Karen said exactly what I was going to suggest. Adding a distraction to the bowl, like a ball, makes them work harder to eat and probably slows them down a bit. The other thing you need to do is work with him on giving up treats, food, toys, etc whenever you are ready for him to do it. I can take anything out of my girl's mouths, thank goodness. I test them often, just to make sure that I still have that respect from them.
It is probably a slow process, but hang in there. He'll probably be just fine as soon as he knows no one is trying to starve him.
Good luck (and I wish you had a different title on this post too)
Logan
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