American jobs website, SimplyHired, has teamed up with dog news and community website Dogster, to offer a dog friendly job search! Large employers, including Google and Amazon encourage their employees to bring their dogs to the office, with many others joining the list.

Phil Carpenter, dog owner and SimplyHired VP of Marketing explained the benefits of a dog-friendly office:

“Ironically, most dog-friendly companies don’t realize how important the benefits they offer are to prospective dog-owning employees, and neglect to advertise the perk on their website,” said Phil Carpenter, dog owner and SimplyHired VP of Marketing. “But now with the help of the Dogster community, we’ve made it simple for dog-friendly employers and employees to sniff each other out.”

Do any UK employers allow dogs in the office? Let me know!

Both the Civil Nuclear Constabulary – the police force tasked with protecting nuclear sites across the country – and West Mercia Constabulary have made pleas for fresh recruits to their dog divisions.

Quoted on BBC News, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary’s Inspector Jim Weeden said:

They have got a vitally important role – obviously security and policing of the sites is one of our primary roles.

Because of the nature of the sites, the dogs do play an essential role in security.

Also speaking to BBC News, West Mercia’s Inspector Tony Fisher described the type of dog he’s looking for:

Dogs which require plenty of stimulation are particularly suited to police work, and a dog with character will also fit in well.

Ideally they need to have a sense of fun, love to bark, and be forward and assertive.

Often the dogs which make the best police dogs have more energy than most owners can cope with, and may be destructive because they are not getting enough stimulation.

Unfortunately, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary’s website is virtually useless, with no contact details. However, West Mercia’s website offers a non-emergency phone number: 01905 723000.