One of the best perks of working at Modern Dog is everyone here gets to bring their dogs to work with them every day. We don’t have to worry about them pining away for us, lonely or anxious while we’re at the office. Rather, they have their beds parked beside our desks and we can take them out for walks and bathroom breaks as required. And on those days where deadlines require burning some extra hours at the office, we don’t suffer qualms of guilt or nervousness wondering whether our delayed return home will cause our dogs harm.  

It’s well documented that dogs in the workplace help reduce stress (i.e., lower blood pressure and heart rate) and as well decrease absenteeism. Here’s an interesting fact for you, 40% of Modern Dog readers bring their dogs to work with them (19.2% every day; 20.8% once in a while), while 54.4% of our readers would take a lesser paying job for the privilege of being able to bring their dog to work with them.

Wish you could take your dog to work with you, too? Well then, today is your day! Now in its eleventh year, Take Your Dog To Work Day was created for the purpose of showing your dog-less co-workers what wonderful companions dogs make and encourage them to adopt a dog themselves from a shelter or rescue organization. Thousands of businesses throughout the world will be participating in this event… if you missed the boat this year and didn’t plan ahead, start planning early for next year’s event. You will, of course, need your employer’s consent/cooperation and you’ll want to make sure you’ve got your co-workers on board with the idea too.

First and foremost you’ll want to make sure Scruffy is well-groomed, fresh smelling and good-mannered. You’ll also want to make sure that he gets some regular bathroom breaks so there won’t be any embarrassing mishaps on the office floor. To be on the safe side we recommend having the appropriate cleaning supplies on hand "just in case". For more ideas on how to plan a successful dog-on-the-job day, visit Pet Sitter’s official Take Your Dog To Work Day site.

Here are a few of our 2008 Take Your Dog to Work Day photo contest winners

Doubledog Design’s Art Director and staff Beagle hard at work

 

Photo-assistant Buffy hard at work at Jeffrey Photo Studio, Nesconset, NY

 

Tokyo and Cairo at the board meeting

 

And here’s my dog, Kaya, clock-watching for snack time