Friday, January 12, 2007

Chow Time

This blurry photo is of little Luna 2 seconds after we feed her.  Once we put Luna’s food down she dives right in.  And when she dives in, she inevitably spills bits and pieces of her meal all over here placemat.  She doesn’t let this slow her down, though.  She continues to scarf down what is in her bowl and then she circles around her bowl gobbling up any pieces that were flung onto the floor.

Luna’s messy eating habits drive Benjamin crazy!  You may not know this, but, Benjamin is food obsessed.  So to have stray pieces of food flying around while he is trying to eat is a huge distraction for Benny.  Before Luna came along, Benjamin & Henry had a pact.  If the food was in their bowl, the other would not touch it.  However, if a scrap were to fall on the floor, it was every pug for himself and may the fastest pug win.  So when Luna slings her food all over the floor, Benjamin feels as though that food is now fair game.  So, he of course, leaves his bowl, knowing that no one will dare touch it, and tries to eat all of Luna’s scraps.  If this was just a piece here or there it would not be a problem.  But Luna routinely dumps half of here dinner onto the floor every night.  So we have to fuss at Benny for scooping up all of Luna’s kibble or Luna would miss out on half her dinner every night.  Whenever we fuss at him, Benjamin gives us a confused look like, “What?  Its on the floor!  It’s fair game!”

We have also tried to get Luna to slow down and take her time when she eats, but we haven’t had much luck.  I guess we are going to have to try bigger dog bowls.  Although, the dog bowls are just a formality to her.  I think she would prefer it if we just dumped her food on the floor.  It is pretty much what she does at every meal.