Are you asking about you eating or the dog eating? We keep our standard puppy in the crate or outside while we eat it's just to tempting our house is an open floor plan so there isn't a way to block him out of the kitchen while I cook or eat. My pup is a little over 4 months now I walk him twice a day for about 20/35 minutes and that helps calm him down and I've even lost a little wieght!