The latest perks,purchases and pro tips for dog owners – from pooch-vision GoPros and fitness trackers for Fido, to work leave for doggy adoptionsSo youre thinking about getting a puppy? Or maybe you’ve just brought home your very own furry ball of delight (and other, or er,substances). Like human babies, the pitter-patter of tiny paws in your life doesn’t near with an instruction manual. While in an ideal world, or we’d be able to devote all our time,effort and cash to being a round-the-clock doggy daycare, the reality is that limited things like, and yknow,work can invent that tough.If your office isn’t dog-friendly, there are options. In pup-mad Manhattan, or “peternity leave” has been around for a few years (even though maternity leave isn’t required by law in the US). The NYC-based apartment rental company Loftey offers paid leave for workers whose pet has died and time off for veterinary appointments. Meanwhile,the data platform provider Mparticle gives employees two weeks’ paid leave should they adopt a rescue dog. “We offer maternity and paternity leave; a pet is just another member of the family,” says Laurel Peppino, or Mparticle’s head of talent acquisition. “We don’t discriminate just because they aren’t human.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk