Reddit Users Compare Their Dogs' Adorably Weird Working From Home Quirks

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Feb 17, 2022 12:00 PM EST

This whole pandemic thing is getting old for us, but not for our pets! How many of you guys have been working remotely since things really got heavy? We know that we love our office, but our pets sure wish we would work from home forever and never leave them again. What's it like working with super smart and alert pets by your side? Well, it certainly varies from pet to pet. One Reddit user shared that their doggo has begun to pick up on subtle cues that meetings are coming to an end, and that's when it's time to strike and demand attention. 

The silliness that occurs when we go to work with our best buddies leaves us laughing through our meetings! Imagine reaching for your mouse, to scroll through documents, and boom, your hand reaches down and grasps a tail-shaped ball of floof. Or, you're in a meeting and your doggo keeps jumping up and down directly behind your chair. So that your coworkers can only see his head bopping up and down from behind you. The pandemic has brought with it some hard times for everyone, but let's try to appreciate the good! Let's dig into this list of Reddit comments by users comparing their doggos adorably weird work from home quirks!

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  • 01
    Font - Posted by u/kajata000 Mack: Greyhound, Ace: Greyhound x Saluki 12 hours ago S For people working from home, has anyone else's dog started fussing on cue at the end of a call or similar?
    via kajata000
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    Font - I've been working from home for the last few years and I've found that my dogs have managed to teach themselves that me taking my headset off means it's time to come and hassle me for treats/attention! Has anyone else's dog started developing weird working from home quirks?
    via kajata000

    Doggos are truly so smart. We barely even realize that our roommates are done with their zoom calls half the time. Working from home has made us adapt to working conditions that we never thought we'd have to adapt to!

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    Font - Chemical-Station-740 · 12 hr. ago Closing my laptop to take a break from work = time to play/go outside bat signal for my dog Seems that I made an unintentional association between closing my laptop and spending time with my dog
    via Chemical-Station-740

    Laptop is closed? Well, that must mean that it is time for a nice long play session outside in the backyard. Or in the local dog park that's just a short walk away! 

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    Rectangle - debicksy · 11 hr. ago I sometimes don't say goodbye at the end of a call and keep talking out loud so I can keep working. They're pretty smart!
    via debicksy
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    Font - v2ikepeniponiDonna · 10 hr. ago My dog learned that if I start a meeting with a formal hello (instead of my language's version of hi!) then it's time to shut up - that meant having clients and if she wanted to stay in the room she'd have to behave. If I started it with hi (like when calling to family and friends) then she'd get all excited and start barking and fussing.
    via v2ikepeniponiDonna
  • 06
    Font - Argument-Shot · 10 hr. ago Mine whines and carries on extra loud when I'm on with one particular coworker thankfully I can mute on team calls but she's a menace lol
    via Argument-Shot
  • 07
    Font - Its_me_Spinner · 9 hr. ago End of a call? Hell no, my two turds wait until I'm unmuted to wake up out of the blue and start barking their fool heads off.
    via Its_me_Spinner
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    Font - DistinctMeringue · 9 hr. ago They are so smart. My childhood dog knew that when dad put down his fork at dinner it was time to go for a walk. Taught my dad to drink that last cup of coffee while holding on to his fork if he didn't want to be dragged out of the house by a 10 Ibs dictator. When working from home, I work with my keyboard in my lap, my dogs come running when I put my keyboard down... There's a reason we've been their "staff" for the last 60,000 years or so.
    via DistinctMeringue
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    Font - birdtoesanonymous · 11 hr. ago korean village dog I don't wfh, but when I was a kid my dad used to have long conference calls at home that would last for hours, and I remember that both me and my dog really quickly learned what it sounded like when he was wrapping up. There was no specific word cue, but his tone of voice would change. My dog would get up and start hovering at his desk or at the door to his office. He once told me it motivated him to actually get off the phone (he's one of
    via birdtoesanonymous
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    Font - Ietsmetdingen · 8 hr. ago My mom has this with coffee. Whenever she gets coffee from the kitchen and sits down on the couch, her dog wants to go out. She unknowingly always says "I can't ever have a cup of coffee in peace" A while ago when I was visiting I jokingly said "I can't even have a cup of coffee in peace" to kinda poke fun of her a bit and IMMEDIATELY the dog walked over to the back door and looked at me
    via Ietsmetdingen
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    Font - LordessCass · 10 hr. ago Kino: Kelpie Mix, Juri: GSD Mix My dogs are the opposite. As soon as I get on the phone, it's time to play fight and make a lot of noise. They're lucky they're cute. However, they do both come into my office at 5 sharp and stare at me, asking for a walk, so that's pretty cute of them.
    via LordessCass
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    Font - McCritter · 9 hr. ago · edited 3 hr. ago I don't wear a headset, so my dog hears everything on calls. He inadvertently learned the signoff sound, so when he hears other people signing off he'll run over to me for treats and attention.
    via McCritter
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    Font - jenryalee · 10 hr. ago Yes! He recognizes that my last meeting of the day usually ends at 4pm; when it runs later, he definitely boops my legs like, "Mom! Work is over! It's time for PLAY!" I've gotten into the habit of phasing out my work laptop and using 1 for everything. It's helped; I just switch desktops between work/personal, so I try to end with a few minutes of personal time so he doesn't form associations with cues. For example, I'll end a zoom call "Okay, bye!" and then take a 1
    via jenryalee

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