I used to have dogs that felt they needed to eat their krunchies on the rug instead of directly out of the dog dish. One especially like to carry it by the mouthful to the braided rug in the dining room, but she would always eat it, never leave it. Thankfully the ones I have now are too worried to leave their dish unattended for fear the other one would suck it up. And they are correct, the other one would suck it up.