My first girl used to carry around her bowl when it was empty, probably to make sure I wouldn't give food to anyone else in it. (she really liked her food)!So than I had to teach her to go and get it for me because she would hide it in the strangest places, so I'd say go get your dish and she would take off after it. It was so cute, but she definitley wouldn't have carried it around full, she was a bit of a pig!!