Giving space or something else?

I don't see how it's showing respect? That just doesn't make sense.

What happens when you feed him in that room? To me it sounds like he is more comfortable and enjoys eating more when he is not in the room you fed him in. My cat is more comfortable eating food on the floor, even though I feed him on a dresser. He will pick up chunks and carry it to various locations throughout his living space to eat. I think he just prefers to consume his food on the floor, just like I prefer to consume my food in the living room as opposed to the dining room. ;)

IMO, he either prefers eating in a different room, or he prefers to be left alone while he's eating. 

I seriously doubt that it has anything to do with showing you respect.

tenna

I don't see how it's showing respect? That just doesn't make sense.

What happens when you feed him in that room? To me it sounds like he is more comfortable and enjoys eating more when he is not in the room you fed him in. My cat is more comfortable eating food on the floor, even though I feed him on a dresser. He will pick up chunks and carry it to various locations throughout his living space to eat. I think he just prefers to consume his food on the floor, just like I prefer to consume my food in the living room as opposed to the dining room. ;)

Yeah it really doesn't! I don't think my mom really understands dogs as much as she thinks she does. 

Sometimes he'll gobble the whole thing up right then and there, other times he'll come and go with some kibble and then finish in the kitchen. I don't think he likes to be hovered over, so I usually just leave him alone and go about my business while he eats. 

BEVOLASVEGAS

IMO, he either prefers eating in a different room, or he prefers to be left alone while he's eating. 

I seriously doubt that it has anything to do with showing you respect.

Yeah that's what I figured too, but I wasn't sure. I don't mind just leaving him alone when he eats, I wouldn't want someone hovering over me while I ate either. I don't think it has anything to do with respect either, but I also don't think my mom understands dogs as much as she believes she does.  To me I see it as him wanted to be left alone.

punkchica321

Yeah it really doesn't! I don't think my mom really understands dogs as much as she thinks she does. 

 

Sometimes he'll gobble the whole thing up right then and there, other times he'll come and go with some kibble and then finish in the kitchen. I don't think he likes to be hovered over, so I usually just leave him alone and go about my business while he eats. 

In my experience and when talking to other dog owners, picking up kibble and carrying it to a more comfortable space is pretty common and definitely not unheard of. I wouldn't think anything of it other than "he likes to eat in the kitchen instead." 

tenna

punkchica321

Yeah it really doesn't! I don't think my mom really understands dogs as much as she thinks she does. 

 

Sometimes he'll gobble the whole thing up right then and there, other times he'll come and go with some kibble and then finish in the kitchen. I don't think he likes to be hovered over, so I usually just leave him alone and go about my business while he eats. 

 

In my experience and when talking to other dog owners, picking up kibble and carrying it to a more comfortable space is pretty common and definitely not unheard of. I wouldn't think anything of it other than "he likes to eat in the kitchen instead." 

I just realized, he takes it to the same place(living room) that he plays with his toys. Maybe that's where he feels most comfortable and that's why he eats there...Hm.

 The paps do the same thing, whether they're eating in the dining room or in their crates. They just grab a mouthful, drop it on the floor then eat the kibble typically one piece at a time.

I have noticed with my boys that when their food was in the kitchen, on the tile floor, they would never stand over their bowl and eat. They would always take it into the carpeted family room. Watching them closely one day, I noticed that their feet slip/slide on the floor.

As soon as I put a rug under their bowls, they would stand there in the kitchen and eat. Maybe it's because their feet would slide on the floor. Maybe the tile was cold to their feet.

Their food is kept in the family room now, but my Ni-Ni Beanie (Minella) plays with his food. He'll take a couple pieces of kibble from the bowl and run around the house crazy dropping pieces here and there. Then he'll do a 'run-by' and grab it and drop it again somewhere else. It's the craziest thing. He's a riot! I found a piece of kibble in my work boot this morning.

It can be simple or complicated -- some dogs just either don't like the sounds in a kitchen or tiled area, or maybe they DO slip -- so they invent their own work-around and go to another place.

Try putting something under the bowl for him to stand on -- a "welcome mat" might solve the problem.

But then again --  I think some dogs just like "food to go" and like to carry it around.  It has more to do with security than anything else.  It's not "respect". 

 My Mom's shih tzu would carry her food into the living room for the longest time. We figured it was because that's typically where WE ate, so she wanted to eat there too! I can't even think of anyway it could have anything to do with respect.