Some businesses allow employees to bring animals to work because
they’ve found that the practice boosts morale and increases
productivity. Executives credit having pets when they were
children with helping them develop leadership skills. Architects
duplicate wasp nests in their designs. Psychologists observe
animal behavior for clues to better problem-solving and stress-
handling skills. Animals have been showing people how to work
together more productively and effectively for centuries. The
only problem is, people have rarely gotten the messages. For a
few months Linda was traveling on a book tour. She’d been
visiting many cities and usually only stayed away from home a
few days. On this trip she’d added some vacation time. One day,
while Linda was gone, the Anderson animals must have decided
that enough was enough. They formed a committee to study the
situation. Our two cats and our dog filed into the living room,
one-by-one, and stood before Allen. As clearly as if they were
speaking out loud, they asked,