I am not coming up with much here as I really don't like dogs. I know I'm going to get a LOT of flack for this, but I want to participate in today's poll anyhow, so here goes:
I am grateful that our good friends, who always have 2 or 3 Goldens, have taken them for training so that they don't jump up on me all the time. I have a friend whose dog hasn't been for any kind of obedience training, and he always jumps up on everyone. This is a full-grown golden retriever.. not a pleasant experience.
Guide dogs, to help folks live everyday lives.
I'm glad our University has a dog-in-office policy, where if someone wants to bring their dog to work all day, others on the floor need to be notified and agree that it's OK. I don't have to worry about this as there is one person on our hall who has major dog allergies so I don't have to be the jerk who says "I don't like the way dogs smell, dogs trigger my asthma, I don't appreciate dogs wandering into my office, the barking and whining is annoying," etc. I appreciate that the University is trying to take everyone into consideration here in the workplace.