Both of my babies bring their food to the living room a mouthfull at a time, drop it, and then eat a piece at a time. DH and I call it "The gravy train". Then they follow each other back to the kitchen and keep repeating the process. Also, Juju, my 6 yr. old poodle will NOT eat if we are gone, so I have to make sure she eats befor we leave and can only be gone 4-5 hrs. max.