You didn't think I saw those suitcases you snuck out of storage, but I did! I saw them when I was doing my regular 4 AM perimeter check, and I have to say I am disappointed.

I thought you were ready to settle down and embrace the complete no-outdoors lifestyle like I have. It's been that way for me ever since you had me fixed--I'm assuming that's what caused my change of heart--because you fixed my desire for travel, adventure, and the lure of new horizons. Now all I crave are my nightly perimeter checks--and you, of course!

Well, if you must travel, can you at least reserve my favorite sitter? You know, the one who gives me chin scratches almost as nice as yours? Almost! But please don't be jealous! I still love you. In fact, I left you a little present in your suitcase!

June 26 is the 17th annual Take Your Dog to Work Day, a holiday created by Pet Sitter's International to celebrate dogs for being such great companions, as well as to show non-pet owners the joy of pet ownership and adoption.

There are a whole pack of ways to celebrate beyond bringing Bowser to the bank! You can organize fun events like photo contests, or maybe plan a fund-raiser for a local shelter. There are so many ways to show your love!

For more inspiration, check out Pet Sitters International's Take Your Dog to Work Facebook page and Twitter feeds. They're barking good fun!

A local government office building in Las Cruces, New Mexico has come up with a brilliant way to benefit both staff and a local animal shelter: a Kitty Library!

Since shelters are often off the beaten path, and the Doņa Ana County office building sees such an enormous amount of traffic each day, they decided to showcase some of the cats they have up for adoption in a special enclosure in the lobby.

The Kitty Kondo hosts a whole caboodle of adorable adoptables, who can be "checked out" by any of the building's more than 800 workers during the day. It helps socialize the kittens, and gives workers some much needed stress relief. And, sometimes, something wonderful happens. Tiffany Tillison, the woman who took the original photo that took the internet by storm, adopted her cat Lucy through the program.

The project has captured the hearts of animal lovers everywhere, even earning a spot on the evening news. It kind of makes you think: why should cat sitters and groomers have all the fun? Wouldn't your work day be just a little bit better if you could canoodle with a kitten now and again?