All the employees had a really great time too. There were some concerns with people having allergies, but except for one company, that wasn't an issue. For the one company that had a couple of allergy sufferers, of the 13 or so who said they would have a problem, 6 of them traded shifts or worked from home that day and the rest had a "Dog Free" zone in a conference room for the day. One of them was so taken by the idea that she took an anti-allergy drug and brought her neighbor's dog just so she could participate.

We considered doing a "Cats At Work Day" at the request of many cat lovers and owners. However, we decided that keeping the kitties from declaring war in the offices was too big of a challenge.

We're already planning ahead for next year and quite a few more people are interested in being involved and talking to their companies. We're hoping to make this as big as "Bring Your Child To Work", especially when you consider that the dogs ask less questions and have more fun!

Source: Erica (Denver, Colorado)

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