New Puppy – Feeding Trouble

We have an 8 week old lab puppy. He’s cute as a bug and very smart, but oh, so naughty (as all pups are). For the most part, he’s on a long cable outside, but my husband wants him to come in to eat. He isn’t in long before he goes on the carpet, and he doesn’t like to eat more than a few bites at a time before he runs off… provided you’re not standing over him. Then he’ll eat. I have waited till nearly 11:00 to feed him, and he still does this. I’m sure he’s hungry, but man, what do you do with him? He’s SO social it’s almost annoying. I don’t like to continually scold him and I do NOT want to stand there waiting for a dog to eat. LOL