I'm no expert on dog psychology and behaviour, but I think what you're doing isn't a great idea.
In a pack of dogs, lower-status members of the pack always eat last, and it's important that domestic pets never get the idea that their status is higher than that of the humans around them. So, in one way, what you're doing is emphasising the dog's and your relative statuses in the pack he belongs to.
However, deliberately challenging dogs to break the rules of behaviour they're used to isn't a great idea, and I think eating with your face very close to his is potentially dangerous. He's clearly well-trained and restrained by nature, but there might be a day when the temptation to snap at the food is too much for him to resist.
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I'm no expert on dog psychology and behaviour, but I think what you're doing isn't a great idea.
In a pack of dogs, lower-status members of the pack always eat last, and it's important that domestic pets never get the idea that their status is higher than that of the humans around them. So, in one way, what you're doing is emphasising the dog's and your relative statuses in the pack he belongs to.
However, deliberately challenging dogs to break the rules of behaviour they're used to isn't a great idea, and I think eating with your face very close to his is potentially dangerous. He's clearly well-trained and restrained by nature, but there might be a day when the temptation to snap at the food is too much for him to resist.