Argumentative Essay: Do Dogs Make A Healthy Workplace

I love the idea of a calm, healthy workplace filled with satisfied employees as much as the next person. I also like the energy being put into creating such an environment, but I don't think dogs are the answer. While dogs are pretty amazing almost all of the time, I have to agree that if there is a solution to be found it has to be fair, and not everyone can just enjoy their co-workers chihuahua at their desk. As stated in the opposing argument, dogs can trigger a lot of anxiety for some individuals for many reasons: "My co-worker Gregory is anxious around dogs because he was bitten by a friend's dog." Not to say the research that found dogs to be a form of stress-relief is incorrect or invalid, but there are other options when it comes to reducing anxiety in your place of employment. Other options that don't include pet hair, allergic reactions, and excessive barking, I might add. The speaker opposed to the Bring Your Dog to Work Program also wrote that they were allergic to dogs (paragraph 2, line 2) which brings me …show more content…
We always want to know that they're being cared for to the best of our abilities. That's why, as adults, when we decide to adopt a pet we make sure that we can set aside the required time, love, and energy in our lives to do so. It shouldn't be up to our employers to help us accomplish those goals and we shouldn't expect such tolerance from fellow employees in a professional setting. In the first argument, the speaker says they think "people would be willing to work longer hours if they didn't have to leave their dogs at home. ...I'm reluctant to leave my senior dog at home alone." I just think if you don't have any way to make sure your dog is let out in the hours you are scheduled to work, you maybe shouldn't have a dog on your own. Also, if your pet is what is holding you back from picking up more hours, you should be working towards your own personal solution to fix