帶狗狗上班的益處
Here are lots of great reasons to participate in Take Your Dog to Work Day (mark your calendars! It's Friday, June 23). Taking down the "No Pets Allowed" sign and having an office where dogs are welcomed can benefit everyone. These reasons might just be enough to convince your boss.
有很多很棒的理由能說服你參與帶狗上班日（在日曆上做個記號吧，就是6月23日）。將"寵物免進"的標牌取下來吧，因爲辦公室裏有狗能給每個人都帶來好處。下列這些理由可能足以說服你的老闆。1. EASY ICEBREAKERS
1. 狗狗能毫不費力地活躍氣氛Coworkers, bosses, vendors, and clients in your office are not going to be able to resist saying hello to your canine co-worker, which means they will end up communicating with you too. Dogs help people loosen up, feel friendlier, and they create an easy way to initially interact with someone who might have been difficult to introduce yourself to otherwise.
辦公室的同事、老闆、供應商和客戶肯定都無法拒絕和你的狗狗搭檔打招呼，所以他們肯定也會和你聊上幾句。狗狗能幫助人們放鬆、使人更友善。狗狗還使主動與人交流變得簡單，而原本你可能很難和這些人對上話。
1. STRESS REDUCTION
2. 減少壓力A study in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management found that workers who brought their pets to work had stress levels that decreased through the day, while workers without pets had stress levels that ratcheted up throughout the day. Stress relief created through wet kisses and furry hugs sounds like a much better option than trekking to the vending machine again.
《工作場所健康管理國際期刊》（the International Journal of Workplace Health Management）上刊登的一項研究發現：帶寵物上班的那些人，他們的壓力會隨之減少，而不帶寵物上班的那些人，他們的壓力會隨之增加。狗狗的溼吻和毛茸茸的擁抱似乎比走去自動販賣機更能緩解壓力。3. BROWNIE POINTS FOR WORKING LONGER
3. 工作時長更久，加分！Want to impress your boss? Bring your dog to work and you'll likely find you will (happily!) stay longer and work more, according to a survey by the American Pet Products Association. Because your pet is with you, you won't feel pressured to hurry home to walk or feed it, and you will feel happier and more content while you are at the office.
想不想給老闆留下好印象？據美國寵物商品製造協會表示，帶狗狗去上班能使自己呆在辦公室的時間更長，做的工作也更多。那是因爲狗狗就在你的身邊，所以你沒有趕緊下班回家餵它的壓力，而且有狗狗在辦公室，你也會更開心、更滿足。
4. FLOWING CREATIVITY
4. 創造力爆棚According to the same survey, having your canine pal along makes people feel more creative at work. Presumably, having a friendly and supportive buddy nearby-one who has already lowered your stress levels so that you can fully concentrate-can help you focus and tap into your inner genius so you can come up with exactly the best solution or idea for the project at hand.
同樣的研究表明：工作時有寵物狗陪在身邊，人們的創造力會更豐富。想來有一個友善、支持自己的夥伴呆在身邊--它本來就已經降低了你的壓力水平，因此能讓你集中注意力--能幫助你集中精力、挖掘你的內在天賦，因此你能爲手頭的項目想出最好的方案或想法。5. IMPROVED HEALTH
5. 身體更健康According to the Centers for Disease Control, pets help reduce cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressure in their owners. Taking your dog to work also means that you will absolutely have to get up and take more frequent walks throughout the day than you might have otherwise-and all those extra steps add up.
疾病控制中心表示：寵物能降低主人的膽固醇、甘油三酯和血壓水平。帶狗上班也意味着你必須從凳子上站起來，每天散步的頻率也比平時更多--而你走的所有步數都會帶來益處。
