By: jackie.sauter

If your workplace feels all warm and fuzzy on Friday, it may be because it is full of, well, creatures that are warm and fuzzy.

Friday is national Bring Your Dog to Work Day, an annual event sponsored by Pet Sitters International in an attempt to promote pet adoptions by proving that dogs really do make great companions.

As a die-hard “weird dog person,” it’s hard for me to see why some companies (like mine) might choose not to celebrate the holiday.  But when I step back and make myself think it over, something vague about allergies, noise and childhood fears comes into focus. Good intentions aside, perhaps this day is best implemented at smaller companies or better yet, home offices.

In Baltimore, corporate rewards company Formix Solutions and (this one’s less of a shocker) Baltimore Dog Magazine have signed on to participate, as well a number of other companies that did not allow PSI to distribute their names.

Is your company participating? (And if so, might I suggest simultaneously celebrating Bring a Daily Record Intern to Work Day so I can partake in the fur, er, fun?)

ANNE RILEY, Business Writer