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Dogs at the office?
A dog is the best icebreaker an office will ever hire. Two people from two teams who haven't swapped a word all year are suddenly chatting by the water bowl. The guy who hasn't left his screen since morning stand-up is out for a stroll. And the stress level in the room drops a notch or three. Ask anyone who's shared an office with a good dog: it's not a perk, it's a version upgrade.
Don't just take our bark for it
The research is on our side. Employees with their dog beside them report less stress through the day. Teams with a dog in the room cooperate more and trust each other more. And people who bring their dog to work are more engaged, and in less of a hurry to leave. In your language: engagement up, retention up, stress down. In short: the dog is good for business. On one condition.
The condition: someone owns the project
Because a bored dog barks right in the middle of the client demo. Two dogs that don't get along turn the open space into a wrestling ring. And someone always ends up asking, "wait, who's taking them out today?" The latest research says it without blinking: the benefits show up when there are clear rules and someone in charge of them. Letting dogs into the office is easy. Managing them is what we do. Think of it as DevOps, with more tails.
First, the onboarding
Before a single paw crosses the threshold, we do our homework:
- A canine professional comes by for a kick-off with your people. The ones dying to bring their dog, and the ones who'd rather it stayed home
- A short questionnaire for everyone, allergy check included
- We interview every dog before it joins the team. Yes, every single one. No CV required
- A dog policy written for your company: dog-free zones, feeding routine, who comes in on which day. Call it documentation, except this time people actually read it
What do you get? Whatever your office needs
There's no fixed package, because no two offices are alike. You tell us what's missing and we build it. Think of it as a modular stack. For example:
- A canine professional on site all day. Your Chief Dog Officer, if you like
- Two organized walks a day for every dog, so they come back calm, tired and happy. The only sprint everyone looks forward to
- Someone watching the dogs during meetings and lunch (yes, all-hands too)
- A welcome kit for every dog: branded bed, leash and collar, a toy and a name tag. Swag, for dogs
- Fresh food and quality treats, available at the office all day. Like the kitchenette snacks, at knee height
- Spa days: bath and haircut, so your dog is the best-groomed colleague on the floor
- Monthly workshops on all things dog. Lunch & Learn, with more licking
- Special events, like a happening on International Dog Day
Larger companies can also add:
- A dog committee of employees and management, where questions and requests get raised. A bit like a retro, except everyone gets a belly rub at the end
- A monthly vet visit for a general checkup. A health check, literally
- A quarterly fun day for the dogs and their humans
Want something that isn't on the list? Say the word. If it's good for the dogs and good for the team, we'll find a way. "Out of scope" isn't an answer around here.
Who is it for?
Companies that are already dog friendly and want it to run smoothly, and companies that want to start right from day one. From a twenty-person seed-stage startup to an entire post-exit campus. If there are dogs, we're there.
We've already worked with
Reco.ai | Align Technologies | Fundbox | Tolstoy | Arpeely | Avo
Why DogMen?
Because we've been doing this since 2011, and dog-friendly offices have been part of our story for years. Every canine professional on our team was trained personally by Adi Barnea, DogMen's founder and a former commander in the IDF's Oketz K9 unit. In the world of dogs, we stopped being a startup a long time ago.
And if you're wondering about insurance: third-party cover up to 2,000,000 ILS, and full responsibility. No questions, no fine print.
As seen on Ynet
Ynet came to Fundbox's Tel Aviv office to see what it looks like when the dogs come to work. Our Adi explained to the camera why it works, and mostly what it takes to make it work. (February 2019, in Hebrew.)
Watch the report on Ynet
