I want company pets! [Archive] - Graphic Design Forum

Drorain

02-23-2006, 06:48 PM

I think a businesses should have company pets...animals that hang in the office all day and are free to roam about. Dogs, cats, what ever your fancy is.

I'm thinking I want a pack of pugs...7 or 8, They'd make some crazy pets....I'm sure it would inspire creativity in designers as well :D

yes...I'm bored

oh and if they are this well behaved...I'll kick em

http://www.kateconnick.com/postcards/familypugs.jpg

Satchel

02-23-2006, 06:50 PM

We work with a print shop that has a few pets in the office... and on their business card under their job title it says "labrador lover" or what ever pet they like best. I thought it was a pretty cool idea, and I really enjoyed the visit we had there.

morea

02-23-2006, 06:52 PM

I want company pets too.

I broached the subject when I worked at the print shop, but everybody figured one might get stuck in a running press, and that would be bad. :eek:

Drorain

02-23-2006, 06:55 PM

i just think they'd make the cubicles more bareable oh and if customers dont like them...well guess what I dont need you as a customer then lol

Patrick Shannon

02-23-2006, 06:57 PM

I tried to pursue an interview for a design studio once that had a live-in dog. I even treated the dog extra-nice with their people watching.....kind of like how you get a girl's full compassion/trust by schmoozing with the mother/father. Unfortunately, the dog did not know how to refer me ;)

morea

02-23-2006, 06:57 PM

totally agreed. Another reason I need to work from home, I guess.

TheBluePanda

02-23-2006, 06:58 PM

Ive been at two places that had pets. Always dogs.

Never a sloth. :(

http://sloths.org/slothbab.jpg

vtwin_gary

02-23-2006, 07:19 PM

all my pets are company pets. & i just gained another (see the good the bad the feb. if you don't know what i'm talking about)

vtwin_gary

02-23-2006, 07:23 PM

i just took this with my phone.
http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/9647/pic418ej.jpg

morea

02-23-2006, 07:26 PM

hi Spike!

*waves*

TheBluePanda

02-23-2006, 07:30 PM

Cockatiels are pretty cool. They sure do bite hard though!

morea

02-23-2006, 07:31 PM

no kidding. My sister had one when we were growing up, and he was the most ill-tempered little critter I've ever had the displeasure of knowing.

TheBluePanda

02-23-2006, 07:34 PM

I used to work in the rodent/bird/fish/reptile area of PetsMart a few years back. It wasnt very fun when a customer would want a Cockatiel, because I had to catch it. In fact, once time one escaped and I had to run through the store trying to catch it. Their wings are clipped, so he could only fly a few feet off the ground. That was embarassing. Fortunately they arent nearly as fast as Finches, which are basically bolts of lightning with wings.

Navian

02-23-2006, 07:34 PM

I would hate to have an allergy and work for a company had a pet in the office that would react with the allergy.

Nothing like a nasty liability. Oh and if the dog doesnt like you and bites you, mark that one up for another liability.

Luckly the only allergy I have is a fall allergy (ragweed), I always thought it was a cold till recently lol.

idaho

02-23-2006, 07:34 PM

So who gets to clean up the mess when it craps down the back of your monitor?

Drorain

02-23-2006, 07:35 PM

like to teach them to swear...that would be fun

*Drorain approaches the cocktail and starts whispering in its ear*

Pancake
Pancaker
Pancaking Pancaker
Go Pancake Yourself

Drorain

02-23-2006, 07:36 PM

liability my ass, if one of my pug pack gets in the way, just kick it...

God created them to be a football with legs anyway

(no I am not serious)

Neballer

02-23-2006, 07:38 PM

I worked at a studio in a building of more studios and galleries. This one lady in another studio on the same floor had a dalmation that roamed around the entire floor. Every once in a while I'd see the the damn thing at my feet trying to eat my garbage. Not that I don't like dogs, but I don't like looking after other peoples pets. The studio had fish, and allowed people to bring there pets in, which was cool.

morea

02-23-2006, 07:39 PM

I kicked my boss once. (Neuro's boss, now.)

He was being a jerk, so I kicked him and told him "quit being a jerk".

JPnyc

02-23-2006, 07:41 PM

But what do they do between 5 or 6pm and whenever the office opens in the morning?

Drorain

02-23-2006, 07:41 PM

was he a pug?

morea

02-23-2006, 07:42 PM

no dro. I don't think so.

But what do they do between 5 or 6pm and whenever the office opens in the morning?

Cockatiels? You throw a blanket over their cage so they think it's night. And they sleep.

JPnyc

02-23-2006, 07:47 PM

Cockatiels? You throw a blanket over their cage so they think it's night. And they sleep.
Cool! Just like my parents.

TheBluePanda

02-23-2006, 07:47 PM

But what do they do between 5 or 6pm and whenever the office opens in the morning?

http://img66.photobucket.com/albums/v200/vegasbaby/DogPlayingPoker.jpg

Drorain

02-23-2006, 07:51 PM

you roundhouse kick said pet into unconciousness then cry in the morning over it, because your tears can heal it completely...that is if your Chuck Norris

balou

02-23-2006, 07:53 PM

Here are my co-workers.

http://i1.tinypic.com/ofukg1.jpg

morea

02-23-2006, 07:55 PM

aww!

Hey, I am thinking of dumping the old "pet" thread because most of the photos were attachments that got dropped during the forum switch. We could start a new one fresh if you guys are up to it.

Satchel

02-23-2006, 07:57 PM

aww!

Hey, I am thinking of dumping the old "pet" thread...

We could start a new one fresh if you guys are up to it.

I'm game!

morea

02-23-2006, 08:07 PM

check out the new thread here:

http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14362

I'll try to get better pics up soon for my cats. These are a couple years old.

G-Man79

02-23-2006, 08:15 PM

Did someone say pugs? I love my little guy! As far as the marketability of pugs, they're pure gold. People go ga-ga for their googly eyes and curly tails. Some invisible fence company around the 518 uses a pug in their logo. You can't lose!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a188/G-Man79/zcrumbs.jpg

TheBluePanda

02-23-2006, 08:17 PM

^ hAhAHHA thats the funniest picture I've seen EVER.

Reminds me of the Cookie Monster!

http://www.letskaimono.com/images/Cookie_monster.jpg

Drorain

02-23-2006, 08:40 PM