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    Study: Pets at the office reduce stress

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I need to be able to take your pet go to work with you not finding -- at home and -- the number of companies.

I'm starting to a lot of that and here's -- studies.

Additionally it actually reduces the distressed workers dogs do.

Is in the newsroom according to reports with a -- -- sure all agreed to tell us more.

It's at -- -- got well we have definitely got the dog today at our viewers homer wondered what on earth is FOX & Friends up to this morning.

We've got back -- this is my god we have Russell and we have round.

And -- expect this to Charlotte -- she's even written a book about all of this it's called.

Miss miss -- manners and there's a whole chapter dedicated to bringing in all the work there's a new study out.

That was done by the Virginia -- Virginia commonwealth and it was done in a north Carolina at a dinner where company and it showed that pet owners brought their dogs to work.

Had stress levels deep crease by 11% they brought their animals and -- they didn't and they increased.

By 70%.

So -- gotta bring Charlotte good morning -- and into me a few things that you need to know if you are going to be area.

Well the first -- you -- -- as you wanna make sure that you have an animal that is well behaved house broken and you know.

-- and -- free which is really important and while he's at -- he asked to have a job to do.

Very very important she wanna keep him busy I love these here -- toys because face week.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ears perking up but -- -- area and it's great because your co workers are bothered by that also if you're gonna bring your dog to work.

You wanna have a bed or you want to have a little Sherpa bag like this one from Quaker pack group so the dog can stay -- have a little dead.

And com -- down your work.

This way -- the other thing as you might want to have an X pan or -- Or a puppy gate so if you have a meeting to go to.

-- -- can stay six.

And we have -- kinds of governments that are hanging out around.

Fox News and here.

Oh -- -- -- his ring veto but -- what we probably have people with the matter animals down and that in the newsroom in the green room in the control room we certainly have.

Gone to the dogs another thing you want to make sure that you have water right -- want to make sure that you have water.

And that you take your dog out for little walks and gets no accident no accidents.

But make sure that you do and your -- because it's not part of their job to walk your dog -- and you probably ought to ask permission first because.

There aren't liabilities associated with having animals there are a lot of liabilities one of the first ones as you want to make sure that the office building.

Will allow dogs -- the premises news service times are always allowed but we're definitely and the other thing you have to really be concerned about.

Is allergies there are people who have can have allergies to dogs.

And it can be more than just a little.

You know when he knows it to me actually.

Deadly -- could be fatal you need to be things that to that.

Now all the animals around here aside from Baxter -- and -- and are all from the humane society and -- homes.

So business owners.

Employees who just want to lower their stress levels.

Contact the humane society it's humane society and why.

Dot org so you can.

Take one of these little that you take -- a loved one absolutely you sure stress and are there any certain products that you recommend.

Well I want -- all natural shade of pale which is always good for the dogs are so I like generics is is that guard plus you -- buy it anywhere and it's 25 dollars.

So that story.

And -- -- toys perfect strawberry thank you so much for your time thanks for having me back to you on a curvy -- Brian -- And -- all right and -- as well Edgar and what your dog's name vile little man there -- -- they're all available yeah it'll -- they need homes.

This was rescued from seeing -- now we go to leave the dogs in the office until we get homes -- -- the question probably that lets do some sort of neglect probably in not a good idea they connect file or get hit an hour from right now you're gonna find out how you can actually thought these dogs and -- temperatures went in the -- up security gaps.

He can't lead here at the good.

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