..."Jeannette Wright grew up with dogs. She says the first word she spoke besides "Mom" was "bup," for puppy. Things haven't changed: She's the author of Men Are Dogs,which compares the character traits of men to 42 dog breeds. (She says her husband is a Borzoi.)

Wright works with her husband in his chiropractor's office in Plano, Texas, and takes her 11-year-old Norwegian elkhound, Shaka, to the office every day. "Most people love that she's there," Wright says. "We have a lot of children who come in and they're a bit anxious, but once they pat her, they relax." But Wright also knows not everyone is crazy about the idea. "And that's why she stays behind the desk."


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