Dogs in offices

SIR – I would like to counter some of Sophia Money-Coutts’s claims (“Dogs in the office could turn out to be about as much fun as snakes on a plane”, Sunday, February 13) by saying that, in my experience, the benefits of bringing dogs into the office and other workplaces outweigh the disadvantages. For the last few years I have been working on a photographic story project, “Dogs in the Workplace”,

interviewing hundreds of owners from all walks of life – butchers, bakers (but sadly no candlestick makers), a station master and a vicar, to name but a few.

They all concur that bringing their dogs to work is hugely beneficial. I do try to balance my questions and ask, “What is the worst thing your dog has done?” I think the worst was shredding documents. Some might call that a plus.

Jackie Richards

London SW13