> > -Forget about the 5 second rule (you can eat things that fall on the
> > floor if you get it within 5 secs).
> > -Follow 6 inch rule: don't eat anything that comes within 6 inches of
> the floor.
>

    In my van....5 seconds is WAY too long...the edible bit has already
been scarfed by Lucy or Jake, my voracious Chessie dogs who consider
anything on the floor as Theirs....period.