Hi! I’m Poppy the Blocksidge Real Estate office dog! If you’ve been to our office recently you may have met me. I’m a young border collie kelpie cross who comes in every now and again to help out.
I joined Blocksidge Real Estate in 2017 as the company´s first work experience office dog. Despite my young age, I was so good at the job that I was made a permanent staff member! I now have over four years of experience as office dog. I’ve been visiting the office since I was a tiny puppy so I’m very well mannered and respects the rules.
I like to spend my work days napping, getting pats, watching the front door, going for a lunch time walk, playing with my toys, hanging out in the lunch room, and keeping an eye on the tradies and courier delivery staff who wander around the office.
Favourite Things:
Favourite Food: chicken!
Favourite Drink: puppy-cinos!
Favourite Pastime: napping and getting pats. Playing fetch in the park is a close second.
The Blocksidge Real Estate team say that having me around makes work more enjoyable. And they’re not the only ones who say having a dog at work is great! As more and more research shows, having a canine colleague has many benefits –
“There are three key benefits that dogs bring to a workplace – first, dogs lower stress, heart rate and blood pressure, and make individuals who work alone feel less lonely. Second, people are perceived as more friendly and approachable when a dog is present in the office. Finally, it’s likely to increase cooperation and other positive behaviours among members of work groups.” – Stephen Colarelli, a psychologists at Central Michigan University.
(source: The Guardian)
