MGA&D offers a wonderful benefit for their employees: the office is a dog friendly work environment. This was a cultural decision made by Michael, as he loved dogs and was known for bringing in his own. Our K9 pals are the stress relieving, ice breaking, friendly faces that make our office a better place for everyone. In order of size, we would like to introduce our “furry employees.”
Sundance, one of our office dogs
First, we have Sundance
Birthday: May 27, 2014
Breed: Golden Retriever
Hometown: New Hope, PA
Owner: James Wisniewski, Associate Principal
Nickname: Sunny D (like the drink)
Favorite treat: Peanut Butter
Favorite toy: Orange Rubber Ball
Worst habit: Loves to give kisses (her best habit too!)
Sagan, one of our office dogs
Next we have Sagan (pronounced say-gen), named after Astronomer Carl Sagan
Adoption Date: October 18, 2013
Breed: Border Collie/Mutt
Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Owner: Bill Parcells, Staff Product Designer
Nickname(s): Buddy, Sagee
Favorite treat: Greenies or whatever you are eating
Favorite toy: Hiking
Worst habit: Being too particular on where “to go”
Rick, one of our office dogs
Meet Rick
Birthday: August 16, 2013
Breed: Mini Klee Kai
Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Owner: Vinita Kapur, Senior Architectural Designer
Nickname(s): Rick, Boo, Baba
Favorite treat: Yellow of raw egg
Favorite toy: Toy Scoobie (same size as him as a puppy)
Worst habit: Digging under the fence and visiting neighbors periodically
Riley, one of our office dogs
Wait, there is more, meet Riley
Name: Riley
Birthday: September 21, 2015
Breed: Shiba Inu / Basenji mix
Hometown: Born in Tennessee, now lives in Somerville, NJ
Owner: Curran Leeds, Graphic Production Assistant
Nickname(s): Ry, Ronda Riley
Favorite treat: Strawberries
Favorite toy: Kong
Worst habit: Pilfering tissues from the garbage bin / stealing my socks out of the hamper
Heath, one of our office dogs
Next up is Heath, named after Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller
Birthday: October 1, 2014
Breed: West Highland Terrier, Westie
Hometown: Yardley, PA
Owner: Alyssa Rudnitskas, Staff Graphic Designer
Nickname(s): Heafers, Heathers, Skunk Monkey, Monk, Tree Goat, Mr. McHeaferson, 2 Collars. He basically answers to anything.
Favorite treat: Freeze Dried Beef Liver
Favorite toy: The blue ball that squeaks, kept just out of reach.
Worst habit: Squeaking the blue ball too much or biting/punching the back of your knee so you’ll play with him.
Pim, one of our office dogs
Last, but not least, our newest addition, is Pimento Olive
Birthday: October 3, 2007
Breed: Yorkshire Terrier
Hometown: Fairless Hills, PA
Owner: Stephanie Pryor, Art Director
Nickname: Pim
Favorite treat: Carrots
Favorite toy: A tennis ball
Worst habit: Barking at squirrels
We love our K9’s and would love to see your office pals too, share a picture on social media with #Designdogs.