Whether you're preparing food for yourself or preparing your dog's food, keeping your dog at a distance is a very healthy way to go about either of the food preparations. Nobody wants a dog climbing all over them, whining, barking, growling, jumping, or even taking the food you are preparing. Instead, I like to teach my dogs to stay at a distance on something stationary with an obvious boundary like a dog bed. This is often called the "place command" in the dog world. I suggest teaching your dog