27 Pawdorable Pics of Dogs Running Like You Run Away from your Work

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Mar 17, 2026 3:00 PM EDT

There is nothing freer than a running dog, so it is only reasonable that we would try to emulate that sensation when running away from our responsibilities and work. So while you do that we made this list of running dogs to keep you company.

They say that misery loves company, but if you ask us, running away from something with your friends is far more enjoyable than being miserable with them. So we wanted you to have some canine company while you ran away from your working responsibilities. Such that if none of your coworkers wanted to join you, at least you would have these hilarious puppers to tag along with you. After all, there is no creature that takes greater joy in running around than our humble hounds and the run away from work can be quite the tiresome one.

So we hope that these darling doggos will support you in getting through the tough stuff today and leave you with boundless energy to keep on running away from the things you were meant to do. And if in the worst case you end up doing the things you were meant to, then at least you would have had some fun mentally running alongside these sweet doggos.

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Yup, there it is, the face that we all make when it is getting close to the end of the week and we are getting oh so tired of running away from our workload. After spending most of the week on the move, dodging, dipping and diving out of the way of deadlines and demeaning tasks it can get rather tiring. But as long as we keep on moving there is a good chance that we will manage to outrun the work and land in the weekend having managed to put in the minimal amount of effort to get the greatest gain out of our paycheck.
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Oh what a wonderful moment it would be to be a dog running through a field free as can be instead of sitting in an office chained to our desks. It is disparities like this that make us wonder if being reincarnated as a dog would not be a greater prize than to come back as a hooman. You would spend your days relaxing, being given meals you did not have to prepare, going on long walks and runs in the local woodlands. It honestly sounds like heaven. Maybe we can start a retirement home or retreat for hoomans who want to live like a dog.
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