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#765020 - 06/29/07 05:28 PM It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today
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The condo building we live in is being "power washed" today and I just could not leave my 3 1/2 month old puppy home cause I knew she would be scared of the noise - - - so it's "take your puppy to work day" for me I have a basement office with no one near by so it works well but of-course today would be the day that everyone needs to stop by to talk to me!! She has finally fallen asleep under my desk, which is better than on my desk like she tried to do earlier She has made friends, guess it's a good thing she is small - about 4 1/2 lbs Have any of you taken dog/puppy to work with you?
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#765034 - 06/29/07 05:33 PM Re: It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today corkygirl
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There is no chance in this world that my credit union would allow me to bring a pet to work. Wouldn't matter anyway, I have cats, tortoises and a raccoon - none of which would fare too well in an office environment! LOL!!
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#765040 - 06/29/07 05:34 PM Re: It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today someone else
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I am SO jealous right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#765042 - 06/29/07 05:35 PM Re: It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today someone else
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There is no chance in this world that my credit union would allow me to bring a pet to work. Wouldn't matter anyway, I have cats, tortoises and a raccoon - none of which would fare too well in an office environment! LOL!!


The turtle could run security for the day.
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#765047 - 06/29/07 05:36 PM Re: It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today someone else
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Originally Posted By: someone else
There is no chance in this world that my credit union would allow me to bring a pet to work. Wouldn't matter anyway, I have cats, tortoises and a raccoon - none of which would fare too well in an office environment! LOL!!


How the he11 did you manage to tame a racoon?
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#765056 - 06/29/07 05:40 PM Re: It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today TheManofSteel
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Originally Posted By: AMLFella
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There is no chance in this world that my credit union would allow me to bring a pet to work. Wouldn't matter anyway, I have cats, tortoises and a raccoon - none of which would fare too well in an office environment! LOL!!


How the he11 did you manage to tame a racoon?


And why would you want to????
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#765067 - 06/29/07 05:46 PM Re: It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today TheManofSteel
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Heh, someone, that racoon is still around?

Cool!

When i got my German Shepard, the guy selling him happened to live down the street from the bank, but another person wanted my dog too and was on their way to get him. So i hurried up and bought him, took him to the bank, and he stayed in a paper box in the collection manager's office.
About 8 months later i took Scoobert back for a visit while i was on vacation. There was no way he'd fit under the desk, let alone in a paper box!

Two years later when we had to move to this foresaken place i'm at now, the same collection manager kept my Scooby for me.
I know they both are happy.
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#765227 - 06/29/07 06:50 PM Re: It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today Ravenskye
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That is soooo cool, to bring your puppy to work. I know, if I brought my Boyz, no work would get done. I'd constantly be checking where Spunky'd gotten off to, which would probably be disrupting everyone else's work, so he could get petted. Kismet would be so scared, he'd never leave my lap.
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#765258 - 06/29/07 06:59 PM Re: It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today Nanwa
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After Hurricane Rita everyone was allowed to bring their pets to work (if they came back) during the state of emergency period. I brought my Pit and Chiweiner to work with me.

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#765695 - 06/29/07 09:24 PM Re: It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today Simply Sheldon
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None of your banks have heard of take your dog to work day?

http://www.petsit.com/dogday

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#765759 - 06/29/07 09:51 PM Re: It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today Al Miller
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I'd love to bring my doggies to work, but I don't think they would ever allow it.
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#765911 - 07/01/07 04:58 PM See how hard I worked Sing A Little
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See how hard Babs worked on Friday in my office

Babs at work

Look how hard I work
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#765937 - 07/02/07 11:55 AM Re: See how hard I worked corkygirl
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What adorable pictures. Thanks for sharing!
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#765982 - 07/02/07 01:30 PM Re: See how hard I worked Skittles
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whew, Babs is a dynamo!
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#765995 - 07/02/07 01:36 PM Re: It's "Take your puppy to work day" for me today Sing A Little
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Originally Posted By: Sing A Little
I'd love to bring my doggies to work, but I don't think they would ever allow it.


The dogs, or your employer?

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#766037 - 07/02/07 02:01 PM Re: See how hard I worked Pale Rider
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whew, Babs is a dynamo!


She might not look like it in these pictures (these were the two 1/2 hour naps in my office) but she does keep us busy You know, the puppy routine of "Where is she now, it's too quiet" "Oh, not in the house, let's go outside" "No No, not the light cord" "Here, chew on your toy, not my fingers" "Where is she now??!!"
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#766205 - 07/02/07 03:47 PM Re: See how hard I worked corkygirl
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There is no chance in this world that my credit union would allow me to bring a pet to work. Wouldn't matter anyway, I have cats, tortoises and a raccoon - none of which would fare too well in an office environment! LOL!!


How the he11 did you manage to tame a racoon?


And why would you want to????


LOL!! No, the raccoon is not tame, but he definitely belongs to me now. I didn't ask for him, he just adopted me.

It all started in October '06, not long after my hubby left for Iraq. I noticed that the cat food bowl was empty in the morning, and the water dish was full of dirty water. I also found paw prints all over the kitchen floor (the paw prints showed claws and cats walk with their claws retracted). Turns out Dirty Harry (that's his name) was coming into the house through the cat door, eating, washing up and then leaving.

From time to time, I would catch glimpses of him, and finally, in December, I got a picture of him actually coming through the cat door. It's a great picture. You can see it on my MySpace page (page two, I think).

Anyway, once my hubby came home from the desert, Dirty Harry disappeared. I thought maybe it was due to the freeze we were having. Perhaps he was hibernating. Perhaps he had relocated. Perhaps something had happened to him. Months went by without any sign from him. Then, all of a sudden, just as my hubby left for the fire academy, Dirty Harry showed up again.

Turns out, I think my raccoon has a bit of a crush on me. He only comes around when my hubby is away. Isn't that funny? Anyway, he's gotten a bit bolder, as I have now found his paw prints in the bathroom right next to my bedroom. He was in the sink...silly boy.

Y'all may think it's crazy, but he gets along well with my 5 cats, and doesn't bother my tortoises (I think that's because his belly is full of good cat food). If he ever showed signs of aggression, I would have to call Animal Control to have him relocated, but until I see anything like that, I am happy to have him about...except for the mess he makes on my kitchen floor! LOL!!
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#766278 - 07/02/07 04:23 PM Re: See how hard I worked someone else
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That is such a good story someone else!

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#766419 - 07/02/07 06:07 PM Re: See how hard I worked Copper Top
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cute story someone else!! Your raccoon is much nicer than the ones we had in our basement when our boys were younger
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