'Take your dog to work' plea.DOG owners are being urged to take their pets into their workplace in September September: see month. as part of a national campaign run by pet charity The Blue Cross. Take Your Dog to Work Day Take Your Dog to Work Day (sometimes abbreviated as TYDTWD) was first started on June 25, 1999[1] in the United States and in 1996 in the United Kingdom. It is hosted by Pet Sitters International[2] and, in the United States, falls on June 22 in the year 2007. is in its eighth year, with more than 5,000 canines Canines The two sharp teeth located next to the front incisor teeth in mammals that are used to grip and tear. Mentioned in: Animal Bite Infections being taken to work in 2002. The event, on Tuesday September 16, aims to highlight the problem of dogs being left at home all day. Julie Bedford, head of behaviour services at the charity, said: "Dogs are social animals and isolation is an unnatural state for them. "Sadly, The Blue Cross often deals with cases of dogs that display some form of coping behaviour which causes problems when they are left alone at home while their owners are at work." More information can be found at www.bluecross.org.uk or by phoning 01993 825502. |
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