As someone who works at a company about the same size as Sparkfun, that also allows dogs, I am surprised by two things: the number of dogs they have coming in a

As someone who works at a company about the same size as Sparkfun, that also allows dogs, I am surprised by two things: the number of dogs they have coming in and the vitriolic responses to it here. We have probably between one and two dozen dogs that come in regularly. There is a "doggy committee" made up of volunteers that meets about once a month. No software to manage them yet, but a little bit of occasional drama about them. I can imagine it being more intense if we had three dozen dogs each day. I get along with cats easier than dogs, but I love having either around. They and their owners are one of my favourite parts of the place I work. I sit beside someone with a dog who greets me every day, and it might be the best part of my whole day. Anyway, I just want to throw some non-hate into the top level of this post. I get that some people do not like dogs or are unfortunately allergic. There are clearly reasons to not have dogs around, and it simply would not work in many environments. But there are also a lot of dog owners and people who are just cool with the companionship, and for them dog-presence is a serious plus. Either way, it's great to have insight into how other organisations dealt with this stuff.