# Bring Your Dog to Work Day attempts to calm the nation

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/06/24/bring-dog-work-day-attempts-calm-nation/
- Published: 2016-06-24T13:48:06+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**With perfect timing on a day when office discussions could need some calming, 
today is Bring Your Dog to Work Day.**

 

The initiative was created by natural pet grooming product company [HOWND](http://dogslovehownd.com/),
and raises money for [All Dogs Matter](http://alldogsmatter.co.uk/) through business
and individual donations. Businesses are able to participate by becoming an official
sponsor, which in return for a minimum donation of £50, sees the company logo and
a link to its website displayed on Bring Your Dog to Work Day’s homepage.

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Individuals can donate via text or online, and for £2 or more, are able to upload
an image of their dog that will be published on the site’s ‘Dog with a Job’ Hall
of Fame along with its work duties for the day. An online donation of £5 or more
automatically enters the supporter into the #BringYourDogToWorkDay competition for
the opportunity to win a range of prizes.

 

 

Celebrities including Ricky Gervais and Rachel Riley have voiced their support for
the event, which last year saw the hashtag #BringYourDoToWorkDay trend on Twitter
and mentioned on Instagram over 9,000 times.

 

Mark Hirschel, co-founder of HOWND, said:

 

> “Our hope is that Bring Your Dog To Work Day might provide some light relief to
> what has been a long and bitter campaign. We have always brought our dogs Roxy
> and Laila to work with us, and they really do provide a positive talking point
> for teams that are facing tight deadlines or tense situations. Our feeling is 
> that employees across the UK could use such a distraction.”

 

Main image: Creators of Bring Your Dog To Work Day Jo Amit and Mark Hirschel with
their dogs Laila, Jaks and Roxy (left to right).

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