Do I need to ask... where are they sourcing the puppies?

Great question! The company doesn't actually give the person a puppy. They reimburse for adoption fees, etc. So, it's up the new employee what kind of dog to get and where they want to get it from.

Okay, good to hear they're not buying them at such and such puppy mill stores. :)

I'm curious about the hiring breakdown:

- Dog already, don't want another

- No dog, don't want one

- Want a(nother) dog

We surveyed our team on this very question: 49%, 14%, 10%...and you forgot one, "no dog, want one": 27%

My inner statistician is ecstatic you had this information just lying around.

My wife's google+ feed is all german shepherds. We are planning on getting one in the fall. Do you hire people to work remote?

We have some developers that are part-time contractors, but our office is based in Seattle and everybody works here. (Though, we do have have a liberal work from home policy.)

Also: Come work for us, we'll give you free added responsibility and medical bills!

We don't have to get a puppy. I work here and I wasn't forced to get a puppy. I plan to get one this year though, so this is really welcomed!

This comment, in particular, was a joke. ;) I figured they probably didn't force you to get a puppy. I mean, presumably, if you go work at Rover.com, there's a good chance you already have (at least) one.

What's the policy on cats?

Cats are assholes. We do not have any cats in the office.

Full disclosure: I worked with cats before I worked with dogs.