Dogs of all shapes and sizes have already begun perfecting their paw shakes as they get ready to be on their best behaviour for this year’s Take Your Dog To Work Day, in aid of Britain’s pet charity The Blue Cross. For this year’s event, which takes place on Wednesday 17 September, The Blue Cross is providing dog owners with training tips to help prepare their four-legged friends for the big day.

The Blue Cross ‘Petiquette’ comprises of a series of video clips demonstrating basic training exercises that owners can practise with their pets. The video clips and an advice leaflet are available to download free from www.takeyourdogtoworkday.co.uk and include guidance on getting your dog to sit, stay and leave on command, settling in at work and coming when called. The Blue Cross hopes that this will encourage dog owners ensure that their pooch displays the required ‘petiquette’ for a day at work.

Every year, dog owners across the country unite to participate in The Blue Cross’s annual Take Your Dog To Work Day, now celebrating its thirteenth year. The event aims to encourage dog owners to spend more time with their pets and see first-hand the physical and mental benefits that dogs can have on the people around them. Last year’s event saw more than a thousand dogs bounding along to a range of work places, including offices, TV studios, care homes, building sites, schools and even science labs.

Those taking part in the event are invited to seek sponsorship from friends, family and colleagues to help raise funds for the sick and homeless animals cared for by The Blue Cross at its animal hospitals, vet clinics and adoption centres nationwide.

To register to take part, please visit www.takeyourdogtoworkday.co.uk. Visitors to the website will also find health and safety advice for taking dogs into the workplace, fundraising advice and tips on how to make the day enjoyable for dogs and colleagues alike.

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