Sophie will carry a few pieces of food at a time from her dish in the kitchen to the carpet in the dining room and eats it off the floor. She will do this over and over till it is gone. My brother in-law's dog does the same thing but she is a Blue Healer. Also, Sophie will only eat if we are in the room. If we go to the den to watch TV, she will come to the door and bark until we bring her food into the room where we are sitting. Then she will finish it.