The whole 'eating before the dog' thing kind of makes me laugh anyway. If you really believe that eating before a dog does makes them think you're 'dominant'... I think you should remember they are DOGS. Their brains don't work that way and that's not a diss on dogs. They're simple minded creatures. They don't see you eating dinner, and think in their head, "Oh, they're eating first, so I guess I better listen to that person" or while they're eating their dinner, their mind is not thinking about the fact that you ate first. Honestly their mind is probably working more along the lines of "Food. There's food. I love food".