Early in July, our beloved Golden Retriever died suddenly and unexpectedly of cancer. Pippen was the most loyal, loving, take-care-of-my-people pet one could hope for. He went everywhere with my wife as she worked in her studio, in our gardens, and around the farm. But he would not go into my shop.
Pippen's place in the household is rapidly being filled by Atticus, a 5 month old mostly Red Poodle with one (or maybe two) great grandsires who were Golden Retrievers.
I spend a lot of time in my shop, since I retired a year ago, and I want the dog to be a shop companion. I will train him to the required behaviors to keep him and me safe, but I thought it'd be interesting to here from any Creekers who have had dogs as shop companions how they went about making it work, and frankly, any stories about the joys or tribulations of having a pet in that environment.
(I am not particularly interested in hearing why this is a bad idea, can't work, or the like. I've already decided to do it )