Dog lovers at Barking Mad Cornwall will celebrate the UK’s official Bring Your Dog to Work Day on June 21 by attempting to set a brand-new doggy world record.
The dog holiday specialists are holding a live webinar inviting as many dogs as possible to participate. There is no charge but donations to approved dog charities are welcome.
Mandy Turton, owner-operator at Barking Mad Cornwall, said: ’The only requirement is they have a human with a reliable internet connection, webcam and an audio headset! The webinar will be hosted from Barking Mad HQ with office dog, border collie Paddy, at the helm.
’Bring Your Dog to Work Day is a fantastic way to raise funds for animal charities and promote the positive effects of spending time with dogs. We will be using our Woofing Webinar to promote awareness of and raise money for our inspirational charity partner, Dogs for Good.’
The UK’s sixth official Bring Your Dog to Work Day encourages businesses to welcome employees’ canine companions into the workplace just for one day, to raise money for charity.
A study published by the International Journal of Workplace Health Management (2010) adds weight to this argument, by concluding that the presence of dogs in the work place even had a positive effect on those employees who didn’t have a dog of their own.