Dog at work helps fetch creativity

Many workplaces — including the Business Report — allow their staffers to bring their well-behaved dogs to work occasionally. A Lafayette business has taken the next step, however, naming one of its canine visitors as its official mascot.

The Creative Alliance, a Lafayette-based branding, public relations and design firm, has named Bernie, a Bernese mountain dog, to the newly created position. Bernie’s human companion is client services manager Kate Rubsamen.

“Bernie plays a unique role here at TCA, helping us reduce stress while being more creative and playful,´ said T Taylor, TCA’s founder and chief executive. “As Kate’s sidekick in the office,…