What is Take Your Dog to Work Day, you ask? It seems fairly self-explanatory, but if you’re somehow confused, TakeYourDog.com explains:
First celebrated in 1999, Pet Sitters International’s Take Your Dog To Work Day® (TYDTWDay®) was created to celebrate the great companions dogs make and to encourage their adoption from humane societies, animal shelters and breed rescue clubs. This annual event asks pet lovers to celebrate the humane-canine bond and promote pet adoption by encouraging their employers to support TYDTWDay. Employers are encouraged to open their workplace to employees’ four-legged friends on this one special day.
It sounds like a fine idea, and it’s a helpful reminder that dogs are pets, not pâté. They’re even holding a photo contest, so be sure to take a snapshot of your little buddy at work. Will it beat last year’s winner?
