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Java eats strangely. He kind of attacks his food, opening his mouth wide and grabbing mouthfuls of kibble, throwing half of it all over the kitchen - we're talking a 5-6 foot radius here. He's done this since he came home. It's annoying because food winds up under counters, appliances, you name it, and drives him and Violet nuts, but more importantly I worry about bloat - seems like he has to be taking in too much air that way. I've heard that putting something in the middle of the bowl would force him to slow down. I've usually heard a tennis ball so that's what I tried, did nothing. I heard a rock, but I don't just have small boulders lying around and I worry that he'd chip his teeth on it. I tried a can of vegetables (unopened, of course), and it did nothing, somehow. I took a video of it - IMG 0614 2 - YouTube. It's much worse normally, in the video he was already halfway through his food. When I first put it down, he attacks it much more vigorously - but still, even in the last few bites, it's everywhere and it seems like he's gulping down air, too. I'm willing to hand feed him if that's what it takes, he gets some of his meals during training anyway, but is there anything else that I can do? Thank you in advance!