Want to Take Your Dog to Work? A New Study Suggests...

Thanks, I've been considering a formal challenge of my employer's policy but need some research to back it up.  I already take dogs to work but leave them in my van (my van is setup like a kennel so they have no more or less room than if I left them home) but it would be nice to take them in, or even just be allowed to come in a visit.  Right now they are not allowed in buildings at all but I often sneak them in for a short visit.

 Tootsie, goes to work with me every Friday. She loves it and so do the customers! I'd like to think that its good socialization too.

 LOL, when I take Zoey to work it trains my boss. to close doors!! she's not allowed in the showrooms and he constantly leaves the door open 7 she takes the opportunity to cruise the showrooms every time!

I thought about this as well. But it will be the same way in practical application as in the experiment — that is, you're going to get a self-selecting sample, and all parties will (you hope) be aware of their own limitations, and their pet's , and choose whether to bring the per in accordingly. And as with the experimental setup, I would wager that there's an element of noncausative correlation involved, or self-fulfilling prophecy; in other words, people who are confident enough (in themselves, in their dogs) to bring their dogs to work in the first place would naturally tend to be relaxed and attuned to group dynamics. The dogs aren't causing the advanced social skills; rather, dog ownership and advanced social skills are both indicators of certain personality traits. It's worth thinking about, anyway.