Pup waiting to eat again

[Josh Adams]

Lately, our almost 9-month-old pup won’t eat his breakfast right away. He eats his kibble frozen stuffed in Kongs. Until last week, he would go to it quickly. Now he waits 30 minutes before touching it. During that 30 minutes, he lays on the floor resting.

I do not want him to eat on his own schedule and I won’t free feed him. Is it okay to remove the food after 5 minutes and wait until his next scheduled meal time? I did this when he was a few months old and it seemed to work. My partner hates the idea and gave into him this morning an hour later and gave him the food. 

[Gail and Bailey]

My friends dog has one of the slow feeder bowls and it works great for her.  

I am wondering if your pup would like his food room temperature in the morning as a change.