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February 8, 2012

More U.S. offices are going to the dogs

  • But things go better when there are rules.
    • By MELISSA KOSSLER DUTTON
    For The Associated Press

    No one at the Ohio chapter of The Nature Conservancy enjoys going to meetings more than Annie. Once, she was even disciplined for attending a meeting to which she was not invited.

    Annie, a mixed-breed dog who belongs to a staff member, is a welcome addition to the office, said Josh Knights, the chapter's executive director, in Dublin, Ohio. “It gives the office a kind of warmer feeling,” he said. “Just because we're nonprofit doesn't mean we're non-stress. There's something about having a dog there to pet.”


     
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