Version 7.1Fri 24 Jun
2005
Dog Day Afternoon
Today is Take Your Dog to Work Day, which is a good excuse for me to fawn over my mutt for a bit. Naturally, I brought Mister President with me to Behavior to celebrate the event; it᾿s a two-mile hike from my apartment to the office, and I enjoy it a lot, though I’m not so sure he does. Actually, he comes to work with me fairly often, and by now he knows it’s his job to just sit still and not bother anyone, so he’s no longer so eager to head out the door with me on weekday mornings. I like having him here with me, though to be honest, it’s sometimes difficult to juggle clients, manage a business and a keep an eye out for a dog’s natural and immutable propensity for digging up trouble.
Still, having my dog at the office is one of the perks of being a co-owner of a business. When I was twenty-one I wanted to have my own design studio and walk to work every day with my dog, and that’s pretty much the life I have now. It helps too, that Mister President happens to be the best dog ever. He was a cast aside mutt (some combination of labrador, pitt bull and something terrified of water), shivering on the concrete floor of the Newark Humane Society when we first saw him, but I don’t know how anyone could ever give this guy up. He’s a remarkable companion. If you’re considering bringing a dog into your life — and your office — I couldn’t more highly recommend adopting a mutt from your local shelter — those are the only kinds of dogs I’ll ever bring home.
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Max
That is the best goddamn name for a dog ever.
Justin P
I wish I had known about this yesterday, bummer.
I love the idae of the domain name for your dog and yeah, that’s an awesome name too!
vanderwal
Great dog, great day, great office, and great post.
Adam Michela
Aww. Mister President is too cool.
Reed Morse
How can you have a dog who’s part lab and scared of the water?!
Great name ;)
gleek
oh my! he is the cutest thing ever! i love dogs :)
Olly
I was out mountain biking yesterday and ran into (not liertally) someone who had lost their dog.
“What sort is it?”
“He’s a long haired Labradoodle”
That is the best name for a cross-breed *ever* :)
Peter
I love this.
In amidst all the tech and design talk (which I like), there is this little heartwarmer of a post.
Good one, Khoi.
