The only way you could make it to work today was to go home early and take the dogs for the the dog and the dogs

It sounds like you may have mixed up your text a bit. If you're trying to express that the only way you could make it to work today was to go home early and take care of the dog or dogs, here's a clearer version:

"The only way I could make it to work today was to go home early and take care of my dog or dogs."