My Rusty,a Chihiuahua/Manchester cross, LOVED Pop's Wick Fowler's Chili. Pop made Mom a separate batch fer her tender palate.
He would turn up his nose to clean Mom's bowl, but not with mine or Dads. We'd leave a little extra in our bowls.
It was FUNNY AF watching him eat it. He would eat a bit and then drink some water and then go back to eating. He'd do this until the bowls were clean and wagging his tail off as he's eating. He still went back for more water for about 10-15 min.
Little fugger git sick, but he hung on for a bit because Mom said I was coming home. Little fugger didn't last but a few hours when I got home on leave, but he manage a bit of tail wagging. I buried him in the backyard of Mom's home. Little fugger sure did love me!