Whether it’s pedigree pups or mangy mutts, decorators’ dogs are valued members of staff at embroidery and print shops from Barking to Furness. In our December 2025 issue we have Rocket from The Print Barn in Sheerness, Kent.
Full name: Rocket.
Breed: Cockapoo.
Age: Two years old.
Time at company: : Two years.
Job title: Chief fluff officer (CFO).
Job description: In charge of greeting customers with maximum tail wags, quality-testing tennis balls, ensuring all snack bags are thoroughly inspected, and supervising the embroidery thread (by trying to steal it). Also responsible for reminding staff when it’s walkies o’clock.
Special skills: Detecting the sound of a packet opening from three rooms away; sitting on freshly printed garments while they’re still warm; providing emotional support during Monday mornings and tax returns; and untangling embroidery thread… with his teeth.
Favourite colour: Neon green – Pantone 802 C. Because it’s the exact shade of his favourite tennis ball, and also happens to be impossible to lose in the workshop (unlike socks, which mysteriously vanish when Rocket is on shift).
