CAPS puppies looking for their forever homes visited the Weipa Queensland Country Bank branch on 20 June in celebration of Take Your Dog to Work Day. Photo: Supplied.
It is not every day a trip to your local bank means cute puppies, but customers at the Weipa Queensland Country Bank branch got their cash and cuddles in on 20 June in celebration of Take Your Dog to Work Day.
Cape Animal Protection Shelter (CAPS) dogs Gus and Darcy were the special guests in the branch, stealing the hearts of locals as they hoped to meet their forever families.
Take Your Dog to Work Day was first created in 1999 by Pet Sitters International to celebrate dogs as companions and encourage pet adoptions.
“To celebrate Take Your Dog to Work Day, we thought we would get CAPS on board and bring in a couple of dogs,” branch manager Luke O’Day said.
“We had two dogs; they’re four months old and they’re brothers.
“We had these dogs on display in the branch in hopes of finding their forever home, because they are up for adoption.”
Branch staff also took the opportunity to help feed the dogs in the shelter currently still waiting to be adopted.
“We raised non-perishable food from the staff, so we all went and bought a bag of dog food and then donated that to CAPS,” Mr O’Day said.
“They were very appreciative of the day that we had, and also very appreciative of the food that all the Queensland Country Bank staff had purchased as donations.”
The branch manager said they also promoted their financial advice program, Money Mentor, as a service that could help customers decide if adding a furry member to their family was the right choice for them.
“There’s a money mentor that can dial in remotely for our Weipa members – basically trying to structure their accounts, looking at their budgeting and just making sure they can afford everything that’s going on,” Mr O’Day said.
“When you’re adopting a new family member, we need to make sure that you’ve got the finances to back that up, otherwise they’d end up back in the shelter.”
