Kimo's eating habits

I've gotten Kimo used to sitting down, lying down, shaking hands, etc. before he gets to eat.

But now, a lot of times, he'll start eating and stop and wait for me to give him the OK to eat again. That's OK, but then I have to spend the time watching him eat.

Once in a while, like yesterday, he stops eating and when he comes back, he paws at his bowl like he wants tip the bowl to spill the food on the ground. He more readily eats the food off the floor than from his bowl.

Sometimes, to get him to finish his medicine, I'll take the food out of the bowl and put it on the floor and then he'll eat it.

I'm guessing it's instinct. It's more natural to eat off the ground than from a bowl.