From my experience, you and your dog are exceptions to the rule. It sounds like you are very responsible and considerate towards the rest of the employees. Actually, you seem to have struck a great balance for everyone. Congratulations.
Not so for everyone. Our office is a pretty formal sales office with lots of people coming and going. I love my little doggies and am thankful I don't have a pet dander allergy.
Well, we were lucky. My dog is a "rescue" dog and we adopted him because he was already an adult. We felt that it would be too difficult to start with a puppy because we work all the time. At first we brought him to work because we didn't know him and didn't know what he'd do if we left him alone all day.
We found he was a delightful office dog. We don't know why he doesn't bark. It has been suggested that his original owner may have used a bark collar on him. He is capable of barking, but he doesn't.
He only barks if he has been surprised by another animal and then it is just one "woof". He also doesn't whine. He's a perfect office pet. He just stands at his gate and waits for people to come to him. He accepts all pets and scratches and rewards the attention with lots of wags.