To say no to bringing pets into the office?

[muminthenorthwest]

My workplace moved into the realms of the surreal the other week when a colleague asked if it would be ok to bring her grieving cockerel (Leopold) into the office rather than leaving him at home to pine for his lost partner...

I did have to concede that it was probably no more disruptive than my bringing my 8 year old in to work with me, but it just felt a bit too weird somehow...

My DD2's HT takes her dog into school with her. The kids love it. We should have more pets in work

I would love this to happen at my work.

We have occasionally had dogs come into the office, but never a winged creature!

I've shared an office with, a dog, a cat and a rabbit, not all at the same time, different offices over a number of years, I might raise an eyebrow at a cockerel though, I'm not keen on birds.

Poor Leopold.

Who knew that they felt grief? :( That's so sad.

Still wouldn't want him in the office though....bizarro!

Possibly silkies Lucy.Very pretty.

Must say I don't think I'd go as far as letting the chooks shit on the settee but they do sometimes break in and poop on the doormat.

I'd love to take them to work.They'd cause chaos.

My DD2's HT takes his dog into school too

I misread 'cockerel' as 'mackerel'. I think I need a walk......

We have a running joke at work that we should have a parrot to say to callers, 'your cheque's in the post'

Can cockerels talk? Our office is a bloody circus anyway without animals.

My dog comes to work with me but only cos I work from home.

Our proper office has allowed dogs in a couple of times - trainee guide dogs . I hope anyone running an office would allow those.

I used to work for a boss who brought her bassett hound to work. I used to walk it and take it the vet etc which was a welcome break, as I hated the job!

We have a rather eccentric gent in my current office who collects insects and has been known to bring tarantulas and exotic cockroaches to work!

could be a problem if anyone with allergies work there

yes, of course you'd have to check for allergies first. The trainee guide dogs were lovely though - you weren't suppose to fuss them but people seemed to change their route out of the office to just smile benignly at them

We only have dogs in our office - two at the moment but we used to have four. I'm not sure how a bird would go down but don't think many people would be against it if was quiet and wasn't too noisy.

Is Leopold getting a new partner?

I think my cockerel would be sad too without his ladies.He does lovely "here's food" noises for them,and always makes sure they eat first.

I'm worried about poor Leo

I took my cat into the office for the day once, she had just been spayed and the vet said I couldn't leave her at home. She sat in her bed on my desk for most of the day I think she was stil groggy from the anaesthetic

He wanted to bring a sad chicken to work a chicken sorry i have nothing to say that is funny ,

I went into my PA's office years ago and there was a bloody sheep on the chair. It had got injured somehow, so she decided to rescue it!

aw i'd like leopold in the office too, what harm can he cause? aw

a sheep hehehe i hope it was ok, some very random people in this world ,

My aunt trains guide dog puppies its hard not to fuss over them they are really cute ,

We have had a horse in our office - I work in a hospital

..... on the first floor

My DH did once bring our ferret in to work to see me.

He couldn't stay though as he was too smelly.

I take my dog to work now and again (if I'm office based). He's no bother and the staff daren't argue because I'm the boss love him

Holly foot

Someone said to me 'there's a horse in the corridor'

'Yeah course there is' I said

Someone else said 'how would it get up onto our floor?'

'In the lift of course' I said (being facetious).

And you know what? It bloody well did come up in the lift

was it a big horse?