himself!

Yesterday in the grocery store, the lady ahead of me had 8-10 packs of deli meat. She said it's all her dogs will eat. I'm not sure what type of meat, but it looked like ham from where I was standing. Seemed crazy to me but to each, their own.

Sounds like a recipe for pancreatitis!

My dog is stubborn but kind of a genius, example she has figured out she gets three treats for "come here" (teaching recall) and one treat for "fetch." So now she grabs the ball, runs 50 feet away, sits and looks at me.

Phoebe knows "trade" so when she's hungry she steals high value things from us, runs to the next room and sits with it in her mouth.

omg, deli meat is fit for no one, man or dog

Hard disagree (currently obsessed with charcuterie trays)

I would think in addition to the fat and salt, garlic and onions might also factor into the problem with deli adding the risk of kidney disease to pancreatitis, both of which we deal with in our house.

Now I cook sweet potato, acorn squash, kale and ground lamb adding vitamins, cod oil and cranberry extract. Along with a med, she's in great health now.

The ingredients on my dog's food are definitely better than the ingredients I feed myself. Somewhat ashamed of that fact!

My last dog would have chewed through a wicker basket if I kept food in there, although it is a pretty look. Even my cats will paw at the plastic container I keep their food in, but as long as the lid is snapped on tight, they can't get into it. A container with a lid that either screws on and off, or some kind of latch to keep it shut would probably be wise. Dogs are pretty smart about figuring out ways to get at food, especially if no one is home.

Robo, you might want to alternate food rewards with praise/affection, so she doesn't get so fixated on getting food rewards. Maybe cut back just a bit on praise/affection at other times, so she will also be motivated to follow commands for both praise/affection and food.

That's funny Robo. My dog is stubborn/smart too, he's an airedale terrier, that's how they are. He can do it, but maybe he doesn't feel like doing it, or maybe he thinks it's a stupid thing to do, so no, he chooses not to do it, thank you very much. My GS dogs would do it no matter how much they didn't want to. Funniest thing is he loves to play hide and seek. I tell him to sit in one room and he waits while I hide one of his toys. He then will go from room to room, sniffing around, looking on shelves and seats, under tables, till he finds it. It cracks me up every time. But sometimes I do question his smarts when he goes back into the room he was waiting in while I was hiding the toy and looks for it there... :)

We keep the bags of food in the basement in a plastic bin, and we keep two Rubbermaid-type pitchers (like a drink pitcher) in the mudroom closet and refill them as needed. The pitcher is starting to get a little grungy though so I'm looking for something else. We keep it on the top shelf of the closet so it needs to be easy to grab and pull down, not too heavy. I'm going to look at some of the ideas above and see if any might work for us.

Sophie, a couple of us did mention those cans-that is exactly what I use. Guess I just didn't think of it as old-fashioned! Ha. I grew up with those and just chose smaller versions for dog food and bird seed.

ETA: mtn, there are few things as wonderful as a really good Philadelphia hoagie packed with deli meat, onions, lettuce, tomatoes and sprinkled with that Italian deli oil on an Amoroso roll. I have to make a run home soon for my fix. I wish I had one right now.

Heading out to a party ... I hope there is a charcuterie tray just like the one in the photo!!!

I might have to take it back about the smartness. She just got spayed today and she is so trippin balls she spent a couple of minutes in this pose

When I redid my kitchen this spring, I wanted a different solution to the dog kibble storage; it had lived in an old popcorn tin I spray painted black on the outside, for the last 32 years. Storing in the basement or garage attracted mice BIG TIME.

So, I found the wonderful company on eBay and had a drawer liner custom built to hold the dog kibble. <http://www.kennedyhardware.com/custom-bread-drawer-liner.html?cat=89>; I have a drawer (shallow drawer on top, same size as middle, on bottom) that holds this wonderful thing and it holds 30 lbs of PurinaOne Lamb & Rice kibble. Oh the joy of opening a drawer, sliding back the top, and using the measuring cup that lives in the drawer with the kibble, to fill their bowls! No smell, no rodents or insects, just perfection! One of my FAVORITE things in my new kitchen.

That does look handy, Anglophilia. Have you had any issues with ants getting in there? And, OT, did you ever do a kitchen reveal? I'd love to see your updated space. : )

Poor Penny! I hope she is feeling better today and the room has stopped spinning for her and she doesn't need a chin rest! :-)

Need to take picture and do a reveal! Once I get my house decorated for Christmas and do my final grocery shopping for Xmas Eve dinner, I may get them done!

No ant problems. I got the idea from the tin lined drawers my mother had built in our 1st house - they were for flour and sugar. Women baked a LOT in those days and would have been refilling canisters almost daily! We never even had weevil problems in the flour and that was in the days of open windows and doors. No problems in the 6+ months it's had dog food in it!

No ideas on containers, but I just wanted to say that Penny Waffles is adorable.