Do You Let Your Pets in Your Home Office? | Balancing Work & Family | Writing Forum

How many of you have pets? Do you let them in your home office while you work? 

I have two cats currently. And I keep them out of that room. When it was just the one I'd let her in because she would just sleep all day. The younger one, however, gets into anything and everything. And a couple of years ago I developed allergies to cats. So I try to keep their dander out of this one room since I spend so much time here. That said, we have a few play breaks throughout the day. 

What about you? Do you have kitties that like to walk across your keyboard? Dogs that keep you company? Some other pet you keep around the office while you work? What challenges have they posed, or how do they make your work day more enjoyable?

Jenn

You know, my b/f's cat sometimes does that too (lying down near the modem). And I bet you're right. It's probably the warmth. 

My one cat sounds a lot like your pug. She'd just lie down and be content. But the other one looks at my office area as his own personal playground, and screams if I let her in but not him. 

I originally didn't plan to let my pets in my office in the new place. But they've decided otherwise! 

I have a big chair and ottoman in the room for longer manuscript writing sessions. One of my kitties decided that the ottoman is the ultimate cat bed. They occasionally share it, but it's usually her perch for the day, whether I'm in the room working or not. 

So much for it being "my" office. 

Thankfully my kitties leave papers alone. But just about anything else, they'll bat off my desk these days. Oh, and I can't leave them alone when I have plants or flowers on the desk because they'll eat them.