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Does Your Company Celebrate Take Your Dog to Work Day?

If not, check out these tips from the event's creator, Pet Sitters International, on how to get a Take Your Dog to Work Day in 2022.

Written by: Jackie Brown

Last Updated on June 14, 2022 by

Take Your Dog to Work Day is June 24. Pet Sitters International, the event creator, offers a free guide to celebrating at work — including how to convince your boss to let your pets come to the office.

What are the benefits of Take Your Dog to Work Day?

Studies show that dogs in the workplace increase productivity and creativity for all employees, explains Beth Stultz, national spokesperson for Take Your Dog to Work Day. “Surveys also indicate that employees credit dogs in the workplace for decreased absenteeism and improved co-worker relationships and teamwork,” she says.

Dog with tie, briefcase and glasses ready to go to work. — Does your company celebrate Take Your Dog to Work Day? Photography ©damedeeso | iStock / Getty Images Plus.

My boss doesn’t allow dogs at work-what can I do to bring my dogs into the office?

Communicate with your boss and explain the benefits of dog friendly jobs. Employees, particularly those who have never allowed pets at work before, may be apprehensive to celebrate Take Your Dog to Work Day, says Beth, but explaining how dog friendly jobs can improve office morale may convince your boss to try it out.

Here are some ideas to get TYDTW Day started at your office in 2022:

Share your idea and the free guide with your boss or human resources: petsit.com/toolkit
Choose an event coordinator. You might need a committee, or you might simply appoint one staff member as lead organizer.
Decide how to celebrate. Some companies simply allow employees to bring their dogs to work. Others host elaborate celebrations.

Tell us: Does your company allow pets at work? Does your company celebrate Take Your Dog to Work Day?

Thumbnail: Photography courtesy Melissa L. Kauffman.

This piece was originally published on June 24, 2016.

About the Author

Jackie Brown

Pet expert Jackie Brown has spent 20 years following her passion for animals as a writer and editor in the pet publishing industry. She is contributing writer for National Geographic’s Complete Guide to Pet Health, Behavior, and Happiness: The Veterinarian's Approach to At-Home Animal Care (April 2019) and author of the book It’s Raining Cats and Dogs: Making Sense of Animal Phrases (Lumina Press, 2006). Jackie is a regular contributor to pet and veterinary industry media and is the former editor of numerous pet magazines, including Dog World, Natural Dog, Puppies 101, Kittens 101 and the Popular Cats Series. Prior to starting her career in publishing, Jackie spent eight years working in veterinary hospitals where she assisted veterinarians as they treated dogs, cats, rabbits, pocket pets, reptiles, birds and one memorable lion cub. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two sons and miniature poodle Jäger. Reach her at jackiebrownwriter.wordpress.com.