In recognition of Take Your Dog to Work Day, several Lawrence businesses welcomed pooches to the workplace, Friday, June 24, 2016.

photo by: Nick Krug

A Shih Tzu mix named Betty sits shotgun in the car with her owner Tonya Masem on Friday, June 24, 2016 as Masem leaves for lunch from a morning of work at Farm Bureau Insurance, 3115 West Sixth St. Several Farm Bureau employees brought their pooches with them to work in recognition of June 24 as Take Your Dog to Work Day.

photo by: Nick Krug

A Shih Tzu named Baylee sits stoically on her owner Anna Hayes' lap while Hayes works from her desk on Friday, June 24, 2016 at Farm Bureau Insurance, 3115 West Sixth St. Several Farm Bureau employees brought their pooches with them to work in recognition of June 24 as Take Your Dog to Work Day.

photo by: Nick Krug

Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus reaches in to pet a German Shepherd shelter dog as Nick Combs, a city digital communications specialist, gets a selfie with the 11-week-old puppy on Friday, June 24, 2016 at City Hall. Representatives of the Lawrence Humane Society surprised some members of the city staff before a budget meeting in recognition of June 24 as Take Your Dog to Work Day.

photo by: Nick Krug

A German Shepherd mix shelter dog gives a kiss on the cheek to Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus on Friday, June 24, 2016 at City Hall. Representatives of the Lawrence Humane Society surprised some members of the city staff before a budget meeting in recognition of June 24 as Take Your Dog to Work Day.

photo by: Nick Krug

City of Lawrence Digital Communications Specialist Nick Combs shoots a picture of Assistant City Manager Casey Toomay with an 11-week-old German Shepherd mix on Friday, June 24, 2016 at City Hall. Representatives of the Lawrence Humane Society surprised some members of the city staff before a budget meeting in recognition of June 24 as Take Your Dog to Work Day.