What a great idea. Every so often I used to take Sam to my office when I worked alone in Michigan, and he would greet customers with a bark and a wag.Launched eight years ago by Pet Sitters International, a trade association representing 7,500 professional sitters, the day aims to promote the human/animal bond and focus on the plight of shelter pets.
"Take Your Dog to Work Day is about confronting the realities of pet overpopulation in a positive and proactive way," said Pet Sitters President Patti Moran. "People bringing their dogs to work," as well as businesses allowing shelters to bring in adoptable pets, "can make a huge difference in pet adoptions around the world."
Many studies have shown that animals make a huge difference in humans' moods by reducing tension and anxiety.
I would bring him in tomorrow, but I think a little urn of ashes perched on my desk -- even if it is a hand-made Santa Fe blue urn with a little bear fetish on top made by Nancy Wirth -- would be a little creepy. I'll just settle for his picture.
