I have two dogs and a cat. I work all day also. Can't say which is better because I love them all! Ditto on rescuing an animal! Mine were and they are all three Mama's babies. When I go into the quilting room the dogs are right under the sewing table and the cat is on the ironing board, at the sewing machine, or right smack dab in the middle of what I'm working on at the time!