Today is Take Your Dog To Work Day, and it’s always been a rousing success – we’ve got the photos to prove it! Dogs big and small were taken to so many different types of jobs and it was really great to see all the photos everyone took of such a variety of dogs doing a variety of things! Here we’ve scoured the #TakeYourDogToWorkDay tag on Instagram to find the cutest photos of participants in this awesome day!
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- It’s Take Your Dog To Work Day!
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- Dogs and humans alike prepped for the big day with, what else, COFFEE!
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- This guy is dressed and ready for the occasion
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- Some pets were less enthused about being at work (that grumpy face!)
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- Some were stoked to get to be the boss for the day
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- …some were REALLY REALLY REALLY EXCITED FOR WORK! LET’S DO THIS!
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- Some played it cool and professional
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- Some played a more supportive role
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- Some got right to work making copies
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- Scanning paw-cuments
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- Answering the phone
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- And helping out in any way they could
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- Some dogs did ALL the work
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- There were so many different jobs represented! These News Anchor dogs are ready for their close up
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- Customer service dog, how may I help you?
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- Bridal Consultant dog thinks a Mermaid cut would really suit you,
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- Surgeon dogs wants you to count down from 10…
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- doctor dog wants you to sah ‘ahhhhhh’
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- Plumber dog is ready to fix your leak
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- Internet startup dogs (he’s working on the “Top 10 Best Dog Treats – You’ll Never Believe Them Till You See Them!” article)
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- Dentist dog will give you a lollipop if you’re good.
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- Jet maintenance dog will be directing air traffic
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- Nail tech dog thinks you should go for the shellac polish
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- there were even fashion dogs
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- and snack food dogs
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- Mechanic dogs,
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- Musician dogs in the studio with Wiz Khalifa, mixing the hits
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- and bicycle repair dogs
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- Though this was just another day at work for regular working dogs like this farmer dog,
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- and the Mutt-i-gee Canine Corps who work every day to make a difference to children at school,
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- There were even rescue dogs helping out their rescue organizations!
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- Evern the rescue puppies had a blast!
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- Even celebrity dogs came to work, but they just got adored the entire time
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- Some places even decorated and had people and dog treats
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- Because you KNOW those dogs only attending that meeting for the free food
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- Some people were absolutely bombarded by pups at the office
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- waitaminute…is that a GOAT?
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- Lots of dogs got in on the fun
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- Don’t forget to post it all to social media!
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- entire offices brought their pets! yay!
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- But work just tuckers some pups out
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- They were good and held on as long as they could
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- But they made it clear when they were all packed up and ready to go home
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- And by the end of the day, they were alllll tuckered out
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- I do declare it was undoubtably a successful Take Your Dog TO Work Day, and I have the stats to back it up
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- Let’s go home now!
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- SERIOUSLY IT’S FRIDAY, LET’S GO
The people at Purina even tried to set a new world record for “Most Pets in a Workplace in One Day” for RecordSetter.com as a way to really try to promote dogs in the workplace. Because they feel passionate about pups, Purina asked Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine to conduct a workplace survey, and what did they discover? It’s no surprise to dog lovers that almost two out of 3 people surveyed agreed that pets should be allowed in the workplace if the majority of the company doesn’t mind. 85% of employees from companies that already allow pets believe it is beneficial to both the humans and the pets, to have them around. Despite that only 72% of people said their jobs currently allow them to bring their pet to work on a regular basis, and more than half of those who do want pets in the office are willing to spearhead campaigns to get their workplaces pet-friendly!
As for the record, Purina will find out in a few weeks if they successfully won the title, though since no current similar record exists the chances are high that they’ll take home the prize. All in all everyone had a great day at work…but was really ready for the weekend.
References: 1. BizJournals.com 2. #takeyourdogtoworkday on Instagram
