Couldn't think of how to better phrase the question.

Whenever someone gives my pomeranian a doggie treat, she will immediately run to me and just cry, with it in her mouth. She won't eat it at all unless I break the treat up for her. Thinking it was an issue with hard treats, we got her some really soft ones and she still does it. Sometimes I will just take it from her, pretend to break it, and give it back to her and she'll eat it just fine.

My sheltie does the exact same thing (the dogs have never met; my pom is in another state with my parents until I can get her moved). She will sometimes find stuff on the floor/outside or grab it out of a plate I've finished (yeah yeah, dogs and human food); she'd whined at me for an hour with a pizza crush sticking out of her mouth.