Many of us welcomed new puppies to our families over the last few years, as the Kennel Club has seen dog ownership reach record levels – around one-in-three UK households now has at least one four-legged friends.
Part of the reason is the fact that many more people now work from home – making it easier to look after a four-legged friend.
For those who do need to go into the office, many workplaces have now become more pet-friendly to accomodate their employees’ pups.
And the UK Kennel Club have some insightful research on why you should take a dog to the office, with 70 per cent of people sayingthat dogs alleviate stress in the workplace, 67 per cent of people saying that dogs make the atmosphere more friendly, and 51 per cent of people saying that dogs improve morale and job satisfaction.
But not all dog breeds make the perfect office mate – with the range of attributes required to be more of a help than a hindrance.
WIth this in mind, natural dog food brand Barking Heads’ dog behaviourist Adem Fehmi has come up with the best dogs to bring into work with you.
Here’s his top 13.
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13. Labrador Retriever
Smart and good-natured, Labradors are a firm favourite when it comes to choosing a family pet. But there are plenty of reasons they make an ideal office dog, too. For starters, they’re gentle, reasonably tame, and super chill – as long as they’re taken for a few decent walks. They do tend to shed quite heavily, so keep an eye on that if any of your colleagues struggle with light allergies (otherwise you might not be able to bring dogs to the office in the first place.) They also have notoriously large appetites, so keep a close eye if there’s food on your’s or a co-worker’s desk! Photo: Canva/Getty Images