Bring your bear to work day

I got a puppy! Oh and I moved out of the rental world into my first ever, very own home which is also exciting... BUT I GOT A PUPPY!

I’ve been wanting a little companion for years so a huge motivation to buy my own pad was the fact I wouldn’t need permission to get a pet, but as is the norm in my life, getting little puppa didn’t quite go to plan.

For weeks I had been trawling Facebook, Gumtree, RSPCA and pet rescue sites looking for my little buddy and I found hundreds of dogs I wanted to call my own, but one stood out.

He was a little Chihuahua with a very unique look, the cutest face and my heart melted — I had to have him.

Sure I was still in my rental and sure pets were forbidden, but I’d be in my new house in a week so how hard can it be to hide a mini guinea-pig-sized dog for seven days?

It was easy at first because little Bear was still settling in so he was quiet and timid in his new surroundings.

I would take him to work with me each day and he would sit in his play pen chewing his toy or napping, but once he started to get a little more confident he wouldn’t be restrained - yapping in the background while we were on-air or trying to chew through wires.

I couldn’t leave him at home though in case someone heard his ‘barks’ (more like squawks) and reported him to the real estate.

Luckily for me it all turned out ok — my boss is super cool and never kicked Bear out of the office, my neighbours kept my secret, we’re now settled in to our new home where there are no rules and I never got caught so shhhhhh… let’s keep this between us, yeah?