Dog friendly

Mycroft has been horrified to learn from a reader that a certain university campus has banned companion animals as apparently one animal had an accident in an office.  This seems to Mycroft to be a bit rich as all sorts of things happen on campus - apparently at one college some official function had semi naked waitstaff - and no-one gets banned.  So, one fluffy creature has an accident and they are all banned.

Mycroft suggests that bringing a dog to work is a localised matter not one for campus wide policy.  If you have an office and the dog is confined there except when you bring it in and out, then there should be no problem.  If the dog is noisy when you are not there then that could be a problem, but if the dog or dogs sleep quietly until you come back, then once again no problem.  A badly toilet trained dog would be a problem and of course should not be brought to work.  Similarly, an aggressive dog would be unsuitable for work.  Mycroft knows that in the case of his reader it is two dogs who are being brought to work, lovely fluffy creatures who exist only to be friendly and loving!

Mycroft proposes that where a dog has shown itself to be a valued part of the office, those in Authority in their Ivory Tower should be contacted with a petition that appeals for said dog to be allowed to stay.  Alternatively, wait a bit and the anti dog policy will be forgotten amongst all the other unread policies, waste paper and general nonsense.   Or put a vest on the dog/dogs that looks slightly official (put a badge on it) and make up a set of credentials in a plastic sleeve (stating that the dog is approved by 'administration' and scrawl an illegible signature over the word 'Director').