Dr. Katz:  So they dictate the tempo and the pace of your life , these dogs ?
Merrill Markoe: Well , they 've been moving meal time . Every day , they move meal time down another half an hour .
Dr. Katz: Umm - hmm .
Merrill Markoe: It used to be at , like at _ nine _ in the morning and now it 's at 7:30 in the morning and they 're trying to move it to seven .
Dr. Katz: It 's like the early - bird special , I think . That 's what they 're looking for .
Merrill Markoe: I think they think that if they keep moving it a little bit each day earlier and earlier , there 's some sort of a quantum physics moment where all meal times meet and it 's all one continuous meal .