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Living April 17, 2018

Dogs live large at Amazon's Seattle headquarters

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Dogs whose owners work at Amazon don’t have it so “ruff.”

Four-legged pets are welcome at Amazon, the e-commerce giant headquartered in Seattle.

As many as 6,000 dogs “work” alongside their owners at the company’s headquarters, the company says.

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The tradition started early on in the company’s founding when a pair of married Amazon employees brought their Welsh corgi, Rufus, to work with them, according to Amazon.

PHOTO: An employee arrives with his dog inside Amazon's Day One building in downtown Seattle, Sept. 27, 2017.
Elaine Thompson/AP FILE
An employee arrives with his dog inside Amazon's Day One building in downtown Seattle, Sept. 27, 2017.
PHOTO: Dogs and employees work side-by-side at Amazon headquarters.
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Dogs and employees work side-by-side at Amazon headquarters.
PHOTO: Dogs work alongside employees at Amazon headquarters in Seattle.
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Dogs work alongside employees at Amazon headquarters in Seattle.

The dog didn’t just nap on the job, but was a “productive part of the team,” even clicking the computer mouse to launch the early pages of Amazon.com, the company explains.

PHOTO: A dog is photographed at the headquarters of Amazon in Seattle.
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A dog is photographed at the headquarters of Amazon in Seattle.
PHOTO: As many as 6,000 dogs share workspace with Amazon employees at the company?s Seattle headquarters.
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As many as 6,000 dogs share workspace with Amazon employees at the company?s Seattle headquarters.

Today at the company’s headquarters, reception desks are stocked with dog treats, dog-friendly water fountains abound and one building has a “doggie deck” with a fake fire hydrant.

PHOTO: Amazon employees share their Seattle headquarters with dogs.
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Amazon employees share their Seattle headquarters with dogs.
PHOTO: An Amazon employee gives her dog a biscuit as the pair head into a company building, where dogs are welcome, in Seattle, Oct. 11, 2017.
Elaine Thompson/AP FILE
An Amazon employee gives her dog a biscuit as the pair head into a company building, where dogs are welcome, in Seattle, Oct. 11, 2017.

The most popular dog breeds on campus are currently golden retrievers, Labrador retrievers and Labradoodles, an Amazon spokeswoman told ABC News.

The most popular names for dogs at Amazon are Lucy, Bella and Charlie, the spokeswoman noted.

PHOTO: A dog belonging to an employee eyes a visitor inside Amazon's Day One building in downtown Seattle, Sept. 27, 2017.
Elaine Thompson/AP FILE
A dog belonging to an employee eyes a visitor inside Amazon's Day One building in downtown Seattle, Sept. 27, 2017.

Amazon employees also run an appropriately-named Instagram handle, @dogsofamazon.

hey human, i'm supervising you as you work to make sure you are delivering results and diving deep. so far so good ????. @macthegoodboy #dogsofinstagram #dogstagram #dogsofamazon #dogoftheday

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what do you think about our boy band album cover? @smallgirlloudvoice #puppiesofinstagram #instadog #dogsofinstgram #dogoftheday #dogsofamazon #puppies #dogs #dogoftheday

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For the rest of us, national “Take Your Dog to Work Day” will take place this year on Friday, June 22.