We all consider ourselves very lucky to work at SpinSheet for many reasons, and one is that we have a dog-friendly office. So to celebrate Bring Your Dog to Work Day today, we'd like to introduce you to some of the other "staff" members at SpinSheet.
Angus Ewenson, Chief Diviner
Angus has a particular skill for finding water anywhere. He can leave home completely dry and be soaking wet before getting to the office. Puddle, water bowl, creek, pool, he does not discriminate. He knew this was the office for him from the moment he ate his first copy of SpinSheet.
Name: Brando Perkins
Age: A year and a month since he was rescued from a hoarder’s basement.
Fighting weight: 12-lb featherweight division, Muy Thai specialty.
Breed: Chug (Chihuahua and Pug mix)
Turn Ons: Squirrels; small children in high chairs; crayons; the passenger’s seat.
Turn Offs: Women in high heels.
Favorite Movie: Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Guilty Pleasures: falling asleep in the dirty laundry hamper; having his nails done.
Favorite food: cheeseburgers straight off his dad’s grill.
Favorite song: Anything by Shakira.
Favorite saying: “Nobody puts Brando in a purse.”
Cleopatra Crabtree is a nine-year old black Labrador Retriever. She loves swimming and hanging with the family on our pier on the Severn River. When Cleo and the kids were younger, I’d stand on the pier and throw a tennis ball into the river; Cleo and three of our sons would simultaneously run and jump off the floating dock, hit the water together with a big splash, and then the four of them would race to the ball. Cleo usually won.
Name: Merle $
Age: 6 y/o; 108-lb. All Muscle.
Rank: Chessie
Turn-ons: Water; waterfowl; hunting (and fishing) boats & kayaks; sound of shotgun reports in the morning (all day, really); marshes; REALLY long naps; Scooby Snacks
Turn-offs: Offices; vegans; phony people; People who interrupt his naps.
Favorite Movie: Turner & Hooch; Ol' Yeller (although he never saw the ending); anything with Mila Kunis
Guilty Pleasure: Housewives (Skanks) of the OC; The Bachelorette
Favorite Food: Smoked goose; Pistachio ice cream
Favorite Song: 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
Favorite Saying: "REALLY??!! You missed THAT bird?!"
Rylee Nataro, Baller
Sometimes we lose our marbles, or tennis balls around SpinSheet. We never fear, because Rylee will find them. Rylee can smell a tennis ball from 10 miles away. Once a tennis ball has been found, Rylee QCs it. Very few pass his rigorous testing. Although Rylee takes his job very seriously, he would prefer that we not take ourselves too seriously. He loves to throw himself on the floor in a hissy fit whenever attention shifts from him and to our work.
Simon Iliff, Tender of Rodents and Fowl
Simon is more of a farm dog than an office dog. His idea of work is: chasing cats, squirrels and rabbits. Simon is particularly good at going after geese and deer.
