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Our dogs – and some of our cats – are terrible social distancers, often inconsiderate coworkers and making cameos in video meetings world-wide.
And yet, most of them are absolutely loving it as if this period of self-quarantining is in the same stellar category as a midday sun spot on the living room floor or national holidays that keep the mail person away.
While we set up offices just yards away from litter boxes and have Marmaduke-sized moments of uneasiness, Fluffy and Old Yeller are comforting and content. They are sometimes making it difficult to type and are watching us work like creepy managers, but they are also there to remind us to stretch, play, rest and love extra unconditionally right now.
Here are five great photos of pets working from home with their caregivers. They were picked from a Facebook thread, and you can check out all 150 photos here:
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
