When dogs come to the workplace everything shifts
Cerys
Cerys helps Andrew’s sanity in the office. ‘You put a lot it, but get a lot out. That said, she’s definitely not a beginners dog.’
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Walking round towns and cities with my camera, I began noticing the presence of dogs in shops and offices. Plucking up courage, I would venture in, and with the dog owner’s permission, start to take photographs as they chatted to me about bringing their dog into work with them. Often, I found the dog owner’s stories as compelling as the images I was taking. So began my photographic project 'Dogs in The Workplace'.
It has become increasingly acceptable for dogs to come to the workplace, where their presence
Dogs change the energy of a room . . .
…all it takes is a leap of faith and bringing your dog to work.
and rewarding
Creatively satisfying
can be beneficial to the work environment.
I have taken photos of dogs whose owners come from all walks of life and work at all kinds of jobs: be it plumbers, hairdressers, office workers, pub owners, stall holders, bakers and butchers, to name but a few.
Creatively satisfying and personally rewarding, this project has opened a new world to me - one of wonderful dogs and their devoted owners with some amazing tales to tell, some heart breaking, most uplifting; all different, yet inherently the same.
Lexo
Lexo, a Jack Russell pup named after the anti-depressant drug Lexomil which her owner used to take before he got her. Now the bikini stall holder says she is his “antidépresseur’.”
Stella
Stella is one of ten rescue dogs Marco brings to his ski shop in Cervinia. She goes skiing with him in a special rucksack as she has difficulties running. Marco says all his dogs cheer him up and raise his oxytocin levels.