Our bischon has always taken a mouthful of food out of the bowl and brought it to a carpeted area. She drops the mouthful and eats it off the carpet. We've always thought it was strange but my in-laws had a toy poodle who would do the same thing...so maybe it's a "little dog" quirk.
Our very sassy cat would tease the dog sometimes by waiting till Angel would drop her food on the carpet and then casually plop down and lay right on top of the food so the dog couldn't eat! That cat is something else! LOL!
Our new puppy Mariah worries me because she picks up a dry piece of food and run with it into her mouth. Sometimes she drops it on the floor and then eats it but we often hear her crunching and eating it as she is running and playing....lol At first I was afraid she would choke. She sure is silly!