Opposing dinette and sofa or linear layout. Opinions?

In our last motorhome we had the "linear" layout and it worked very well for us. In our new motorhome we have the couch across from the dinette. Lunch and dinner are now a bit less relaxing with 2 dogs sitting on the sofa watching our every move. Quarters are even closer on travel days when we stop for lunch. It's not hard to figure out what the dogs had for breakfast when we're nose to nose.