Let’s face it. Dogs are tops. And bringing your dog along to work can make the day go faster and seem brighter.

Seems I’m not alone in my thinking.

In fact, Pet Sitters International has been running a “Take Your Dog to Work Day” every year since 1999.

And they’re bursting out of their furry britches to get businesses on board.

Swell idea all round if you ask me. At my work, we have a “one dog a week” policy and Benny is regularly the participating pooch. He loves it and so do our clients.

It’s a good size office with enough space for me to chuck him a ball occasionally, plus we’ve laid down a few ground rules like:

• “Dogs must not smell”;
• “Dogs must be office/house trained”; and
• “Dogs must be on a leash when coming and going” to make sure no one will feel put out by the pup’s presence.

This Friday, June 20 is the official “Take Your Dog to Work Day” and this site has all the information you need to get involved, get informed and get educated with some excellent handy downloads on the best way to “responsibly take your dog to work”.

To move things along, the site also provides a “top ten things to say to convince your boss” listing things like point 9: Wagging tails work great when the air conditioner is on the blink.