Well we got a puppy her name is Yoko and we're bringing her to work, so check out
this video to learn what we're doing to make it a positive environment for
everyone. I'd like to introduce you to Yoko, she's a Frenchton, she is a
French Bulldog and a Boston Terrier mix, and we absolutely love her! mmm!
We just got her yesterday, and so I have to bring her to work because she's a
little puppy, she's a baby! So what is it that we did to ensure that
she hsd a very positive experience, but not only her, our employees, and our team
members have a very positive experience as well. Well let me share with you what
is it that we do. So the first thing that we did is we spoke to everybody here at
CornerStone Dynamics to make sure that they're actually ok with the idea and
concept of having a puppy at work, even though all the stats say how great it is
to have an animal, you still have to do a quality check, make sure that your people
who are working with you are ok with the concept, and lucky me,
they all are. So the second thing we did is we had to ensure that she was safe,
she's just a puppy, so we went around and we picked things off the floor that
shouldn't be there anymore and we closed doors to rooms that we didn't want to
have her in because we felt would just be too dangerous.
Number three is we got a baby gate, because guess what, we wanted to keep her
penned in, into some areas and penned out of others and that's actually a really
good technique for little guys. Right little...she's actually a little girl, the
fur little girl, for a little puppy to make sure that they're in the right spot.
It also helps with even potty training which is what we're doing too. Bring a
crate to the office, in fact if you can have a dedicated crate that's actually
even helpful so she knows when she's here, that that's her spot, in her safe
space. Already on her day one visit here she, a little bit of a yawn, she she was
great, went right into crate and into her crate and was able to figure out what is
it that she wanted to do and she took her time knowing she had a soft spot. Oh
wait, safety!
My little girl! The next thing is you have to have your dedicated water bowl
and food. Now we're feeding her on a schedule, I am really big believer in
schedules and we want to make sure that this little girl gets trained really
really well. So we do have a water bowl for her that is her cause you know way
to take care of her too. Next is take your puppy outside every hour for potty
training. Yeah we're gonna have accidents. Fortunately we have hardwood floors, so
that's going to be helpful for us, but we have to take her out and we have to do
it properly because we're actually on a very busy street, so we have her
harnessed, to make sure that she is safe and obviously lots of love when she does
go potty outside. And last but not least, be open to things not getting done a
hundred percent of the time, because guess what, they're not, I can stare at
her for hours, in fact my team and I were just talking about when she came in how
we don't know if we're gonna get work done today. We are doing this video so
that's a good thing, but yeah, it...she can be a lovely distraction, so we do have
things in place, when she's napping, you know, we'll help each other out to make
sure we get her work done but don't be hard on yourself if you don't, it's a
puppy and you got to enjoy these moments because they grow up really fast. So this
is still a work in progress for us, this is her day one, little Yoko's day one
being at CornerStone Dynamics, so if you have any ideas for us please put them in
the comments below. We'd love to hear them, we want to make this the most
positive experience as possible for everyone involved. On that note, if you
could like my video, subscribe below, pass it off to your friends and family and
colleagues, and give a little hello to Yoko that would be great. I look forward
to seeing you at the next video. Have a great day!