Genia, I don't know helpful this is...but I feed all our animals separately for the kinds of reasons you give. One sheltie's dish of food is given to her inside the laundry (door closed). The other sheltie eats on the other side of that door. Our little tibetan spaniel has her food up on an enclosed deck area. So none of them get released from her eating place until all 3 are finished. There's no problem organizing it...first dish goes up to the tib on the deck & I close the door after me. Next dish to sheltie in laundry, & close door. Then last dish to sheltie no 2.