re: My dog doesn't eat at her bowl

One of my dogs does this with treats to keep it away from the other dog.

my maltese used to do this alot, not so much anymore.

I've never seen the morkie do it

Mine eats his regular dry dog food immediately from the bowl, like there is a world ending comet bearing down on his arse. But give him a bone and he immediately grabs it and prances off to his favorite spot in the yard.

My dogs eat at the table.

I have one that does and grabs a few pieces at a time. The other two eat from the bowl.

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My dog eats in his bowl, but absolutely won’t take a bite of it unless one of us is home with him.

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My Golden Retriever is the same way with both his food and water.

When I was growing up my family's rat terrier would do what the OP was describing. She was the second runt of the litter, so I always imagined it had something to do with her wanting to run off with her food before an alpha could take it.

My dog does this in addition to sucking all of our blankets 24/7. He also loves to torment our female dog who will eat anything and everything by dropping pieces in front of her and then eating them as she gets close.

Same here

Yes. Solved it by putting him on the laundry room to eat with the door closed. His preferred eating spot was a kibble at a time on or around his bed.