Wandering from the subject "Inugui," but in food culture of Korea adjacent to Japan, scooping food with spoon from the plate without holding plates and move mouth (inevitably, face as well) closer to the spoon is considered to be a good manner.
やや犬食いから話が逸れるが、日本に隣接する朝鮮の食文化では食器を持たずに匙で皿の上にすくい上げ、この匙に口（必然的に顔も）を近づけ食べることがマナーにかなったものとされる。