Timeline for How to prevent an office dog from becoming a problem
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| Jul 20, 2016 at 13:51 | comment | added | DVK | Regarding the amount of time that a dog can be left alone, remember that not everyone has an 8 hour workday. For example, I went through some "family restructuring" last year. I have an 8+ hour workday plus a 1+ hour commute each direction. That means that my dogs went from having someone at home almost all the time to being confined 10+ hours a day. If I hit traffic, needed to stop for gas on the way home, or had to pick up my kids, it could be 11 or 12 hours. That to me is totally unacceptable, and I actually changed my living arrangements because of it. | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 21:55 | comment | added | pipe | Sadly I can not give this as an answer, so I have to leave it in a comment. If you are looking for a dog policy, you can take a look at SparkFun's dog policy, and a corresponding explanation to why it's needed: They can have up to 30-40 dogs in an office of 150 workers. (I have no affiliations with this company - not even as a customer) | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 21:40 | comment | added | pipe | OP has not mentioned a country. Those of you reading the comments about leaving a dog alone for the 9+ hours a full work day consumes may be interested in knowing that in some countries (mine included), this would be illegal (with some exceptions). Dogs are social animals and need the company. They also need regular walks. | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 21:21 | comment | added | Peter M | @Dvk I disagree that size is un-important. It is far easier to make accommodations for a Chihuahua than it is for a Great Dane. Breed can also be an issue as various localities have breed specific legislation, and regardless of that people can still feel threatened by particular dog breeds. I agree that temperament should have been included in my original comment. | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 19:00 | comment | added | DVK | @PeterM "The size, breed and training are important issues for this question." The only facet you mentioned that is relevant is training, and the other important aspect is temperament (both dog and owner). Size only indicates damage potential. Breed isn't terribly indicative of anything in and of itself. | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 17:11 | answer | added | DVK | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 11:25 | comment | added | David Richerby | I'm confused. Let's take the UK as an example. There are, according to the main animal welfare charity here, around 8.5 million dogs in the UK, which is roughly one dog per seven or eight people. In other words, almost everybody knows multiple dog owners. In contrast, almost nobody has a dog in their office or workplace. The inescapable conclusion is that most dogs can perfectly reasonably be left at home all day. Does your intern's dog need to come to work at all? Or is it just that the intern has never been in a position of leaving the dog alone for more than a few hours at a time before? | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 6:11 | comment | added | Thomas | "Are you dog friendly?" | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 3:14 | answer | added | Journeyman Geek | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 0:35 | comment | added | Hackz | I can't imagine there being a dog at work. I love mine to death and paid almost $1,000/mo for a sitter when she was a puppy and I was at work, but if I had a dog at work I know my productivity would go way down and everyone else's probably would too. Where do you even keep a dog in your office anyway? | |
| Jul 18, 2016 at 22:00 | comment | added | user42272 | It's not without precedent. fastcompany.com/3037384/pet-week/… | |
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| S Jul 18, 2016 at 17:59 | comment | added | Monica Cellio | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. | |
| Jul 18, 2016 at 17:20 | answer | added | Christos Hayward | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 18, 2016 at 14:27 | comment | added | HLGEM | I have had a dog for most of my life. I have never once had a sitter come in to stay with the dog while I was at work, A dog should be able to handle being home alone (unless you are expecting your intern to work outrageous hours) and if he can't be trusted with the furniture then crate him or put him in a room like the kitchen that is easy to clean up. | |
| Jul 18, 2016 at 12:52 | answer | added | keshlam | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 18, 2016 at 12:48 | comment | added | called2voyage | It would probably be worthwhile to look into what other organization have done when there is a need for assistance dogs (i.e. service dogs for the disabled or facility dogs that serve a business purpose, like police dogs). Those dogs are likely more well trained than the average pet, but there is probably an overlap of concerns. | |
| Jul 18, 2016 at 9:10 | comment | added | user | Related: How to avoid distractions from boisterous dog? | |
| Jul 18, 2016 at 3:34 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWorkplace/status/754882126290485248 | ||
| Jul 17, 2016 at 23:22 | answer | added | McCann | timeline score: 43 | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 21:38 | history | protected | Jane S | ||
| Jul 17, 2016 at 21:33 | answer | added | Anthony X | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 19:14 | answer | added | MikeP | timeline score: 18 | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 16:44 | answer | added | paparazzo | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 15:20 | answer | added | user52889 | timeline score: 133 | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 15:13 | answer | added | Lumberjack | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 14:52 | comment | added | Thomas Jacobs | Do you have visits from people outside of the company and/or company bigwigs who might get you into trouble if there's a dog? | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 14:05 | comment | added | Peter M | Are we talking walking mop-head or huge killing machine dog? The size, breed and training are important issues for this question. | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 13:45 | history | asked | Heinzi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |