{"id":111623,"date":"2020-03-31T11:01:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=111623"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:07:37","slug":"inez-and-her-dog-bobo-take-a-few-walks-around-campus-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/03\/31\/inez-and-her-dog-bobo-take-a-few-walks-around-campus-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Inez and her dog Bobo take a few walks around campus every day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Going to the office during the corona crisis can get quite lonely. But Inez Lutter has come up with a solution: she brings along her dog Bobo. \u201cTalking to him helps me get through the quiet work days.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With teenage children, working from home can get rather distracting for Inez Lutter, the secretary of the Corporate Planning and Control department. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019ve decided to keep working from the office every day. This is where I have my PC, printer \u2013 everything I need, basically,\u201d she explains. \u201cAnd it\u2019s peaceful here, so I can focus on getting my work done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Great company<\/h2>

Inez lives near campus. Normally speaking, she cycles to work, but nowadays she takes the car \u2013 not just because of the pandemic, but also because it allows her to take along her dog Bobo. \u201cHe loves me and wants to be around me all the time. So I thought: \u2018Well, why don\u2019t you come with me then?\u2019 Because otherwise he\u2019s just sitting around at home, waiting till I get back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inez is the only person currently working from her office in the Erasmus Building. The four colleagues with whom she usually shares a space all work from home. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to have Bobo for company,\u201d she says. Bobo, who recently turned nine, is a black Stabyhoun. He\u2019s great company, according to Inez. \u201cHe\u2019s very peaceful. He\u2019s right by my side the whole day, on his mat. When I need to go to the toilet, I leave him behind with the door closed. He follows me when I go over to print something. I give him a cracker every now and then. He never gets them at home, so he rather likes that.\u201d Bobo, who\u2019s lying next to his boss, seems to nod in agreement.<\/p>\n

More exercise<\/h2>

Apart from keeping Inez company, Bobo also helps her keep in shape. \u201cHe forces me to go outside,\u201d she says. Every day, they take two walks around campus. \u201cThe first one\u2019s during my lunch break, and we take another walk at three. Usually we stroll across campus for about 20 minutes.\u201d They don\u2019t have a fixed route, and Bobo finds every corner of the campus as interesting as the next. \u201cAnd with things being so very quiet, you really get to relax during these walks too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inez meets up with colleagues occasionally, but they\u2019re fine with Bobo tagging along. \u201cI do always ask in advance: \u2018Do you mind if I take my dog?\u2019 But they like him being around,\u201d says Inez.<\/p>\n

Inez herself is actually allergic to dogs. Bobo is what they call a hypoallergenic dog \u2013 meaning he sheds little to no hair and doesn\u2019t cause an allergic reaction. \u201cSo I don\u2019t have to worry about people sneezing, coughing or getting red eyes because of Bobo.\u201d Will she still be taking her dog to work once the corona crisis is over? \u201cNo, there will be too many people here. It would get too busy with a dog around, and I don\u2019t think it would work for my co-workers and the director either.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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