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The dogs’ meals have been relegated to the pantry/mud/junk room where everything from cleaning supplies to trash bags to discarded pink clogs are stashed in a hurry. We still make them wait a few moments while the food is on the floor before they are allowed to partake, and Coco still watches it the whole time to make sure it doesn’t run away.