The job of office dogsbody was once the least desirable position in a company, consisting mainly of menial tasks. However, with the increase in the number of workplaces opening their doors to canine co-workers, the role’s responsibilities have evolved into greeting guests, being fussed and stroked, eating biscuits, and having rather a lot of power naps.

Office dogs are good for business, which is why some of the world’s most forward-thinking companies are already well-established pet-friendly employers. Google, Uber, Amazon, Etsy and Airbnb not only accommodate employees’ dogs in their head offices but actively encourage them with a variety of pet perks from ‘pawternity’ leave when getting a new pup to designated play areas and even employee badges for canine workers.

There has been a great deal of research carried out over the past few years into the mental health advantages of having dogs in the workplace and the results just can’t be ignored. It has been proven that dogs actually have the ability to change human hormones in a positive way.