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4 Products Every Dog-Friendly Office Should Consider Time to get Fido-friendly.

By Seth Porges

This story appears in the December 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

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Hip startups often have dogs roaming the office -- and although it's become a cliché, these businesses could be onto something. "A dog's presence in the workplace reduces stress for owners and may increase their productivity and job satisfaction," says Dr. Randolph T. Barker (real name!), a professor emeritus of management at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business, who has studied the effects of canines on organizations and workplace stress. Here's how to make work more pet-friendly.

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1. The human-mattress darling Casper now brings us the Casper Dog Mattress ($125 to $225; casper.com), the product of nearly a year of dog sleep studies. Its microfiber cover is machine-washable and resistant to claws and teeth.