Set up a Dog-Friendly Workplace
5 Days to a Dog-Friendly Workplace
A Complete Guide
A Complete Step by Step Guide
This guide will teach you to confidently implement a Dog-Friendly Workplace Policy that meets the needs of everyone and is safe and is consistent .
When using this guide, you will be able to:
- Understand the need to check out your lease agreement if your space is rented
- Provide information to your landlord that supports dog-friendly workplaces with statistics
- Provide your landlord with a complete plan of action that protects the rented property
- Understand team roles that will share the load and create accountability
- Survey your employees to find out where everyone is at with this initiative
- Access a survey that has been created for this purpose
- Understand the value in meeting with each staff member who has indicated a personal issue
- Use strategies to address staff who are fearful, have allergies or cultural differences around pets
- Address the needs of custodial staff and provide support for their role in cleaning the workspace
- Understand how to assess a pet's suitability and receive support if needed
- Understand the important skills required to manage a dog in a public place
- Access Pet Partner's Animal Therapy Online training to provide employee handlers with understanding two way communication with their animal and to be able to advocate for their pet
- Offer standards of practice in a growing industry
- Access veterinary assessment tool to ensure health and wellness of animal to be a workplace pet
- Set up the physical space to ensure equity, inclusion, safety and comfort for all the humans and animals
- Access an appropriate equipment list to set aside an appropriate budget
- Develop a Dog-Friendly Workplace Policy that incorporates the workplace culture you have already established in your organization
- Identify what insurance you need to have and where to access it
- Enjoy the therapeutic value that dogs bring to our lives and watch your employees and everyone who visits your organization smile