R - I was told to put the food bowl up if the dog doesn't want it. However, my little Tess likes to take a few kibble, move it to a different area and then go back again. I can't see that this is a real problem - only if I get another dog, which I know I won't do. One of my cats (Braydee) like to eat the dog food but the other 3 haven't messed with it so I'm not too worried. The dog can't get to the cat's food cause I wont let her, but she'd eat it if she could. I wish Tess would just eat all at once and be done with it, but I doubt she ever will. I do, against what a lot of people believe in, leave food for her all day, but she's not a very big eater just a picker.