Take Your Dog to Work Day

Take Your Dog to Work Day (TYDTWDay) was created by Pet Sitters International and first celebrated in 1999. PSI created the day to encourage businesses to allow dogs in the workplace for one Friday each year to celebrate the great companions dogs make and promote their adoptions from local shelters, rescue groups and humane societies. PSI believes that through the event dog-less co-workers will be encouraged to adopt when they witness the human-animal bond. The week leading up to Take Your Dog To Work Day is Take Your Pet To Work Week. Take Your Dog To Work Day and Take Your Pet To Work Week are registered trademarks of Pet Sitters International, Inc.

There is also increasing participation in TYDTWD in Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Israel.

2017 marks the 19th annual celebration of Take Your Dog To Work Day and the event is scheduled for Friday, June 23.

PSI's annual Take Your Dog To Work Day event has been covered by media outlets across the United States and abroad. Many celebrities, companies and government officials have also posted about the day on social media, including Liam Hemsworth, Barack Obama, Ben & Jerry's and the MLB.

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